Studies
Teaching History In Public Schools American students continue to demonstrate a pattern of alarmingly poor knowledge of their nation’s history. Whether measured by the U.S. Department of Education or by private organizations, the results . . .
Tactical Aircraft and the Preservation of U.S. Air Dominance The case for focusing on air dominance has its roots in the most successful of U.S. military operations. One built around it was the invasion of Normandy. Air dominance was the . . .
U.S. Air Dominance: Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance The United States has enjoyed global air dominance for many decades. No U.S. soldier on the ground has been killed by hostile aircraft since the Korean War, and no U.S. pilot in . . .
Toward A 21st Century Defense Logistics Enterprise Historically the focus of the defense acquisition and sustainment system has swung pendulum-like between two policy objectives. At one end of the arc, the goal is effectiveness: insuring that the military . . .
Modernizing the Air Force’s Electronic Aircraft Fleet The U.S. Air Force operates a fleet of six dozen intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft based on the old Boeing 707 airframe that are essential to the . . .
Averting Catastrophe In Cyberspace: Core Requirements The information revolution has transformed every facet of commerce and culture, including the military enterprise. Unfortunately, it has also empowered extremists, criminals . . .
Why The Pentagon Wastes Money And How To Fix The Problem The U.S. defense budget is challenged perhaps as never before in modern times from without and within. The 2010 bipartisan Budget Control Act (BCA) imposed minimum reductions . . .
Heading to the Chicago NATO Summit: An Interim Assessment of Progress Towards a more Capable Alliance One of the most important issues to be addressed at the NATO Alliance’s upcoming summit in Chicago will be progress towards addressing significant capability gaps revealed . . .
Keeping America Competitive: Ex-Im Bank Is Vital To U.S. Trade For nearly eighty years, the U.S. Export-Import Bank has been the lender of last resort for U.S. companies seeking to sell their goods abroad. Ex-Im Bank, as it is called, . . .
Modernizing the Department of Homeland Security’s Aerial Fleets When Congress created the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2002, it brought together 22 separate government organizations ranging from the U.S. Coast Guard to the Border . . .