He discusses legislation and political influences that affected the debate over the role of active, reserve, and guard forces in the total fighter mix. He argues that the associate concept used in the airlift and air refueling communities offers a feasible solution for the fighter force. Colonel Hutcherson looks at operations security, electronic warfare, physical destruction, psychological operations, and military deception and warns the war fighter against relying solely on the present C2W construct of only these five pillars. He recommends that as new techniques or capabilities are developed and perfected, they should also be added to keep command and control warfare a viable warrior's tool. The authors define grand strategy as the art and science of developing and using the political and economic powers of a nation, together with its armed forces, during peace and war, to further national interests, priorities, and policies.
Military strategy is a subset of grand strategy.
The authors believe that a reexamination of grand strategy is essential in the Information Age because future enemies are likely to avoid attacking US defense forces directly. Instead they will focus on undermining US national will to fight by exploiting its reliance on information systems, present to technological vulnerability and democratic methods of governing. The authors offer specific recommendations for coping with Information Age threats to our national security. Michael C. Koster Major Koster explores whether the Air Force Special Operations Command has the necessary capability to conduct air operations in the third world to train and advise host air force units as opposed to conducting operations using aircraft specifically adapted for use by special operations forces. He examines and defines foreign internal defense as a mission, analyzes and describes the conditions in most third world countries with a focus on operational considerations, and describes the types and capabilities of aircraft platforms required for this mission.