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National Defense February 2005 Harold Kennedy	Wars Taking Air Commandos Into Uncharted Territory Air Force commandos are adapting to the emerging difficulties of fighting counterinsurgency wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere in the U.S. global war on terrorism, said Lt. Gen. Michael W. Wooley.
National Defense December 2004 Harold Kennedy	Military Steps Up Training For Joint Close-Air Support The U.S. Joint Forces Command is increasing its efforts to ensure that aviators from all military services follow the same procedures when they provide joint close-air support to ground troops during combat.
National Defense August 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Afghanistan Taught U.S. "Hard Lessons" In Close Air Support The battle against the Taliban in Afghanistan changed the way U.S. forces conduct close-air support, and some of those lessons are still being implemented.
National Defense November 2006 Hunter Grunden	Air Force Struggles to Expand Ranks of Unconventional Combat Specialists Air Force special tactics units expect to increase their ranks during the next several years, despite difficulties in recruiting and retaining seasoned operators.
National Defense July 2009 Grace V. Jean	Air Force Responding to Insatiable Demand for Surveillance Drones To meet the voracious need for unmanned aircraft surveillance in combat zones, the Air Force's 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing is creating a new Predator squadron, relocating its training units and expanding base operations.
National Defense September 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Incompatible Technologies Weaken Utility of Aerial Spies The military services operate nearly 4,000 unmanned aircraft, most of which have been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. The Army alone is flying 1,200 drones in surveillance combat missions.
National Defense July 2007 Grace Jean	Combat Drills Stress Air-Ground Coordination The elaborate coordination required to synchronize events on the ground with air maneuvers often is not mastered until units are in actual combat.
National Defense November 2006 Hunter Grunden	Special Operators Welcome Small Drones, But Need Better Sensors Troops from the Air Force Special Operations Command are deploying increasing numbers of unmanned aircraft. But while the technology generally is considered useful, it needs improvements.
National Defense August 2008 Grace V. Jean	Predator Ground Stations Need Redesign, Say Pilots The demands for aerial surveillance in Iraq and Afghanistan grow by the day, and that means more Predator unmanned aircraft and pilots are needed.
National Defense May 2006 Michael Peck	Combat Rescue Units See Shift in Missions Air Force combat rescue teams increasingly are shifting their training and resources to the evacuation of casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, instead of just focusing on the recovery of downed pilots.
National Defense January 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Air Force Stepping Out of Comfort Zone Throughout the blue-suit community, there is an undeniable and growing recognition that the Air Force is changing, not just by design, but also in an effort to adjust to these tumultuous times.
National Defense February 2009 Grace V. Jean	Equipment Shortages Undercut U.S. Special Operations Forces The U.S. Special Operations Command has seen its budget and personnel nearly double since 2001. But analysts caution that the command may be stretching itself thin because it has not acquired enough additional equipment to support a larger force.
National Defense August 2008 Grace V. Jean	Reaper Drones Accomplishing Traditional Fighter Jet Missions Since they were first deployed as reconnaissance and attack aircraft, the Predators have been credited with helping to change the tide in counterinsurgency operations.
National Defense January 2016 Sandra I. Erwin	Special Operations Equipment Plugs Into the Digital Revolution U.S. Air Force elite forces known as "special tactics airmen" will be going to war with a modern suite of portable electronics, including a newly developed system that guides fighter jets to enemy targets.
National Defense June 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Air-Ground Coordination in the Battlefield Found Lacking Lack of direct communications between pilots in the cockpit and troops on the ground in Iraq impede close-air support operations, says a Navy air wing commander.
National Defense May 2008 Grace V. Jean	Technology Upgrades Give Edge to Ground-Attack Pilots A-10 jets will soon see an upgrade in technology.
National Defense September 2004 Frank Colucci	Army Depends Heavily on National Guard Aviators If predictions that Army National Guard aviation units are not likely to see mass resignations prove to be accurate, it would be good news for the Army, which is struggling to meet growing demands for rotary pilots in Iraq and Afghanistan.
National Defense May 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Special Operations Command Faces Personnel Shortages Some of the most skilled personnel slots may face future shortages, including civil affairs operators, psychological operations staff, special forces units and combat controllers.
National Defense December 2006 Harold Kennedy	State Units Test Portable Combat Training Program The National Guard -- under pressure to keep supplying thousands of troops for Iraq and Afghanistan -- is pioneering what it says is a more efficient, less expensive way to train those soldiers for combat.
National Defense November 2006 Hunter Grunden	Technologies Only Go So Far For Air Force Ground Operators Air Force combat controllers -- covert troops trained to operate deep in hostile territory -- have seen an avalanche of new communications and targeting systems come their way, but these systems are not always user friendly.
National Defense April 2004 Roxana Tiron	Fast Jets Not Ideal Choice for Close Air Support Technologies such as unmanned aircraft and sensors can be strong "force multipliers." There are instances, however, when modern technology hinders the work of special operators.
National Defense July 2004 Harold Kennedy	Air Force Seeks to Upgrade Close Air Support Fleet As the Iraqi and Afghan conflicts evolve essentially into ground wars the Air Force is moving to improve its ability to provide close air support, according to the service's top officials.
National Defense September 2013 Stew Magnuson	Fight to Keep A-10 Warthog in Air Force Inventory Reaches End Game The Air Force wants to replace both the A-10 and the F-16 with the new F-35.
National Defense April 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Guard Equipment Bill Surpasses $100 Billion A commitment by the Army to pour $21 billion into the National Guard's procurement accounts is reassuring, but still not enough to fill equipment shortages.
National Defense October 2004 Harold Kennedy	Forces Under Stress The Special Operations Command is struggling to retain its most experienced personnel while it moves to fill a growing role in the U.S. war against terrorism.
Parameters Summer 2004 Gordon & Sollinger	The Army's Dilemma The Army is perceived by many as unimaginative, obstructionist, and wedded to concepts of warfare that are increasingly irrelevant to the current geopolitical environment. This article suggests an explanation for this perception and ways the Army might alter it.
National Defense December 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Air Force Drills Emphasize `Expeditionary' Combat Skills With the number of aircraft expected to shrink in the years ahead---particularly fighter jets---the service will require a different talent mix, and eventually will end up with fewer fighter pilots and more officers in other specialties considered more relevant to the war on terrorism
National Defense December 2006 Harold Kennedy	Guardsmen Shift Roles to Align More with Air Force The Air National Guard is reorganizing -- shedding some traditional missions and taking on new ones -- in order to play a larger national-security role as its active-duty partner, the Air Force, shrinks in size.
National Defense July 2009 Grace V. Jean	U.S., Coalition Troops to Rehearse For Combat in Simulated Afghan War A high-tech combat simulation now in the planning stages will seek to achieve what eight years of real combat in Afghanistan apparently has not. And that is to teach U.S. forces how to fight with allies.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2006	Army I-GNAT ER UAS Achieves 10,000 Combat Flight Hours in Record Two Years Officials at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced that the unmanned aircraft system has reached a record 10,000 combat flight hours on a total of 858 combat missions.
IEEE Spectrum January 2011 David Schneider	Drone Aircraft: How the Drones Got Their Stingers Unmanned aerial vehicles come of age
National Defense September 2007 Grace Jean	Small Unit Leaders Need Better Training Marine Corps planners have begun a series of combat experiments designed to sharpen the skills of dismounted troops.
Aviation History January 2007 Otto Kreisher	The Rise of the Helicopter During the Korean War Used primarily for search and rescue in the Korean War's early days, choppers had become an essential battlefield tool by the conflict's end.
National Defense May 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Comrades in Arms With Penchant for Bitter Rivalries Retired four-star general and West Point professor Barry McCaffrey marvels at the miracle of joint-service combat power.
National Defense August 2006 David Axe	Clouds on the horizon for pilot-less bombers After years of steady growth in funding, development and operational use, unmanned aerial vehicles have begun to rival -- and, in some cases, exceed -- the capability of manned aircraft.
National Defense April 2007 Grace Jean	Riverines Rehearse for First Mission in Iraq The Navy's riverine squadron is preparing for duty in Iraq through months of intense training at the Marine Corps School of Infantry and the Special Missions Training Center.
National Defense January 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Ponders Formation Of Expert Logistics Units As the U.S. Army reorganizes from a division- to a brigade-based combat force, it also intends to change the way it delivers supplies and logistics support to the front lines.
Parameters Winter 2003/2004 Wilson, Gordon & Johnson	An Alternative Future Force: Building a Better Army The Army's transformation concept rests on a set of major assumptions that should be questioned. This article suggests an alternative pathway for preparing US ground forces to meet the challenges of the next several decades.
National Defense June 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Redefining Combat Among the hard lessons the U.S. Army is learning in Iraq is that the line between "major combat" and "stability operations" is blurred, at best, and that the enemy gets to decide when the war is finally over.
National Defense January 2007 Grace Jean	Investments In Unmanned Aircraft Focus On Ground Operators Current and future purchases of unmanned aircraft increasingly are taking into account grounds troops' demand for timely intelligence in a user-friendly format. Consequently, the military services are turning more attention and funding to the devices used to program and operate the aircraft.
National Defense July 2006 Grace Jean	Irregular Warfare Underscores Equipment Shortcomings While U.S. military commanders in the Middle East generally are satisfied by Pentagon efforts to move needed technologies to the front lines, much remains to be done.
Parameters Autumn 2004 Michael O'Hanlon	The Need to Increase the Size of the Deployable Army The possibility exists that large numbers of active-duty troops and reservists may soon leave the service rather than subjecting themselves to a life continually on the road. The seriousness of the worry cannot be easily established.
National Defense August 2010 Grace V. Jean	More Airmen Joining Air Force Special Operations Command The squadron in charge of training Air Force Special Operations Command gunship crews is adapting training methods to accommodate increasing numbers of newly winged airmen.
National Defense May 2012 Dan Parsons	Special Operations Boost Demand for Helicopters Special operations forces have a dedicated fleet of tricked-out helicopters at their disposal, but as their workload grows, they are increasingly reliant on conventional aircraft to get their jobs done.
National Defense May 2007 Grace Jean	Air Force `Virtual Flag' Makes up for Lost Flying Hours As the Air Force's budget continues to be squeezed, officials are looking for ways to cut back flying hours. Simulations and honed in digital war games such as Virtual Flag are one way to provide pilots inexpensive training.
National Defense July 2008 Grace V. Jean	For Navy Aircraft Carriers, 'Missions Haven't Changed' The primary goal of aircraft carriers is to support troops on the ground.
National Defense May 2006 Perry & Flournoy	The U.S. Military: Under Strain And at Risk In the current debate over the nation's defense strategy and spending priorities, many have forgotten that the ground forces are under enormous strain. This strain, if not soon relieved, will have highly corrosive effects on the force.
National Defense March 2008 Grace V. Jean	Pilot Stress, Aging Equipment Cause Angst at D.C. Air Guard Defending the nation's capital from an aerial attack might seem a good enough reason to give a wing commander whatever he needs. But it has not worked out that way for the aviators of the District of Columbia Air National Guard.
National Defense September 2011 Grace V. Jean	Air Force Special Operators Welcome New Cargo Planes Air Force special operators have been flying C-130 aircraft for more than 40 years. Now, finally, the fleet is being upgraded to the digital J-model.
National Defense September 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Air Guard Girds for Sweeping Changes and New Missions Air Force downsizing plans and Pentagon base-closure recommendations that would eliminate several Air National Guard facilities have raised concerns about the future of the service.