Over The Horizon

The Undersea is a Discrete Operational Domain

September 19, 2018November 30, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments A2AD, china, domain, 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.

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MDO Foundations Multi Domain Operations

Defining the “Domain” in Multi Domain

September 17, 2018February 6, 2019 Over The Horizon 7 Comments Access, Air, COPD, doctrine, domain, Electromagnetic Spectrum, EMS, Human, Land, maneuver, Maritime, mdo, 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, 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, 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 2 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 2 Comments 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.

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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, mdo, 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.

Commentary

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

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

Multimedia

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.

Commentary

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

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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, NATO, planning

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

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

Commentary

Radicalization of British Muslim Youth

June 8, 2018June 20, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments Britain, British, Europe, islamophobia, Muslim, radicalization, terrorism, terrorist, youth

British Muslim youth are more susceptible to radicalization then their non-Muslim counterparts due to socioeconomic adversity Approximate reading time: 3

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The Last Days of Putin

June 4, 2018June 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments democracy, domestic politics, domestic stability, economy, Kremlin, Moscow, NATO, Policy, politics, Putin, Russia, Stalin

Although the US should strive for less confrontational relations with Russia, it may be too late to salvage relations with Putin.

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Russia-US Relationship: A Round Table Discussion

June 1, 2018September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments culture, hybrid warfare, Latent, National Interests, National Power, national security, NATO, Policy, Putin, reflexive control, Revolution, Russia, strategy, Threat, West, Western

Approximate reading time: 20 minutes Editor’s Note: OTH sat down with three professors from Air University to discuss the Russia-US

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Podcast: Russian Strategy and Russia-US Relations

May 30, 2018September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 1 Comment culture, hybrid warfare, Latent, National Interests, National Power, national security, NATO, NSS, Policy, Putin, reflexive control, Russia, strategy, Threat

Three professors from Air University sit down to discuss the Russia-US relationship from a strategy and policy perspective. Welcome to

Commentary

Is Intentional Sponsorship the Answer to Increasing Air Force Senior Leadership Diversity?

May 25, 2018June 7, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments diversity, general, HPO, Leadership, mentorship, sponsor, sponsorship

Intentional sponsorship may be a key factor in diversifying Air Force senior leadership. By Caitlin Thorn Approximate reading time: 5

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Lead, Think, and Communicate: Embracing Air Force Intelligence Officer Agility and Versatility

May 23, 2018June 5, 2018 Over The Horizon 1 Comment communicate, intelligence, ISR, lead, profession, Think, training

Air Force ISR is comprised of military professionals. We must train to think, lead, and communicate to be effective in future wars.

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Building Critical Thinkers To Win Tomorrow’s Wars: Changing The Training Paradigm

May 21, 2018May 31, 2018 Over The Horizon 1 Comment intelligence, ISR, reconnaissance, surveillance, Think, training

Air Force ISR is now a globally integrated enterprise. We must continue to focus on building critical thinkers to take us into the future.

Commentary Multi Domain Operations

It’s time to take the human domain seriously. USCYBERCOM is our chance.

May 18, 2018September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments COCOM, cyber, cybercom, cybercommand, Facebook, HumanDomain, infoops, information, IO, multidomainbattle, NSA, Russia, TTPs

USCYBERCOM presents an opportunity to effectively implement human domain forces in a high-threat, resource constrained environment. Estimated Reading Time: 5

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Quanta of Competition: Quantum Mechanics, Multi-Domain Battle, and the Gray Zone (Part II)

May 16, 2018September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments airland battle, campaign planning, competition, cross domain synergy, grand strategy design, Gray Zone, information, information warfare, mdo, offset strategies, quantum mechanics, strategic competition, strategy

The principles of quantum physics drive a deeper understanding of conflict through analysis of interactions of the elements of competition.

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Quanta of Competition: Quantum Mechanics, Multi-Domain Battle, and the Gray Zone (Part I)

May 14, 2018September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments airland battle, campaign planning, competition, cross domain synergy, grand strategy design, Gray Zone, information, information warfare, mdo, offset strategies, quantum mechanics, strategic competition, strategy

Thinking about conflict in terms of quantum mechanics rather than Newtonian physics will produce more comprehensive grand strategy.

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Reflecting on Air Force Leadership & Diversity – Three Years Later

May 11, 2018May 21, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments AF, air force demographics, airman, airmen, chief of staff of the air force, CSAF, diversity, fighter pilot, Leadership, minorities, people of color, person of color, secaf, secretary of the air force, usaf, women

The Air Force must become more diverse in its highest leadership positions to overcome the challenges of modern warfare.

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Future Shocks: The Coming Oil and Water Wars

May 9, 2018May 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 1 Comment climate change, emerging security environment, future shocks, multi-domain operations, oil economies, OTH, peak oil demand, Shocks, venezuela, weak governments

Adaptive political institutions are critical for success in the future environment. The intersections of poor governance and environmental shocks are the hot spots of the future.