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Special research studies on issues andproblems of particular interest to Air Force commands and agencies. The authors were assigned ona temporary basis to CADRE's Airpower Research Institute. This program ended in 1994.

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R-11Making Operational support Airlift Ready for WarDavid D. Dyche
Colonel Dyche defines operational support airlift's (OSA) wartimeroles and missions. He traces OSA's roots from World War I up to consolidation under theMilitary Airlift Command (MAC) in 1975. He discusses organizational changes over the past 20years. Howe should OSA be organized, trained, and equipped in peacetime to meet its wartimemission? Answering that question is central to Colonel Dyche's study. He recommendsreorganization, better training, new mentality, modern equipment, and a new name�combatoperations support airlift (COSA). Colonel Dyche argues the need for Air Force OSA to changesoon. If the proposed changes are made in peacetime today, COSA will be ready for war.

1995, 255 pages$20.00

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R-1Total Force Policy and the FIGHTER FORCEDaniel L. Gladman

Colonel Gladman reviews the evolution of the DOD total force conceptand the historical role that reserve forces have had in meeting national security requirements.He discusses legislation and political influences that affected the debate over the role ofactive, reserve, and guard forces in the total fighter mix. Colonel Gladman concludes that thefighter force in the twenty-first century will be rapidly deployable, CONUS-based,cost-effective, and politically shaped and motivated. He argues that the associate concept usedin the airlift and air refueling communities offers a feasible solution for the fighter force.

1995, 66 pages$5.50

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R-28Command and Control Warfare: Putting Another Tool in the War-Fighter's DataBaseNorman B. Hutcherson

Colonel Hutcherson argues that the US armed forces must develop astrategic mix for decision makers at each level of war that provides the information they need,at the time and place they want it, and in a format they can use. He describes the backgroundand development of command and control warfare (C2W) and points out its importance on and offthe battlefield. Colonel Hutcherson looks at operations security, electronic warfare, physicaldestruction, psychological operations, and military deception and warns the war fighter againstrelying solely on the present C2W construct of only these five pillars. He recommends that asnew techniques or capabilities are developed and perfected, they should also be added to keepcommand and control warfare a viable warrior's tool.

1994, 82 pages$7.00

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R-30Grand Strategy for Information Age National Security: Information Assurancefor the Twenty-first CenturyKevin J. Kennedy, Bruce M. Lawlor, and Arne J. Nelson

The authors define *grand strategy* as the art and science ofdeveloping and using the political and economic powers of a nation, together with its armedforces, during peace and war, to further national interests, priorities, and policies. Militarystrategy is a subset of grand strategy. The authors believe that a reexamination of grandstrategy is essential in the Information Age because future enemies are likely to avoidattacking US defense forces directly. Instead they will focus on undermining US national will tofight by exploiting its reliance on information systems, present to technological vulnerabilityand democratic methods of governing. The authors offer specific recommendations for coping withInformation Age threats to our national security.

1997, 100 pages$8.00

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R-9Teaching Excellence: Methodologies to Assess Teaching EffectivenessSteven G. Webb

Major Webb examines the issues associated with assessing the networkedclassroom system at the US Air Force Academy. He reviews and compares teaching technologies andstyles. Major Webb proposes guidelines and outlines principles to follow in developing a mehtodto evaluate the effectiveness of innovative educaiton technologies at the Air Force Academy. Heuses the undergraduate engineering course as a case study.

1994, 172 pages.$15.00
 

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