Desert Storm: 25 Years later – Lessons from the 1991 Air Campaign in the Persian Gulf War
In the early morning of January 17, 1991, the United States launched the opening strikes of Operation Desert Storm. These…
Order In Chaos: The Future of Informed Battle Management and Command and Control
The United States military has established impressive proficiency in the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) enterprise in modern warfare, to…
Projected Costs of U.S. Nuclear Forces, 2017 to 2026
Nuclear weapons have been a cornerstone of U.S. national security since they were developed during World War II. In the…
DOD: FY 2016 Annual Report on Cost Assessment Activities
The estimated cost of this report for the Department of Defense is approximately $70,000 in Fiscal Years 2016-2017. This includes…
America’s Nuclear Backbone: The Value of ICBMs and the New Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent
Given the rapid burgeoning of the global threat environment, it is imperative that the US maintains a highly credible strategic…
Building Better Pilots: Considerations to Ensure T-X Success
The T-X program must succeed, as it represents the foundation on which core US Air Force missions are based. Leadership…
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