
Behind the Cyberspace Veil
The Hidden Evolution of the Air Force Officer Corps
Brian J. Collins(Editor)
Praeger Publishers Inc
Published on 1. March 2008
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-0-313-34965-2 (ISBN)
Description
Toward the end of World War II, the commander of the Air Corps, General Henry Hap Arnold, remarked: Someday . . . the man holding my job will meet here with a staff of scientists, and they will wear no pilot's wings on their chests. That day may be near. Here, Collins reveals the emerging challenges posed by cyberspace to the traditional culture of the Air Force. The U.S. Air Force added cyberspace to its warfighting mission in December 2005, and the 8th Air Force was assigned operational responsibility for cyberspace in November 2006. These events clearly indicate that the nexus of activities collectively known as command, control, communications, computer systems, and intelligence, which are the nervous system of the military, had achieved critical mass. Such activities are no longer merely important to airpower, but form the basis for independent operations in cyberspace. Although the technological implications of this shift in Air Force missions is apparent, the ultimate impact on the officer corps is not. While fighter pilots have traditionally represented the image of the Air Force, today more and more officers work at remote consoles operating unmanned aerial vehicles that deliver precision-guided munitions.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
564 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-313-34965-2 (9780313349652)
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BRIAN J. COLLINS, USAF, has been teaching military strategy and operations at the National War College since 2001. Previous assignments include Chief, Policy Branch, NATO Division, Plans Directorate (J-5), Joint Staff
mponent Test Director, NATO Airborne Warning and Control System, and Senior Soviet Air Forces Analyst, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. His articles have appeared in International Defense Review, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, Journal of Slavic Military Studies, Allgemeine Schweizerisch Militarzeitschrift, and Joint Force Quarterly.
mponent Test Director, NATO Airborne Warning and Control System, and Senior Soviet Air Forces Analyst, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. His articles have appeared in International Defense Review, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, Journal of Slavic Military Studies, Allgemeine Schweizerisch Militarzeitschrift, and Joint Force Quarterly.
Content
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Descriptive Model of the Contemporary Military Professions 2. Historical Perspective: The Emerging Air Force Jurisdiction for Command & Control 3. Aircraft/Weapons Technology Shifts the Locus of Decision-Making to C4ISR 4. A Flying Culture Obscures the Changing Air Force Missions 5. The Long Shadow of Early Personnel Decisions 6. Revolutions in Personnel 7. The Heroic Warrior Counterrevolution 8. The Unnoticed Evolution of C4ISR Experience within the GO Ranks 9. How Many Pilot Officers Does the Air Force Officer Corps Need? Conclusions & Implications Appendix: General Officer Samples Notes Glossary Bibliography Index