This report provides a reference on air-base attack and defense, describes the post–Cold War American way of war, identifies defensive options, and offers recommendations on how best to win the battle
USAF leaders are concerned that their force presentation construct is lacking. This report presents historical analysis and recommendations to inform USAF deliberations regarding future force presenta
Identifies why the U.S. Air Force (USAF) needs a global posture, where it needs basing and access, the types of security partnerships that minimize peacetime access risk, and the amount of forward pre
History shows that an afflicted nation must itself defeat an insurgency politically and militarily, and the best way to help is to offer advice, training, and equipment.
This study develops a framework for long-term U.S. Air Force (USAF) posture planning that accounts for drivers of USAF posture and identifies steps the USAF can take to increase posture robustness and