Volume 1, Issue 2, 5 September 2014

Welcome to the second issue of the Air University Research Newsletter (AURNL). The goal of this newsletter is to share more fully the many wide-ranging research activities occurring across Air University. The AURNL covers areas of AU research interest such as; news/issues, events, programs, resources, faculty publications and presentations, and visitors to AU associated with research.

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------(MSFRIC) catalog. Once a student research paper is approved for publication by the school and AU Public Affairs The Air University Publication Review Board met on 7 grants public release it is transferred to the MSFRIC and August to review several candidate manuscripts for loaded into the library catalog system. publication by AU Press. The PRB, which is composed of http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/lane.htm senior faculty from across AU, approved during this session publication of two manuscripts; “Adapt or Fail: The USAF’s AU Authoring AF Strategy Paper Role in Reconstituting the Iraqi Air Force, 2004-2007” by George W. Cully, and “Bridging the Gap: Cross-Cultural General Mark Welsh, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force has asked Conflict Management in Today’s Complex Environments” by Air University to develop an Airpower Strategy that will Kimberly Hudson, David Tessler, and Lisa Schirch. Release focus on all elements of Air, Space, and Cyber Power. The of these products by AU Press estimated in 6-12 months. document is intended to be a companion piece to the Air Force's Jul 14 America's Air Force: A Call to the Future. The The Think Tank (TT) program at SOS starts at the beginning study will use a novel approach involving the innovative of each class with several select groups of students thinking of the students at Air University who have most researching a single topic important to the AF. The TT recently been providing airpower for the nation. Expect affords 24 Captains the opportunity to answer a challenging rollout of the study in the spring 2015 timeframe. problem presented by AF Senior Leaders. On 12 May, the SOS TT briefed the AETC/CC, Gen. Rand, on how AF SAASS PhD Graduates/Dissertations Senior Leaders can reinforce our Service's commitment to its Core Values. The TT identified four key factors that create a Lt Col R. Greg Brown, USAF, “The Influence of Presidential gap between the AF Core Values and mission execution: a Personality Predispositions on Military Deployment zero-defect standard, misunderstanding of the "Wingman" Decisions”, Advisor, Dr. James Forsyth, SAASS concept, an education and training gap, and ineffective Lt Col William Bryant, USAF, “Cyberspace Superiority: reporting programs. They then recommended steps to Dominating the Digital Frontier”, Advisor, Dr. Stephen educate and equip unit commanders to enhance the ethical Wright, SAASS decision making processes within their squadrons. General Rand took many of the group's recommendations for The 2014 Summer Edition of the Strategic Studies Quarterly action and challenged the current SOS TT to identify what (SSQ) is out with many great articles including; CGOs can do individually and among their peers to reinforce our Core Values. “An Interview with the Honorable Deborah Lee James”, (SECAF)

“Neomercantilism and Great-Power Energy Competition in Dr. Amit Gupta, “Who will win the 2014 World Cup?” in Central Asia and the Caspian Sea”, (Charles Ziegler) Uday India.

“Beyond the Horizon: Developing Future Airpower Dr. Katagiri’s book entitled “Adapting to Win: How Strategy”, (Lt Col Jeffrey Smith, USAF) Insurgents Fight and Defeat Foreign States in War” was http://www.au.af.mil/au/ssq/ accepted for publication with an October 2014 release.

The 2014 Jul-Aug Edition of the Air & Space Power Journal ACSC (ASPJ) provides a focus issue on Command & Control with feature articles including; “C2 Rising: A Historical View of Dr. Paul Springer wrote two chapters for "Cyber War: A Our Critical Advantage”, (Lt Col Paul Maykish, USAF) Reference Handbook" (ABC-Clio, 2015).

“The Rest of the C2 Iceberg” (Lt Col Dave Lyle, USAF) Lt Col Scott Cook, “George Washington and Enlightenment Ideas on Educating Future Citizens and Public Servants,” in “The Imperative to Integrate Air Force Command and Control the Journal of Public Affairs Education (Winter 2014). Systems into Maritime Plans”, (Maj Dalman, USAF, Capt Kopp, USAF, LT Redman, USN) Dr. Michael E. Weaver published the article, “The http://www.au.af.mil/au/afri/aspj/ Relationship between Diplomacy and Military Force: An Example from the Cuban Missile Crisis,” which received a Recent AU Press publications include; Thinking about favorable review on the H-Diplomacy website (http://www.h- Deterrence: Enduring Questions in a Time of Rising Powers, net.org/~diplo/reviews/PDF/AR456.pdf). Rogue Regimes, and Terrorism, Adam Lowther, editor (book) Maj. Adam Schultz submitted two entries, “Kuzma Minin” Defending Air Bases in an Age of Insurgency, Col Shannon and Mikhail Romanov I,” for the ABC-Clio Encyclopedia W. Caudill, editor (book, electronic version online, print volume, “Russia at War” (H-War). available later this year) Dr. Don MacCuish published a book review for Barry M. “Slim Chance: The Pivotal Role of Air Mobility in the Burma Stentiford’s, “The Richardson Light Guard of Wakefield, Campaign”, Lt Col Derek Salmi, USAF (Drew Paper) Massachusetts: A Town Militia in War and Peace, 1851- 1975.” “Blue Horizons IV: Deterrence in the Age of Surprise”, John Geis, Grant Hammond, Harry Foster and Theodore Hailes, Dr. Don MacCuish published a book review for Anthony F. (CSAT Paper) Lang Jr. and Cian O’Driscoll’s (eds.), “Just War: Authority, Tradition, and Practice” and Bernard Cornwell’s, “The Pagan “At the Fulcrum of Air Force Identity: Balancing the Internal Lord” (New York Journal of Books). and External Pressures of Image and Culture”, Lt Col Jonathan Riley, USAF (Drew Paper) Dr. Don MacCuish co-authored “Teaching Military Ethics in the Romanian Military Establishments” with Dr. Aura “Images of Inherited War: Three American Presidents in Coderanu, “Carol I” National Defense University Romania, Vietnam”, Lt Col William Hersch, USAF (Drew Paper) for the Journal of Defense Resources Management.

(Note: Award winning student papers are titled: Maxwell Dr. William Dean (ACSC/DEL authored a chapter in Air Papers/ AWC, Wright Flyer Papers/ACSC, Drew Power in UN Operations entitled, “Air Operations in Somalia: Papers/SAASS, Fairchild Papers/AF Fellows) Black Hawk Down Revisited.”

Faculty Publications Dr. John Reese submitted five entries, “Clement C. Clay,” ------“Lovell Rouseau,” “Rouseau’s Raid,” “Battle of Town Creek,” and “Thaddeus Lower,” in Spencer C. Tucker (Ed.) AWC American Civil War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Dr. Amit Gupta, “US and the World Cup: Nationalism Document Collection (Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2014). without Football?” in Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies; SAASS

Dr. Amit Gupta, “A post-election Indian Foreign Policy” in Dr. Stephen Wright’s new (36th) edition of the Air Force Geopolitic Officer’s Guide (Mechanicsburg, Pa.: Stackpole Books) was Dr. Amit Gupta, “Modi’s foreign policy: Implications for published July 2014. Asia and Australia” in The Strategist

Dr. James Kiras’s chapter, “T. Michael Mosely: Air Power Visitors Warrior” was published in John Andreas Olsen, Air ------Commanders (Potomac, 2013). Dr. James Carroll from the Army Research Laboratory, Dr. Dr. Harold Winton’s “Ike Skelton, 1931-2013: Champion of Aaron Hurst from the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, and Dr. Military Education” appeared in the 2nd Quarter 2014 issue Jonathan Engle from Los Alamos Laboratory visited ENP for of Joint Force Quarterly thesis presentations and research discussions. Dr. Hurst presented, “Isotopes Project activities at LBNL," on 12 AFRI February

Dr. John Geis published the introductory chapter for the book: Events “Changing Mindsets to Transform Security: Leader ------Development for an Unpredictable and Complex World,” Linton Wells, Michael Davies and Theodore Hailes, editors; An AU Learning Symposium entitled “The Essential Weapon Jointly published by the Center for Technology and National of the Warfighter” will be held on 25 Sept 2014. The learning Security Policy, The Institute of National Security Studies forum will consist of presentations by faculty members and and the National Defense University Press, spring 2014. others on the value of critical analysis for military operations and warfighting. Topics include; “The Essential Weapon of John Conway published the article “Search and Rescue in the the Warfighter” by Dr. Matthew Stafford, “The Challenges High North: An Air Force Mission?” in the Air and Space Facing the Warfighter” by Col Thomas McCarthy, “The Use Power Journal English winter 2013 edition and the Spanish of Critical Thinking for Analysis” by Col Jeffrey Smith, “The and Chinese fall 2014 editions. Use of Wargaming in Developing Critical Analysis” by Col Walter Ward, and “Critical Thinking Applications to Center for Unconventional Warfare Studies (CUWS) USSOCO”M Red Teaming / Alternate Analysis” by Col (ret) Dr. George Michael published “The New Insurgents: A Select Greg Jannarone. Review of Recent Literature on Terrorism and Insurgency,” AFRI hosted a Cyber Advisory Group (15-17 July 2014) to with the USAF Center for Unconventional Weapons in March inform a CSAF directed study on cyber force development for 2014. This book offers a review of 15 contemporary the USAF. The group included 21 subject matter experts from publications on terrorism, insurgencies, and other acts of across DoD and industry who provided wide-ranging violence with the intent of identifying future trends and perspectives and insights on the development and staffing offering policy recommendations for action. USAF future cyber-related personnel. These discussions will Major Kenneth Fetters published “The Role of the Long- help shape and support the AFRI research study scheduled for Range Strategic Bomber” as an occasional paper for the delivery to CSAF later in the year. In addition, the third day USAF Center for Unconventional Weapons in March 2014. of the event focused on AU’s on-going Cyber-ACTS The paper reviews the role of the future bomber in light of initiative to develop a team dedicated to critical and advanced nuclear deterrence missions and proposes a force structure for thinking on cyber-related strategies and issues. conventional and nuclear squadrons. Programs Major Chris Ward published “Enhancing Air Interdiction of ------WMD” as an occasional paper for the USAF Center for The Air Command & Staff College (ACSC) Writing Center Unconventional Weapons in May 2014. The paper identifies facilitates scholarly writing and publishing for AU students legal and operational issues that must be resolved prior to the and faculty. Throughout the ACSC academic year, the US Air Force’s development of air interdiction operations in Writing Center will host a series of workshops entitled, “The support of Proliferation Security Initiative goals. ACSC Writing Center Presents.” The workshops consist of Center for Airpower Studies (CAS) brief tutorials and practicums (as applicable) to help develop and hone writing skills. Skills covered include critical Dr. Adam Lowther with Casey Lucius published “A New thinking/reading, thesis building, writing process, and American Narrative,” International Affairs Forum, Summer organization. Please contact ACSC at (334) 953-4231) for 2014 hours of operation, to set an appointment, or for more information on workshops. Dr. Adam Lowther and Dr. Steve Cimbabla published “Ukraine and the American Nuclear Arsenal,” in Atlantisch The AFRI Book Review Program located on the AFRI Perspectief (Atlantic Perspective), Summer 2014 website includes a wide selection of book reviews that provide great insights and recommendations to guide your reading on airpower and national security topics. Check out

the reviews and consider doing a review yourself. Dr. Everett Dolman’s Can Science End War? (London: Polity http://au.af.mil/au/afri/reviews.asp Press) is forthcoming in November 2014.

Resources Colonel Richard Bailey, USAF, PhD, has been asked to ------submit a chapter tentatively titled “Redefining the Struggle: Why the Baltics Are Important to the Development of The Air Force Doctrine website at https://doctrine.af.mil Strategic Thought Regarding Cyber” in an anthology co- provides researchers the latest AF operational level doctrine. edited by Dr. Mary Hampton, ACSC, titled, The Baltic The site also has links to other service doctrine, joint doctrine, Security Puzzle, which is under contract to Rowman and and multi-service TTPs. AF Doctrine is defined as "best Littlefield. practices" on how to employ airpower to achieve national objectives. A great site for researching AF topics regarding Dr. Stephen Chiabotti has an article titled, “Pensive Sword: the operational employment of airpower. Educating Officers in Austere Times” forthcoming in the Fall 2014 issue of Strategic Studies Quarterly The Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) URL is http://www.copyright.com. On the right side of CCCs main Dr. James Forsyth has had an article titled, “Structural Causes page is a Tab titled Copyright Education which offers user- and Cyber Effects: Why Order Is Inevitable in Cyberspace” friendly information on copyright law, resources, news, forthcoming in the Winter 2014 issue of Strategic Studies copyright specifics to the US, etc. Quarterly

The AU Research Bulletin covers an entire academic year and Faculty Presentations includes a listing of AU graduate and award winning student ------research papers, plus highlights for faculty research and publications. Now published in electronic format only you AWC can find it at; http://afri.au.af.mil/AUResearchBulletin.asp Dr. Gabriel Aguilera, Dr. Stephen Burgess and Dr. David The National Security Space Institute (NSSI) created the Sorenson presented at the FLACSO-ISA conference in NSSI Knowledge Center in January 2014. The online Buenos Aires, Argentina with topics: (1) Civil-Military resource is designed to augment the continuing education Relations in Democratic Mexico; (2) Regional Powers in efforts of space professionals. Check it out at Asia, the U.S. "Rebalance" and the U.S.-India Strategic https://halfway.peterson.af.mil/nssi/ Partnership; and (3) The U.N. Today.

CSAT's Blue Horizon 13 Report "Control, Deny, Project: An Dr. Amit Gupta traveled to Sussex England to present a paper Air Force Vision for Global Strategy in 2035" has been on “War and History in India” to the Department of History at cleared for public release and will be made available on the the University of Sussex, and to research the British Arms website later this year. Industry for future AWC electives.

Faculty Highlights CDR Bob Poling traveled to Shrivenham England to present a ------paper on, “The Conceptual Lineage: Air-Sea Battle Concepts from WWII” at an Air Sea Battle Conference co-sponsored ACSC by King’s College of London, Dept. of Defence Studies and the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. Dr. Michael E. Weaver has been nominated by the president of the Society for Military History to serve a three-year term Dr. Nori Katagiri presented two papers at the annual on the SMH's Russell F. Weigley Graduate Student Travel European Political Science Association meeting; “Military Grants and ABC-Clio Research Grants Award Committee. Strategy and War between Civilizations after the Cold War” and “Why is Japan Losing Control of the Senkakus? Second- Dr. Paul Springer won the inaugural “ACSC Faculty Award Image Explanation for Japan’s Territorial Decline.” for Research Excellence” sponsored by the Air University Foundation ACSC

SAASS Dr. Jonathan Zartman presented a paper, "Searching for the Man of Peace: Traditional, Cultural Islamic Mediation" at the Colonel Richard Bailey, PhD, travelled to Tallinn, Estonia in Middle East Dialogue 2014 in Washington, DC. June 2014 to visit the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Center of Excellence (CCD-CoE) where he gathered material Dr. Michael Kraig presented a paper, "A Modest Proposal: for a forthcoming anthology chapter dealing with cyber Addressing security in the Baltic States.

the Global-National-Local Cycle of Violent Political Dr. Everett Dolman presented the keynote lecture titled, Economy in Sub-Saharan “Seeking Strategy” at a conference held at the United Arab Emirates National Defense University, Abu Dhabi, UAE, in Africa" during the "African Security" panel at the Annual November 2013 Dr. Everett Dolman made a presentation Political Science Conference of Alabama. titled, “Problems of Strategy” to the School of Advanced Military Studies, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in February 2014 Dr. John Terino presented a paper, “MiG Alley and Going Downtown: How First Person Fiction Informs the Airpower Dr. Everett Dolman made a presentation titled, “The Future of Narrative,” at the Society for Military History Annual Spacepower” to the Alabama Political Science Association at Conference, 3-6 April, Kansas City, MO. Huntingdon College, Montgomery, Alabama in March 2014

Dr. Robert Kerr presented a lecture on "Culture and Identity Dr. James Forsyth made a presentation titled, “The Case for in Insurgent Warfare" at the USAF Special Operation School, Small Nuclear Arsenals” to the Alabama Political Science 1 April 2014. Association at Huntingdon College, Montgomery, Alabama in March 2014 Dr. Paul Springer wrote and delivered a paper, “Before the Band of Brothers: The West Point Class of 1829 in the Dr. James Forsyth presented a paper titled, “Structural Causes 1850s,” at the Society for Military History Annual and Cyber Effects: Why International Order is Inevitable in Conference, 3-6 April, Kansas City, MO. Cyberspace” to both the Denver Council on Foreign Relations and the Joseph Korbel School of International Relations, Lt Col Scott Cook presented "Central Asia: Contemporary Denver, Colorado, in April 2014 Security Challenges" and "Afghanistan Contemporary Security Issues" at the "CENTCOM Theater Course" USAF Dr. Richard Muller presented a paper titled, “The Air War in Special Operations School, 15 April 2014. the Pacific” at the RAAF Air Power Conference, Canberra, Australia, in March 2014; Dr. Muller’s paper will also be Lt Col Scott Cook was interviewed by the History Channel published in the conference’s proceedings. for the America’s Book of Secrets program series. The episode entitled “America’s Secret Army” originally aired on Alumni Publications 26 April 2014. Major Brian Davis, USMC, SAASS XXIII, has had a paper Lt Col Scott Cook was named Foreign Policy Research titled, “Politics and Procurement: The Tension between Local Institute Senior Fellow, May 2014 Priority and Strategic Imperative” selected for publication in the Fall 2014 issue of Strategic Studies Quarterly Lt Col Scott Cook presented, “Thinking about Military History in an Age of Drones, Hackers, and IEDs,” at the Lt Col Joseph Kramer, USAF, SAASS XXII, presented a Foreign Policy Research Institute’s Teaching Military History paper at the April 2014 meeting of the Society for Military conference entitled, “America and Modern War: The History titled, “Joining Forces: Preparing to Fight Coalition American Military Post-Vietnam,” 26-27 April 2014. Air War”

Lt Col Scott Cook was interviewed on topic “Civil War prisons” CNN.com, 15 May

Lt Col Scott Cook was interviewed on topic “Sgt. Bowe Bergdah’s exchange:”

Lt Col Scott Cook spoke on National Public Radio (NPR), “All Things Considered,” 7 June

Lt Col Scott Cook appeared in the Wall Street Journal, 8 and 10 June

Lt Col Scott Cook appeared on Fox News, “Happening Now,” 10 June

Lt Col Scott Cook appeared on Mashable.com. 10 June

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CSAT Blue Horizon annual briefings and student papers: http://csat.au.af.mil/blue_horizon/bh_pubs.htm#briefings

CSAT research center page, with links to key resources: http://csat.au.af.mil/research.htm

How to Do Research, by Dr. Grant Hammond: http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/cst/grant-research.pdf

Fit to Think: Conceptual, Critical & Creative Thinking, by Dr. Grant Hammond: http://csat.au.af.mil/documents/thinking.pdf

AY14 AWARD WINNING STUDENT PAPERS Key Elements for US Nuclear Assurance in the Middle East,” ------Advisor: Mr. Albert Mauroni

AU award-winning student research papers are published by General P. X. Kelley USMC Writing Award: Lieutenant AWC, SAASS, ACSC, and the AF Fellows under the titles Colonel Dawn R. Alonso, USMC, “Free Internet and Social Maxwell Papers, Drew Papers, Wright Flyer Papers, and Media: A Dual-Edged Sword,” Advisor: Dr. Naunihal Singh Walker Papers respectively. These “best” student research papers play a key role in responding to the CSAF’s intent to Commandant’s Award: Lieutenant Colonel Brian J. Tyler, leverage the intellectual capital of the Air University. These USAF, “Collecting to Win: ISR for Strategic Effect,” award-winning research papers can also be found under the Advisor: Dr. Herbert L. Frandsen, Jr. “Papers” tab on the AU Press website. CJCS National Defense and Military Strategy Essay AWC Competition

The Reserve Component Award, Colonel Marie A. Patti, Lieutenant Colonel William D. Fischer,USAF, “Help USAR, “Implementing the System for Health in the U.S. Wanted: Post-Conflict Skills for the Asia-Pacific Rebalance” Army Reserves through the Performance Triad,” Advisor: Colonel Kathleen A. Hightaian Commander Jeffrey W. Novak, USCG, “More than a Hand- Me Down? The Value of the Excess Defense Article Douhet-Mitchell International Airpower Award: Colonel Program in Building Security Capacity” Robert B. Trsek, USAF,“Cutting the Cord: Discrimination Lieutenant Colonel Ronni M. Orezzoli, USAF, “Offshore and Command Responsibility in Autonomous Lethal Weapons,” Advisor: Dr. Kimberly A. Hudson Balancing and Selective Engagement: An Appropriate Clarification of America’s Grand Strategy Approach to the Major General Edward G. Lansdale International Affairs Asia-Pacific Rebalance?” Outstanding Research Award: Lieutenant-Colonel Pierre Lieutenant Colonel Paul E. Pendleton, USAF, “Thinking Big Gaudilliere, French Air Force, “From Pivot to Symmetry? Integrating Africa in the Rebalance to Asia,” Advisor: Dr. About The Small Footprint: Making Strategy for a Security Stephen F. Burgess Cooperation Campaign in Burma”

Senior Leadership Innovation Award: Lieutenant Colonel SECDEF National Strategic Essay Competition Christopher P. Karns, USAF, “Combating the Enemy Within: Lieutenant Colonel Robert D. Davis, USAF, “Fighter Farp: Building Trust, Leading Change and Defeating the Mental An Affordable and Feasible Concept for Power Projection in Health Stigma,” Advisor: Mr. Gene Kamena an A2/AD Environment”

Joint Airpower Award: Colonel Michael A. Bruzzini, USAF, Lieutenant Colonel Jason B. Lamb, USAF, “Gaming the “Developing SOF RPA,” Advisor: Colonel Christopher System: A Game Theory Analysis of Theater Airborne ISR” Marcell, USAF Lieutenant Colonel Clorinda Trujillo, USAF, “The Limits of General Charles G. Boyd Award: Colonel Mokuedi Sianang, Cyberspace Deterrence” Botswana Defense Force, “Is the Botswana Defense Force Poised to Attain the Level of Military Effectiveness Espoused U.S. Strategic Command General Larry D. Welch Deterrence by its Vision?,” Advisor: Dr. Roy Houchin Writing Competition

Military Operations Outstanding Research Award: Lieutenant Lieutenant Colonel Robert A. Hoskins, USAF, “Is There Colonel Brian J. Tyler, USAF, “Collecting to Win: ISR for Future Utility in Nuclear Weapons? Nuclear Weapons Save Strategic Effect,” Advisor: Dr. Herbert L. Frandsen, Jr. Lives”

Air War College Research Excellence Award: Lance C. ACSC DeViney, GS-15, DoD, “Top Cyber: Developing the Top One Percent to Defeat the Advanced Persistent Threat,” Advisor: Commandant's Award for Outstanding Research: Wg Cdr Dr. George J. Stein Andrew Massie (RAF), “Beyond Joint Operationalizing Inter- Agency Coordination to Achieve Unity of Action,” Advisor Air Force Cyber Award: Lieutenant Colonel Dawn R. Alonso, Mr. Richard Perry USMC, “Free Internet and Social Media: A Dual-Edged Sword,” Advisor: Dr. Naunihal Singh Air Command and Staff College's Col. Gail "Candy Bomber" Halvorsen Cultural Studies Award: Thomas “Dutch” Miller Award: Lt Col Bobby C. Woods, Jr., “Deterring Iran and Assuring Mideast Partners: A Look at the

Maj. Gary Howell, “Iranian Nationalism and the Effective Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association Employment of United States Information Operations,” Award: Maj. Richard Wallace, “Always Connected: The Role Advisor Dr. Jonathan Zartman of Wireless Networks in Military Operations,” Advisor Dr. Stephen R. Schwalbe Joint Warfare and Air & Space Operations: Wg Cdr Andrew Massie (RAF), “Beyond Joint Operationalizing Inter-Agency Chief of Staff of the Air Force Political Advisor Award: Wg Coordination to Achieve Unity of Action,” Advisor Mr. Cdr Andrew Massie (RAF), “Beyond Joint Operationalizing Richard Perry Inter-Agency Coordination to Achieve Unity of Action,” Advisor Mr. Richard Perry Leadership, Command, and Communication Studies: Maj. Bryan Hoke, “Translating Genius: The Importance of the Defense Intelligence Agency Award: Maj. James Mikes, Relationship between Military Geniuses and a Key- “LEO Satellite Imaging Investment,” Advisor Mr. Michael subordinate,” Advisor Dr. Kenneth Johnson Ivanovsky

Military History: LCDR Geoffrey Anderson (USN), “Naval Foreign Area Officers Award: Maj. Lauren DiDomenico, Microcosms: A Comparative Analysis of British and “Land Disputes Unearth Shaky Legal Foundation: Will American Naval Campaigns on Lakes Erie and Ontario Liberia's Land Reform Provide Stability,” Advisor Dr. during the War of 1812,” Advisor Dr. Ryan Wadle Angelle Khachadoorian

ACSC Continued International Society of Logistics Engineers Association Award: Maj. David G. Simon Jr., “Smoke and Mirrors the Military History: LCDR Geoffrey Anderson (USN), “Naval Quandary of FOAM Insulation in U.S.-Financed Construction Microcosms: A Comparative Analysis of British and in Afghanistan,” Advisor Dr. Gregory Intoccia American Naval Campaigns on Lakes Erie and Ontario during the War of 1812,” Advisor Dr. Ryan Wadle Lt. Gen. John Nowak Award for Logistics: Capt. Patrick Hartman, “From the Desert to the Beach: Cost Savings of a Outstanding International Officer Research Award: Maj. MC-130H School Relocation,” Advisor Dr. Gregory Intoccia Mikkel Beherens (RNLAF), “Taming the Polar Bear,” Advisor Dr. Jeffrey Reilly Lt. Gen. Michael Hayden Award of Information Ops: Capt. Jonathan French, “Warfighting in the Cyber Domain: Outstanding Military Studies Award: Maj. Anthony Ghiotto, Traditional Solutions to a Revolutionary Problem,” Advisor “Back to the Future with the Uniform Code of Military Dr. Gregory Intoccia Justice: The Need to Recalibrate the Relationship Between the Military Justice System, Due Process, and Good Order Maj. Gen. Edward Lansdale Award for Joint Special and Discipline,” Advisor Col. Kenneth Theurer Operations: Maj. Travis Robison (USA), “Listening to History's Rhyme: Preparing the United States Army for U.S. and International Security Studies: Maj. George Cole III, Future Irregular Warfare,” Advisor Dr. William Dean III “Strategic Competition in Central Asia: The United States versus Iran,” Advisor Dr. Jonathan Zartman National Military Intelligence Association Award for Military Intelligence: Maj. Brant C. Reilly, “Doing More with More: Sponsored Awards The Efficacy of Big Data in the intelligence Community,” Advisor Mr. Michael Ivanovsky AFA General Carl A. Spaatz Award: Maj. James Farrow, “The Future of USAF Air Superiority Countering the Office of the Secretary of Defense Award for Force Emerging Threat,” Advisor Dr. Dennis Duffin Transformation:

AF Historical Foundation Award: Mr. Gary Boyd, “The Maj. Peter C. Mastro, “Operational Resilience for 2040,” Innate Insurgent Advantage: Can Training and Planning Advisor Maj. Jason Trew Bridge the Gap? “ Advisor Dr. Kate Ksobiech Order of the Daedalians Trophy for Advanced Thought in AF Surgeon General’s Award: Maj. James McDonald, Airpower: Maj. David A. Heinitz, “Friends and Their Toys: “Fiscal and Operational Impacts of Standardizing U.S. British, German, and Turkish Policy and Opinions Towards Military Resiliency Programs to Minimize Post-Traumatic Government Unmanned Aircraft Systems,” Advisor Dr. Mary Stress Disorder (PTSD),” Advisor Dr. Gregory Intoccia Hampton

ATA Global Reach Award: Maj. Jonathan Seal, “Leveraging Reserve Component Award: Maj. Richard C. Pantusa, “Total Testing and Training Synergies in NATO,” Advisor Dr. Mary Force Commanders: Solving the Limitations of Full-Time Hampton Reserve Commanders,” Advisor Dr. Gregory Intoccia

Strategic Air Command (SAC) Museum’s Research Excellence Award: Maj. Jonathan A. O'Dell, “Mission Impossible: Providing Qualified Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controllers with Current Training Requirements,” Advisor Dr. Kate Ksobiech

Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs Award: LCDR Jonathan Farley (USN), “Phase Zero Analysis: India,” Advisor Dr. Jeffrey Reilly

Participants in SECDEF & DJCS portions of National Defense University Essay Competition.

Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Finalists:

Maj. Clifford Meadows, “A Cyber Fleet in Being: Considering Maritime Strategy as a Basis for Cyber Strategy,” Advisor Mr. Michael Ivanovsky

LCDR Jeffery Laubaugh (USN), “The Nicaragua Canal: Security and Economic Boom or Bust,” Advisor Dr. Kathleen Mahoney-Norris

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Finalist: Maj. Scott Hall, “DoD Acquisition Reform: Recommendations on Restructuring Statutory Requirements to Improve the DoD Acquisitions Process,” Advisor Maj. Andrew Barker

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