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The CAS Mindset--Find a Way to Win
Know the enemy, know your role, don't miss ...more
Leadership & Excellence ,Airpower & DoD &Defense
May 12, 2025•3 min read
The Gold in the Golden Rule
The Golden Rule ignores numbers and statistics and instead focuses on the value of each individual and their desires ...more
True Leadership ,Leadership & Excellence &Airpower & DoD
April 25, 2025•3 min read
Commander's Intent
This post describes the value of a vision, of a commander's intent to sync a team and develop a unified effort ...more
Leadership & Excellence ,Airpower & DoD &Vision
April 19, 2025•2 min read
Modernizing Backwards
The structure of the DoD's Acquisition system inhibits their ability to modernize in a timeline that matters. The warfighter suffers. ...more
Airpower & DoD ,Defense
March 27, 2025•4 min read
The Flaw of Fielding Force Based on a Generational Fighter Model
There is a flaw in defining tactical needs based on scientific developments. Defining war fighting aerial combat requirements based on fighter development will most certainly leave holes in your stra... ...more
Airpower & DoD
December 11, 2024•5 min read
20-Degrees per Decision—The Time Value of Decisiveness
By most professional accounts, Colonel John Boyd was a cantankerous, belligerent bully when it came to the battlefield of ideas. He was known for shouting down generals as a civilian working in the P... ...more
Leadership & Excellence ,Airpower & DoD
May 15, 2024•3 min read
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