Air Force Strategy Study 2020-2030

By John A. Shaud, PhD, General, USAF, Retired

Book Id: WPLBN0002170304
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Reproduction Date: 10/12/2012

Title:	Air Force Strategy Study 2020-2030
Author:	John A. Shaud, PhD, General, USAF, Retired
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Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Military Science, Air Force
Collections:	Authors Community, United States
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Publisher:	Air University Press

Member Page:	Air University Press
Citation APA MLA Chicago A. Shaud, Phd, General, Usaf, Retire, B. J. (n.d.). Air Force Strategy Study 2020-2030. Retrieved from http://www.self.gutenberg.org/

Description
To reinvigorate strategic thought within the Air Force, this study addresses a single question: what critical capabilities—through the combatant commanders—will the nation require of the Air Force by 2030?

Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Supporting Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 AIR FORCE CAPABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Air Force Critical Capabilities, 2020–30 . . . . .5 Power Projection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Freedom of Action: Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Freedom of Action: Space . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Freedom of Action: Cyber . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Global Situational Awareness . . . . . . . . . . .13 Air Diplomacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Military Support to Civil Authorities . . . . . . . 17 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 3 RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Power Projection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Freedom of Action: Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Freedom of Action: Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Freedom of Action: Cyber . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Global Situational Awareness . . . . . . . . . . .29 Air Diplomacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Military Support to Civil Authorities . . . . . . .32 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 4 CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Power Projection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Freedom of Action: Air, Space, and Cyber . . 36 Global Situational Awareness . . . . . . . . . . .37 Air Diplomacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Military Support to Civil Authorities . . . . . . . 38