Hybrid Warfare

134 Pages·2015·21.41 MB·English

Volume XXIII, No. 4
/inter 2009
Directed Energy
\ Look to the Future
\Aaj Gen David Scott, USAF
lol David Robie, USAF
Hybrid Warfare
Something Old, Not Something New
Hon. Robert Wilkie
Preparing for Irregular Warfare
The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be
lol John D. Jogerst, USAF, Retired
Achieving Balance
Energy, Effectiveness, and Efficiency
Col John B. Wissler, USAF
US Nuclear Deterrence
An Opportunity for President Obama to
Lead by Example
Group Capt Tim D. Q. Below, Royal Air Force
To Fly. Fig h t , an d Win ... In a ir . Space, an d Cyber space
Chief of Staff, US Air Force
Gen Norton A. Schwartz
Commander, Air Education
and Training Command
Gen Stephen R. Lorenz
Commander, Air University
Lt Gen Allen G. Peck
Director, Air Force Research Institute
Gen John A. Shaud, USAF, Retired
Chief, Professional Journals
Maj Darren k. Stanford
Deputy Chief, Professional Journals
Capt Lori Katowich
Professional Staff
http://www.aetc.randolph.af.mi
Marvin W. Bassett, Contributing Editor
Darlene H. Barnes, Editorial Assistant
Steven C. Garst, Dim tor of Art and Production
Daniel M. Armstrong, Illustrator
L. Susan Fair, Illustrator
Ann Bailey, Prepress Production Manager
The Air and Space Power Journal (ISSN 1554-2505), Air
Force Recurring Publication 10-1, published quarterly,
is the professional journal of the United States Air
Force. It is designed to serve as an open forum for the
presentation and stimulation of innovative thinking on
military doctrine, strategy, force structure, readiness,
and other matters of national defense. The views and
opinions expressed or implied in the Journal are those
of the authors and should not be construed as carrying Air and Space Power Journal
the official sanction of the Department of Defense, 155 N. Twining Street
Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Air Maxwell AFB AL 36112-6026
University, or other agencies or departments of the US
e-mail: [email protected]
government.
Visit Air and Space Power Journal o
In this edition, articles not bearing a copyright notice may at http://www.airpower.au.af.mil.
be reproduced in whole or in part without permission.
Articles bearing a copyright notice may be reproduced
for any US government purpose without permission. If
they are reproduced, the Air and Space Power Journal re-
quests a courtesy line. To obtain permission to reproduce
material bearing a copyright notice for other than US
government purposes, contact the author of the mate-
rial rather than the Air and Space Power Journal.
WINTER 2009
VOLUME XXIII. NO. 4
AFRP 10-1
Senior Leader Perspectives
Directed Energy 5 6
A Look to the Future
Maj Gen David Scott, USAF
Col David Robie, USAF
Hybrid Warfare 1 1 3 ^
Something Old, Not Something New
Hon. Robert Wilkie
From the Editor
Publishing in Air and Space Power Journal and
Honoring Mr. Steve Garst for His Many Years of Service 18
Maj D. K. Stanford, USAF, Chief, Professional Journals
Features
Preparing for Irregular Warfare 68
The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be ^
Col John D. Jogerst, USAF, Retired
Both the Quadrennial Defense Review Report of 2006 and National Defense Strategy of 2008 cad
for increasing our capability to deal with irregular warfare, especially counteiinsurgency. However,
institutional moves required to provide our joint forces and coalition partners with capabilities tailored
to such conflict have proved inadequate. Describing current conditions as mired in old paradigms and
marked by a failure of imagination, the author points to a way to prepare Airmen and their weapons
systems for irregular warfare
Achieving Balance * 80 ^
Energy. Effectiveness, and Efficiency
Col John B. Wissler, USAF
The author analyzes the effect of escalating fuel prices on the US Air Force. Viewing energy in a
strategic military context, he proposes that the acquisition, planning, and operational communities
adopt a new method to evaluate systems based on a tnpolar construct consisting of energy, effective-
ness, and efficiency
US Nuclear Deterrence I 89
An Opportunity for President Obama to Lead by Example
Group Capt Tim D. Q. Below, Royal Air Force
President Obama has stated that the United States has a *commitment to seek the peace and security of
a world without nuclear weapons." The author investigates how the United States can balance this
goal with maintaining a position of strength in enforcing nonproliferation, arguing that reducing
nuclear arsenals to bare minimums and adopting a no-first-use policy will prove most effective.
Departments
19 I Ricochets and Replies
21 I The Merge ^
Cyber ACTS/SAASS: A Second Year of Command and
Staff College for the Future Leaders of Our Cyber Forces 21
Maj Paul D. Williams, USAF, PhD
30 l Views & Analyses
/ War Fighters in Acquisition: A Requirements Document
for the Test Professional.................................................... 30
Maj Aaron Tucker, USAF
/ 50 Years Later: Tough Questions Facing Nuclear Arms F^duction . . . . 41
Lt Col Andrew S. Kovich, USAF
j
Minimizing the Loss of Student Pilots from Voluntary Attrition............... 44
Col William A. Thomas Jr., USAF, MC, FS
,
Operating the Distributed Common Ground System: .
A Look at the Human Factor in Net-Centric Operations............................ 51
Lt Col Jason M. Brown, USAF
/ Airpower in the Next War: In the Shadow of Georgia . ....................... 58
Lt Col Thomas McCabe, USAFR, Retired
102 I Waypoints
Culture Clash: Bomber Nuclear Operations in a _y
Post-Cold War World 102
Lt Col Robert Spalding, USAF
The Doctrinal Basis for Reinvigorating and Sustaining
the Nuclear Enterprise.................................................. 104
Lt Col James W. Harvard, USAF, Retired
J
109 I Book Reviews
The Fire: The Bombing of Germany, 1940-1945 .................................... 1° 9
Jorg Friedrich, trans. by Allison Brown
Reviewer: Dr. David R. Mets
Defence from the Skies: Indian Air Force through 75 Years.................. 109
Air Commodore Jasjit Singh
Reviewer: Air Commodore Arjun Subramaniam, 1AF
Crisis and Crossfire: The United States and the Middle East
since 1945 ........................................................................................................ ^ ^
Peter L. Hahn
Reviewer: Maj Paul G. Niesen, USAF, Retired
Evader: The Epic Story of the First British Airman to Be
Rescued by the Com'ete Escape Line in World War II ............................. 111
Derek Shuff
Reviewer: Gina M. Kern
Billy Mitchell: Crusader for Air Pow er......................................................... 112
Alfred F. Hurley
Reviewer: Dr. Robert B. Kane
The Army after Next: The First Postindustrial Army.................................. 113
Thomas K. Adams
Reviewer: Capt Daniel Magruder, USAF
A History of the American People................................................................. 115
Paul M. Johnson
Reviewer: Capt Bryan D. Main, USAF
Soul Soldiers: African Americans and the Vietnam Era............................. 116
Samuel W. Black, ed.
Reviewer: Richard Bailey
The Ash Warriors ........................................................................................... 117
C. R. Anderegg
Reviewer. Maj Darrell Smith, USAF
Military Ethics: The Dutch Approach—A Practical Guide.......................... 118
Th. A. van Baarda and D. E. M. Verweij, eds.
Reviewer: Maj Herman Reinhold. USAF, Retired
Dictatorship of the Air: Aviation Culture and the Fate
of Modern Russia ........................................................................................... 119
Scott W. Palmer
Reviewer: Col John S. Chilstrom, USAF, Retired
Last in Their Class: Custer, Pickett and the Goats of
West Point........................................................................................................ 119
James S. Robbins
Reviewer: Dr. John H. Barnhill
The Rescue of Streetcar 304: A Navy Pilot's Forty Hours
on the Run in Laos........................................................................... ^2q
Kenny Wayne Fields
Reviewer: Kenneth P. Katz
L’Ouarsenis: La guerre au pays des cedres ......................................... -121
Mohamed Boudiba
Reviewer: Lt Col Paul D. Berg, USAF
The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked
All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War I I ............................... 122
Gregory A. Freeman
Reviewer: Capt TYavis Nels, USAF
The Son Tay Raid: American POWs in Vietnam Were Not
Forgotten................................................................................ 23
John Gargus
Reviewer: Capt Joshua Pope, USAF
Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of W ar....................................... 124
Michael J. Neufeld
Reviewer: Dr. Richard R. Muller
The Warrior Ethos: Military Culture and the War on Terror .................. 125
Christopher Coker
Reviewer: Dr. John Farrell
The Prince: The Secret Story of the World’s Most Intriguing
Royal, Prince Bandar bin Sultan................................................................... 126
William Simpson
Reviewer: Matthew J. Morgan
127 I Mission Debrief
Editorial Advisory Board
Gen John A. Shaud, PhD, USAF, Retired, Air Force Research Institute
Lt Gen Bradley C. Hosmer, USAF, Retired
Col J. Douglas Beason, PhD, USAF, Retired, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Dr. Alexander S. Cochran, Office of the Chief of Staff, US Army
Prof. Thomas B. Grassey, US Naval Academy
Lt Col Dave Mets, PhD, USAF, Retired, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (professor emeritus)
Board of Reviewers
Col Ronald K. Bartley. I’SAFR Mr. Charles lAistin lumps
Air University USAF Air Command and Staff College
Lt Col Eric Braganta, USAF Dr. Tbm Keaney
Naval Air Station. Patuxent River, Maryland Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Kendall K. Brown Col Merrick E. Krause, USAF, Retired
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center I>epartment of Homeland Security
Col Steven D. Carey, USAF, Retired Col Chris J. Krisinger, USAF, Retired
Daphne, Alabama Burke, Virginia
Dr. Clayton K. S. Chun Dr. Benjamin S. Lambeth
US Army War College RAND
Dr. Mark Clodfclter Mr. Douglas E. Lee
National War College Air Force Space Command
Dr. Conrad Crane Dr. Richard I. Lester
Director. l'S Army Military History- Institute Eaker College for Professional Development
Col Michael D. Davis, USAF Mr. Brent Marley
Defense Attache Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
Col Dennis M. Drew, USAF, Retired Mr. Remy M. Mauduit
USAF School of Advanced Air and Space Studies Air Force Research Institute
Maj Gen Charles J. Dunlap Jr., USAF Col Phillip S. Meilinger, l SAP, Retired
The Pentagon West Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Stephen Fought Dr. Daniel Morterisen
USAF Air War College (professor emeritus) Air Force Research Institute
Col Richard L. Fullerton, USAF Dr. Richard R. Muller
USAF Academy USAF School of Advanced Air and Space Studies
Lt Col Derrill T. Coldizrn. PhD. USAF, Retired Dr. Bruce T. Murphy
Westport Point, Massachusetts Air University
Col W. Michael Guillot, USAF, Retired Col Robert Owen, USAF, Retired
Montgomery, Alabama Embrv-Riddle /Aeronautical University
Dt. John F. Guilmartin Jr. Lt Col Brian S. Pinkston, USAF, MC, SFS
Ohio State University- The Pentagon
Dr. Amit Gupta Col Bob Potter, USAF, Retired
USAF Air War College Air Forte Research Institute
Dr. Grant T. Hammond Dr. Steve Rothstcin
Dean, NATO Defence College Colorado Springs Science Center Project
Dr. Dale L. Hayden Lt Col Reagan E. Schaupp, USAF
Air Force Research Institute Air University
Dr. Thomas Hughes Col Richard Szafranski, USAF, Retired
USAF School of Advanced Air and Space Studies Toffler Associates
Lt Col Jeffrey llukill, USAF. Retired Lt Ca>l Edward B. Tbmmc, PhD, USAF, Retired
Air Force Research Institute Sci-Ops Consulting
Lt Col J. P. Huncrwadcl, USAF, Retired Dr. Christopher II. Thner
LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education USAF Air Command and Staff College
Col Mark P. Jelonek, USAF Lt Col David A. I'mphn-w, PhD, USAFR, Retired
The Pentagon Auburn University
Col John Jogrrat, USAF, Retired Dr. Harold R. Winton
Navarre, Florida USAF School of /Advanced Air and Space Studies
Winter 2009 I 5
Directed Energy
A Look to the Future
Maj Gen David Scott, USAF
Col David Robie, USAF
It is incumbent upon every Air Force of-
revolution in military affairs. In anticipation
ficer to support the current fight; how-
of what I believe will prove an integral part
ever, senior leaders, especially those on
of our force-application capabilities within
the Air Staff, must prepare the Air Force to
10-20 years, I wish to arm the readers of
take the fight into the next decade and even
this journal with some important informa-
the next half century. As technologies ma-
tion. To begin, I outline where DE technolo-
ture, we continually assess their impact and
gies are today, followed by a review of four
enable our forces to embrace the capabili-
programs critical to the Air Force: the Air-
ties they offer, all the while readying our-
borne Laser (ABL), the Advanced Tactical
selves for any vulnerability they create
Laser (ATL), the Counter-Electronics High
when exploited by our foes. At a minimum,
Power Microwave Advanced Missile Project
directed energy (DE) will be a game
(CHAMP), and the Active Denial System
changer, but it has the potential to create a
(ADS). 1 then review the vulnerabilities we
USAF photo
Airborne Laser
S <S
Air Space Power Journal
V sen io r l ea d er Per spec t iv e
•••
Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, the NKC-135A
face and discuss the challenges to fielding
destroyed five AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air
these systems. I conclude by addressing the
missiles and a Navy BQM-34A target drone
efforts we are undertaking as an Air Force
during an experiment. More recently, ad-
to prepare for the arrival of DE weapons in
vances in chemical lasers, optics, and beam
air, space, and cyberspace.
control have led to both the ABL and ATL.
The ABL, a chemical laser mounted in-
Current and side a Boeing 747, provides defense against
tactical ballistic missiles such as the Scud.1
Near-Term Technology
Started by the Air Force in 1996, the pro-
DE weapons have been on the horizon gram transferred to the Missile Defense
for several decades. In 1960 Theodore Agency in 2001. Boeing serves as the inte-
Maiman invented the first laser, which used gration contractor, Northrop Grumman fur-
a synthetic ruby crystal and had an output nishes the chemical oxygen iodine laser
power of only a few milliwatts. By the (COIL), and Lockheed Martin has responsi-
1970s, laser power had reached the mega- bility for the nose turret and fire-control
watt level, an advance that, in the early system, lb date, the ABL has demonstrated
1980s, led to development of the successful the ability to track and illuminate targets
Airborne Laser Lab—a gas-dynamic laser and has fired the laser during ground tests.
mounted in a modified version of a KC-135 Live-fire tests against representative threats
used for flight testing. Extensively modified from tactical ballistic missiles are scheduled
by the Air Force Weapons Laboratory at to begin in late calendar year 2009.
Battle Separation
Management Bulkhead
Beam Control
System
High-Energy Laser
Modules (6)
Nose-Mounted
Turret
Active Ranging
System (CO, Laser)
Boeing 747-400F Airborne Laser
7
Winter 2009 |