The Berlin Airlift, the Korean and Vietnam conflicts, the Arab-Israeli wars, and the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia are examined in relation to the use of airpower in these conflicts. The current strategic and conventional arms balance is discussed, with emphasis placed on air arms. Grades are based on performance in a term paper, class speech, midterm and final exam. Principles of Management. Teaching methods include lecture, seminar discussions, and case study analyses.
Evaluation is based on a briefing, written case analyses, and three exams.
A Contemporary Introduction, and several Air Force supplied texts. National Security Forces in Contemporary American Society. This course begins with a brief survey of the context of American Defense Policy as part of the current international system. This is followed by a review of the development of strategy in the post World War II era through the Reagan Administration. At this point the theme will center in theoretical and political aspects of General War and Arms Control, Limited War, and Wars of Insurgency.