Over The Horizon

Over the Horizon: The Multi-Domain Operational Strategist (MDOS)

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 Over The Horizon 10 Comments emerging tech, multi-domain operations, multidomain, multidomain ops

Dr. Jeff Reilly discusses the need for the Multi Doman Operational Strategist

OTH, multi-domain operations, emerging security environment

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Maneuver at Lightspeed: Electromagnetic Spectrum as a Domain

November 5, 2018November 4, 2018 Over The Horizon 2 Comments Electromagnetic Spectrum, EMS, Lightspeed, maneuver, multidomain

Maneuver at Lightspeed: Electromagnetic Spectrum as a Domain

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The B-2 in the Pacific: A Game of Tiger and Mouse

November 2, 2018November 13, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments adaptive basing, B-2, china, DF-26, INDOPACOM, low-observable, missile threat, PRC, stealth

China’s A2AD strategy presents US planners with a formidable task. A deployment of B-2 stealth bombers could be an adaption to the new threat.

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Weakening Our Supply Chain: Considerations for Dispersed Basing Strategies

October 29, 2018October 29, 2018 Over The Horizon 1 Comment dispersed operations, dla, logistics, networked integrated supply chain, sortie generation

Dispersed Operations Strategies will be hindered by Supply Chain limitations. A DoD wide networked supply chain with allied nation participation will alleviate this hindrance by mitigating the current challenge of rapidly sourcing parts.

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What Problem is the US Space Force Trying to Solve: Part 2

October 26, 2018November 7, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments Space Force; spacepower; space warfare

These are the final two problems facing the US when it comes to conflict in space. A Space Force can solve these problems, similar to the USAF in 1947.

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What Problem is a US Space Force Trying to Solve?

October 24, 2018November 4, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments Space Force; CSPOC

There are two problems facing the US when it comes to conflict in space. A Space Force can solve these problems, similar to the USAF in 1947.

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Why Military Interventions in Africa Fail

October 22, 2018November 1, 2018 Over The Horizon 1 Comment Future Shocks: The Coming Oil and Water Wars

Future American intervention in Africa will need to factor in demographic change and resource scarcity to achieve success.

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Democratic Republic of Congo: Powder Keg of Global Instability

October 17, 2018October 29, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments Africa, AFRICOM, Chinese Influence, humanitarian crisis, One belt One Road, Russian Influence

Congolese displacement, disease, encroachment, and extremists combine to create a powder keg of global instability.

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Untethered Operations: Three Views on How to Operationalize It

October 10, 2018October 25, 2018 Over The Horizon 1 Comment AFAFRICA, Africa, AFRICOM, Asia, Distributed Basing Model, EUCOM, Europe, Fighters, INDO-PACOM, logistics, Mobility, Near Peer, PACAF, PACOM, Rapid Response, Untethered Operations, USAFE

In near-peer conflicts, operations will trend toward smaller detachment style ops in lieu of current air basing model.

Multi Domain Operations

Overview of Comments from the 2018 AFA Conference

October 8, 2018October 23, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments Access, Air, EMS, Land, maneuver, Maritime, MDC2, mdo, Multi Domain Command and Control, multi-domain operations, Sea, space

This is an overview of the conversation on what multi domain operations and multi domain C2 continues to define what those terms mean as Airman.

Multi Domain Operations

Command & Control of Tomorrow’s War: Why Decisive Mission Commanders are Key to Multi-Domain Operations

October 1, 2018October 21, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments abm, air force, command, decision making, Leadership, MDC2, multi domain, OIR, tac c2

As tactical-level warfare evolves, the emerging security environment will likely drive a level of chaos and friction that has not happened in recent conflicts. To effectively execute MDO in a contested environment, preparing Mission Commanders to act decisively will be essential.

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Ethics in Autonomy

September 28, 2018October 16, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments autonomy, ethics, ISR, robotics, Walzer

Without a public discourse on autonomy, there might not be anything left worth fighting over.

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China’s New Silk Road vs. America’s Platinum Highway in the Sky

September 24, 2018October 16, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments china, Economic Competition, space, Space Exploration

The following are remarks presented by the author at International Space Development Conference in May, 2018. Approximate Reading time: 8

Multi Domain Operations

The Undersea is a Discrete Operational Domain

September 19, 2018October 7, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments A2AD, china, domain, multidomain, navy, submarines, undersea

The maritime domain as defined by joint doctrine is overly broad in concept and does not accurately capture the opportunities and vulnerabilities presented in the undersea.

Multi Domain Operations

Defining the “Domain” in Multi Domain

September 17, 2018October 3, 2018 Over The Horizon 5 Comments Access, Air, COPD, doctrine, domain, Electromagnetic Spectrum, EMS, Human, Land, maneuver, Maritime, MDB, mdo, multi domain, NATO, Sea, space

A domain is a “Critical macro maneuver space whose access or control is vital to the freedom of action and superiority required by the mission.”

Multi Domain Operations

Multidomain Observing and Orienting: ISR to Meet the Emerging Battlespace: Part II

September 14, 2018September 27, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments ISR, multidomain, OODA Loop, Paradigm Shift

Reading Time: 15 Minutes By: Sean A. Atkins Editor’s Note: Today we present part two of a two-part series.

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Multidomain Observing and Orienting: ISR to Meet the Emerging Battlespace

September 12, 2018September 23, 2018 Over The Horizon 3 Comments ISR, multidomain, OODA Loop, Paradigm Shift

Multidomain Observing and Orienting: ISR to Meet the Emerging Battlespace

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Abstract to Action: Targeted Learning System Theory Applied to Adaptive Flight Training Part 2

September 7, 2018September 18, 2018 Over The Horizon 1 Comment Adaptive Flight Training, affective, AFT, cognitive, Columbus AFB, educational structures, emerging technology technologies, experiential, kinesthetic, learning models, learning theory, pilot shortage, pilot training, T-6 Texan, targeted learning system theory, TLST, UPT, VARK, virtual reality, virtual reality learning environment, VR, VRLE

Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 of a two part series exploring the use of Targeted Learning System Theory to

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Abstract to Action: Targeted Learning System Theory Applied to Adaptive Flight Training Part 1

September 5, 2018September 16, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments Adaptive Flight Training, affective, AFT, cognitive, Columbus AFB, educational structures, emerging technology technologies, experiential, kinesthetic, learning models, learning theory, pilot shortage, pilot training, T-6 Texan, targeted learning system theory, TLST, UPT, VARK, virtual reality, virtual reality learning environment, VR, VRLE

Can a multi-modal learning system incorporating virtual reality increase pilot training throughput and solve the USAF’s pilot shortage?

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Speed is Life: Why Mach and Maneuverability Dominate in 2030

August 29, 2018September 16, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments acquisition, Directed Energy, Mach, next generation fighter aircraft, payload, speed, stealth, technology, Weapons

Next-gen fighters should emphasize speed, maneuverability, and directed energy weapons to preserve US dominance in the air domain.

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Igniting a Cultural Insurgency in the Acquisition Community: Part II

August 22, 2018September 16, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments acquisition, Advanced Tactical Acquisition Corps, AFRL, AFWERX, ATAC, Challenge Program, DIUx, DOD culture, Education With Industry, EWI, Ghost Program, innovation, professional development, reform, SOF, USSOCOM

A cultural reform in DOD acquisitions and USAF professional development is critical to timely delivery of capability to the warfighter.

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Igniting a Cultural Insurgency in the Acquisition Community: Part I

August 20, 2018September 6, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments acquisition, DOD culture, reform

A cultural reform in DOD acquisitions is critical to timely delivery of capability to the warfighter.

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#RescueIcarus: A Manifesto for Heroic Innovation

August 17, 2018September 4, 2018 Over The Horizon 1 Comment Daedalians, Icarus, innovation

Excerpt: The moral of the myth is not—as we’ve been taught—to value Daedalus’s pragmatism over Icarus’s playfulness, but rather that

Book Review Commentary

Review Essay: Is “The Forever War” by Joe Haldeman an appropriate analogy for Afghanistan?

August 17, 2018August 28, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments Afghanistan, ISAF, OEF, The Forever War

By Aaron P. Jackson Estimated Reading Time: 14 Mins I first heard of Joe Haldeman’s 1974 book The Forever War

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Swarm Weapons: Demonstrating a Swarm Intelligent Algorithm for Parallel Attack

August 13, 2018August 21, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments algorithms, swarms, technology, Weapons

Swarming weapon systems are feasible for several different concepts of employment in the future fight.

MDOS, Multi Domain, MDO, Manuver in the Air Domain

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Maneuver Warfare from the Air Domain (Part II)

August 8, 2018September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments Air Domain, Dislocation, Disruption, doctrine, Joint Operations, maneuver, maneuver warfare, multi-domain operations, OIF, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Overload

Excerpt: Maneuver from the air domain enabled the ground campaign’s rapid advance during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Approximate reading time: 20

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Maneuver Warfare from the Air Domain (Part I)

August 6, 2018September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 1 Comment Air Domain, Dislocation, Disruption, doctrine, Joint Operations, maneuver, maneuver warfare, multi-domain operations, Overload

The Air Domain’s utility in maneuver warfare is underappreciated but has great potential if planned and executed correctly.

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Fighting the Wrong Fight

August 1, 2018September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments A2AD, area denial, bias, cyber, cyber offensive., human domain, IOP, MDB, mdo, multi domain, multi domain battle anti-access, multi-domain operations, Multi-Instruments of Power, Russia, substitution

The US has a problem on her hands, and the emerging answers fail to address the real problem. While military

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Orbital Red Tails: The Use of Escort Satellites to Defend National Intelligence Satellites

July 30, 2018August 14, 2018 Over The Horizon 1 Comment ASATs, Escort Satellites, Orbital Redtails, space defense, Space Domain, Tuskegee Airman, War in Space

Undefended National Intelligence satellites require escort satellites to defend them based on the criticality of their service to national security.

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Now We Can Start to Defend Planet Earth

July 27, 2018August 7, 2018 Over The Horizon 1 Comment Aerospace Corp, AFSPC, Asteroid, missile defense, planet defense, space

By: Peter Garretson Excerpt: New research indicates we have the ability to protect the US from asteroid strikes. The question

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Leading Distributed Teams: Theory and Practice (Part 2)

July 25, 2018August 7, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments decision, Distributed, geography, innovation, ISR, Leadership, mission, mission command, relationship, Teams

Leaders must purposefully plan how they will engage and conduct business within their own distributed organization by defining each team’s

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Leading Distributed Teams: Theory and Practice (Part 1)

July 23, 2018July 31, 2018 Over The Horizon 1 Comment c4isr, ISR, mdo, multi domain

Air Force ISR is regularly executed by geographically-separated teams. New leadership models are required to optimize team performance.

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Podcast: Interview with CMSgt William C. Markham (Retired)

July 20, 2018September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments Afghanistan, Air to ground interface, airfields, allies, Close Air Support, communications, human domain, mega cities, technology, unconventional warfare, urban warfare

Podcast: Interview with CMSgt William C. Markham (Retired) In a contested environment we will need to become less

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OTH Video: Interview with Virgin Galactic’s Kelly Latimer

July 18, 2018September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments Boeing, Boeing 747, launch, NASA, rocket, satellite, space, virgin galactic, Virgin Orbit

Our vision is to make space affordable, reliable, and accessible. Video Length: 15 minutes Editor’s Note: Following her presentation to

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OTH Video: Interview with General William “Willie” Shelton (Retired)

July 16, 2018September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments acquisition, anti-satellite weapon, ASAT, coalition, commercial sector, international, launch, lines of authority, organization construct, payload, satellite, space, space defense, space force, space offense, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance

Space is foundational to every military operation and yet we have not postured to adequately defend our satellites.

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“Winning” Complex Wars: The Challenge of Combined Effects Strategy

July 13, 2018July 25, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments combined effects strategy, DIME, DIMES, grand strategy, Instruments of Power, Kim Jung Un, Non-Proliferation Treaty, North Korea, NPT, nuclear deterrence

By: Thomas A. Drohan Winning modern wars requires coordination across government agencies and the private sector. Many think this is

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Avoiding the Early Bird– Innovation in the US Air Force

July 11, 2018July 19, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments acquisitions, AFWERX, air force, decision making, innovation, Policy

“The early bird gets the worm. The early worm… gets eaten” – Norm Augustine With support from the highest levels

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Fixing the US Response in the Information Environment

July 9, 2018July 18, 2018 Over The Horizon 5 Comments Communication Strategy, Information Environment, Information Operations, Public Affairs

The US is vulnerable to the effects of the information environment, and must adapt by developing a comprehensive information strategy.

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Aquisition Policy Podcast Highlights

July 6, 2018September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 1 Comment air force, aquisitions, history, planning, Policy

Podcast Highlights: Unpacking Defense Acquisition Policy the Laird-Packard Way Editor’s Note: OTH sat down with Brian Fredrickson to discuss how

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Podcast: Unpacking Defense Acquisition Policy the Laird-Packard Way

July 5, 2018September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments acquisition, David Packard, Hewlett Packard, Policy

Lessons learned from the study of David Packard, Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1971, may influence present day acquisition policy.

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The Laird-Packard Way: Unpacking Defense Acquisition Policy

July 2, 2018July 10, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments acquisition, David Packard, framework, innovation, Laird-Packard, reform

Exploring David Packard’s leadership in defense acquisitions may help guide the path for present day acquisition reform.

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The Future of European Security

June 29, 2018July 10, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments 6thGen, Brexit, cyber, EU, Europe, far-right, nationalism, Putin, regionalism, Russia

This is the text from Tuesday’s European Security podcast. This interview will cover an array of topics, from Brexit and

OTH, multi-domain operations, emerging security enviroment

Commentary Multi Domain Operations

NATO Planning and Multi Domain Operations: A German Perspective

June 27, 2018September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments ACSC, Bundeswehr, COPD, Exercise, Luftwaffe, MDOS, multi domain, NATO, planning

A German officer compares the NATO planning process with the ACSC Multi-domain approach.

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Podcast: Future European Security

June 26, 2018September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 1 Comment Brexit, EU, European Security, EuropeanUnion, France, Germany, HomeGrownTerror, podcast, Russia, Scotland, Terror, UK

Two International Officers explain the future state of security in Europe, in light of Brexit, the European Union, and the resurgence of Russia.

Commentary

Designing Through Complexity and Human Conflict

June 22, 2018July 4, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments 21st Century, civilian design, complexity, culture, design-thinking, digital age, human-centric design, IBM, industrial design, innovation, methodology, military design, military organizations, movement, operational environment, SPADE

Rather than focus on specific or contextual concerns within a single conflict or foreign policy approach, we ought to consider

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OTH Video: Interview with Lt Gen Jeff “Cobra” Harrigian

June 20, 2018September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments AFCENT, Afghanistan, air component, Authorities, c4isr, CAOC, CENTCOM, CJTF_OIR, command and control, Data Fusion, decision making, Distributed Operations, Future AOC, innovation, Integration, Open Architecture, People, Shared Understanding, Tags: Multi Domain Operations, Tool Optimization, trust

At the end of the day it’s about killing and surviving. To do that, we’ve got to go faster and think beyond just air, space, and cyber.

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Innovation from the Bottom-Up: How Design Thinking Can Transform the Air Force Culture

June 18, 2018June 26, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments AFWERX, applied, bottom-up innovation, business model canvas, defense innovation, Defensewerx, design-thinking, IDEO, innovation, long tail, new product design, new technology, R&D, Research and Development, service design, Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley innovation, Travis

Incorporating Silicon Valley’s design thinking methods can revolutionize the way the Department of Defense approaches innovation.

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OTH Video: Interview with Lieutenant General Jay Silveria

June 15, 2018September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments Air, cyber, Digital Natives, Electromagnetic Spectrum, F-35, Human Terrain, information warfare, Joint Operations, Land, Maritime, multi-domain operations, space, United States Air Force Academy

The multi domain aspect will never be what we want it to be without the synchronization required to integrate all

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Changing change while it changes: The rise of disruptive military thinking (Part 3)

June 13, 2018September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 1 Comment Adaptation, civilian design, complexity, critical thinking, decision making, decisions, Design, domain, human-centric design, IBM, industrial design, innovation, Israel, methodology, military design, military education, military philosophy, multi domain, planning, swarm theory, systemic operational design (SOD)

Militaries need to introduce design education as early as possible; cadets and privates need to experience design.

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Changing change while it changes: The rise of disruptive military thinking (Part 2 of 3)

June 11, 2018September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 1 Comment Adaptation, Brigadier General Shimon Naveh, civilian design, complexity, critical thinking, decision making, decisions, Design, human-centric design, IBM, innovation, Israeli Defense Force (IDF), methodology, military design, military philosophy, Operation Defensive Shield, planning, systemic operational design (SOD)

Military design is about constantly changing, transforming, challenging, and disrupting.

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