Air & Space Power Journal Vol. 33, Issue 3 Fall 2019
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Vol. 33, Issue 3 Fall 2019 Air & Space ASPJ Power Journal Chief of Staff, US Air Force Gen David L. Goldfein, USAF Commander, Air Education and Training Command Lt Gen Steven L. Kwast, USAF Commander and President, Air University Lt Gen Anthony J. Cotton, USAF Director, Academic Services Dr. Mehmed Ali Director, Air University Press Lt Col Darin Gregg, USAF Chief of Professional Journals Maj Richard T. Harrison, USAF Editorial Staff Maj Richard T. Harrison, USAF, Editor L. Tawanda Eaves, Managing Editor Randy Roughton, Content Editor Daniel M. Armstrong, Illustrator L. Susan Fair, Illustrator Vivian D. O'Neal, Prepress Production Coordinator Megan N. Hoehn, Prepress Production Coordinator Air & Space Power Journal 401 Chennault Circle Maxwell AFB AL 36112-6010 e-mail: [email protected] Visit Air & Space Power Journal online at https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/ASPJ/. The Air & Space Power Journal (ISSN 1554-2505), Air Force Recurring Publication 10-1, published quarterly in both online and printed editions, is the professional journal of the United States Air Force. It is designed to serve as an open forum for the presentation and stimulation of innovative thinking on military doctrine, strategy, force structure, readiness, and other matters of national defense. The views and opinions expressed or implied in the Journal are those of the authors and should not be construed as carrying the official sanction of the Department of Defense, Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Air University, or other agencies or departments of the US government. In this edition, articles not bearing a copyright notice may be reproduced in whole or in part without permission. Articles bearing a copyright notice may be reproduced for any US government purpose without permission. If they are reproduced, the Air & Space Power Journal requests a courtesy line. To obtain permission to reproduce material bearing a copyright notice for other than US government purposes, contact the author of the material rather than the Air & Space Power Journal. https://www.af.mil/ https://www.aetc.af.mil/ https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/ VOL. 33 NO. 3 FALL 2019 SENIOR LEADER PERSPECTIVE 4 Leveraging Our War- Fighting Capabilities through the Lens of OperationalBrig Gen Alice Trevino, Contract USAF Support Maj Jessica Greathouse, USAF Maj Jordan Siefkes, USAF CMSgt James Ting, USAF FEATURES 15 Unexplained Physiological Episodes A Pilot’s Perspective Lt Col Justin J. Elliott, USAF Maj David R. Schmitt, USAF 33 Space Pirates, Geosynchronous Guerrillas, and Nonterrestrial Terrorists Nonstate Threats in Space Gregory D. Miller, PhD 52 Thinking Differently about Air Bases Evolving with the Evolving Strategic Environment Col Kevin L. Parker, USAF VIEWS 69 Maximizing Human Capital with Innovative Talent ManagementChiefs Leadership Strategy Course 19-B Flight 9, Excellence 83 A Plan for a US Space Force The What, Why, How, and When Lt Col Jonathan Whitney, USAF Maj Kai Thompson, USA Maj Ji hwan Park, Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed or implied in the Journal are those of the authors and should not be con- strued as carrying the official sanction of the Department of Defense, Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Air University, or other agencies or departments of the US government. This article may be reproduced in whole or in part without permission. If it is reproduced, the Air and Space Power Journal requests a courtesy line. BOOK REVIEWS Howard Hughes: Aviator 96 George J. Marrett Reviewer: Capt Marissa Kester, USAF 97 Architect of Air Power: General Laurence S. Kuter and the Birth of the US Air Force Brian D. Laslie Reviewer: Philip C. Shackelford Massachusetts Aviation 99 Frederick R. Morin John Galluzzo Reviewer: Capt Daniel W. McLaughlin, USAF Military Aviation in the Gulf South: A Photographic History 100 Vincent P. Caire Reviewer: Capt Miranda Debelevich, USAF America’s Digital Army: Games at Work and War 101 Robertson Allen Reviewer: Diana Clark Gill 102 Eyes for the Phoenix: Allied Aerial Photo- Reconnaissance Operations, South-East Asia 1941–1945 Geoffrey J. Thomas Reviewer: Maj Peter L. Belmonte, USAF, Retired 103 OSS Operation Black Mail: One Woman's Covert War Against the Imperial Japanese Army Ann Todd Reviewer: 1st Lt David Chui, USA Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed or implied in the Journal are those of the authors and should not be con- strued as carrying the official sanction of the Department of Defense, Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Air University, or other agencies or departments of the US government. This article may be reproduced in whole or in part without permission. If it is reproduced, the Air and Space Power Journal requests a courtesy line. Air & Space Power Journal Reviewers Christian F. Anrig, PhD Col Merrick E. Krause, USAF, Retired Swiss Air Force Executive Director, Resource Management and Filomeno Arenas, PhD Planning Board of Veterans’ Appeals, USAF Air Command and Staff College Veteran’s Affairs Bruce Bechtol, PhD Col Chris J. Krisinger, USAF, Retired Angelo State University Burke, Virginia Kendall K. Brown, PhD Benjamin S. Lambeth, PhD NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments Anthony C. Cain, PhD Rémy M. Mauduit USAF Air University, Chief of Academic Affairs Editor, Forum of European, Middle Eastern, Norman C. Capshaw, PhD and African Affairs Military Sealift Command Washington Col Phillip S. Meilinger, USAF, Retired Navy Yard, District of Columbia West Chicago, Illinois Christopher T. Colliver, PhD Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio Richard R. Muller, PhD USAF School of Advanced Air and Space Studies Chad Dacus, PhD USAF Cyber College Lt Col Jason M. Newcomer, DBA, USAF Maj Gen Charles J. Dunlap Jr., USAF, Retired Air Combat Command Duke University Col Robert Owen, USAF, Retired Sandra L. Edwards, PhD Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education Lt Col Brian S. Pinkston, USAF, MC, SFS Lt Col Derrill T. Goldizen, PhD, Air Force Review Board Agency USAF, Retired Brig Gen John E. Shaw, USAF Naval War College Headquarters Air Force Space Col Mike Guillot, USAF, Retired Command A5/8/9 Peterson AFB, Colorado Editor, Strategic Studies Quarterly Col Richard Szafranski, USAF, Retired Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education Isle of Palms, South Carolina Col Dale L. Hayden, PhD, USAF, Retired Lt Col Michael Tate, USAF, Retired Birmingham, AL USAF Air University Brig Gen S. Clinton Hinote, USAF Lt Col Edward B. Tomme, PhD, Air Force Warfighting Integration Capability USAF, Retired HAF/AJA, Pentagon CyberSpace Operations Consulting Thomas Hughes, PhD Lt Col David A. Umphress, PhD, USAF School of Advanced Air and Space Studies USAFR, Retired Lt Col J. P. Hunerwadel, USAF, Retired Auburn University Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education Xiaoming Zhang, PhD USAF Air War College Tom Keaney, PhD Senior Fellow, Merrill Center at the School of CMSgt Michael J. Young, USAF Advanced International Studies Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education AIR & SPACE POWER JOURNAL FALL 2019 3 SENIOR LEADER PERSPECTIVE Leveraging Our War-Fighting Capabilities through the Lens of Operational Contract Support BRIG GEN ALICE TREVINO, USAF MAJ JESSICA GREatHOUSE, USAF MAJ JORDAN SIEFKES, USAF CMSGT JAMES TING, USAF Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed or implied in the Journal are those of the authors and should not be construed as carrying the official sanction of the Department of Defense, Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Air University, or other agencies or departments of the US government. This article may be repro- duced in whole or in part without permission. If it is reproduced, the Air and Space Power Journal requests a courtesy line. Those who are victorious plan effectively and change decisively. They are like a great river that maintains its course but adjusts its flow...they have form but are formless. They are skilled in both planning and adapting and need not fear the result of a thousand battles: for they win in advance, defeating those that have already lost. —Sun Tzu lectrical power lines, contorted sheet metal, and piles of rubble littered the ground. Palm trees, which served as flying projectiles, laid inside facilities. Roofs of buildings were stripped bare leaving interiors exposed to mois- Eture, ripe for mold and ensuing dry rot. This was the destruction that Hurricane Michael left behind on 10 October 2018 after the Category 4 hurricane pum- meled Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Florida. Within hours, defense contractors arrived on scene to conduct aerial surveillance using drone technology, assess airfield damage, remove debris, generate emergency power, and establish com- munications. Throughout Tyndall’s relief and recovery efforts, the power of opera- tional contract support (OCS) provided a strategic response capability to the United States Air Force (USAF), our amazing Airmen, and the local community. Left. An 821st Contingency Response Group forklift unloads cargo near a Tyndall AFB hangar damaged by Hurricane Michael. Right. A destroyed fire pit training facility and Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AF- CEC) Environmental building (Sources: A1C Caleb Nunez, 6th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs, and the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center) 4 AIR & SPACE POWER JOURNAL FALL 2019 Leveraging Our War- Fighting Capabilities through the Lens of Operational Contract Support OCS greatly benefits commanders who comprehend the importance of its use and how to leverage and employ it to shape the battlefield—to fight and win our nation’s wars. When properly planned and executed, OCS positively influences the tactical, operational, and strategic environment. Understanding OCS is not just the commander’s business; it is everyone’s business—and all components critical to a successful campaign gain from appreciating the strategic impacts of OCS. Likewise, commanders and decision makers charged with contingency sup- port, such as those leading Hurricane Michael relief and recovery efforts at Tyn- dall AFB, should recognize and take advantage of the interconnectedness of OCS throughout the planning process.