September–October 2014 Volume 28, No. 5 AFRP 10-1 Features Forward Arming and Refueling Points for Fighter Aircraft ❙ 5 Power Projection in an Antiaccess Environment Lt Col Robert D. Davis, USAF Remotely Piloted Aircraft and War in the Public Relations Domain ❙ 29 Capt Joseph O. Chapa, USAF Have Adversary Missiles Become a Revolution in Military Affairs? ❙ 47 William F. Bell Leadership Development ❙ 71 A Senior Leader Case Study Maj Jason M. Newcomer, DBA, USAF Sandra L. Kolberg, PhD Jon M. Corey, PhD Ira C. Eaker Award Winners ❙ 91 92 ❙ Views Aviation Security Cooperation ❙ 92 Advancing Global Vigilance, Global Reach, and Global Power in a Dynamic World Mort Rolleston Lt Col Ric “Trimmy” Trimillos, USAF Tom Gill Theory, Implementation, and the Future of Airpower ❙ 118 Prof. Mark Clodfelter US Military Innovation ❙ 128 Fostering Creativity in a Culture of Compliance Col John F. Price Jr., USAF 135 ❙ Book Reviews The Soviet Biological Weapons Program: A History .............. 135 Milton Leitenberg and Raymond A. Zilinskas Reviewer: SSgt Justin N. Theriot, USAF NASA Historical Data Book, vol. 7, NASA Launch Systems, Space Transportation / Human Spaceflight, and Space Science, 1989–1998 .......................... 137 Judy A. Rumerman Reviewer: Maj Brent D. Ziarnick, USAFR The U.S. Nuclear Arsenal: A History of Weapons and Delivery Systems since 1945 . 138 Norman Polmar and Robert S. Norris Reviewer: Capt Travis W. Halleman, USAF Black Ops, Vietnam: The Operational History of MACVSOG .......... 141 Robert M. Gillespie Reviewer: Capt Hilario J. Esquivel III, USAF The Influence of Airpower upon History: Statesmanship, Diplomacy, and Foreign Policy since 1903 ............................... 144 Robin Higham and Mark Parillo, editors Reviewer: Jeffrey M. Shaw, PhD America’s Space Sentinels: The History of the DSP and SBIRS Satellite Systems ........................................... 146 Jeffrey T. Richelson Reviewer: Maj Joseph T. Page II, USAF In the Skies of France: A Chronicle of JG 2 “Richthofen,” vol. 1, 1934–1940.................................... 149 Erik Mombeeck and Jean-Louis Roba with Chris Gross Reviewer: Lt Col Daniel J. Simonsen, USAF, Retired Reviewing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) ............. 151 Henry Sokolski, editor Reviewer: Maj Scott C. Martin, USAF September–October 2014 Air & Space Power Journal | 2 Editorial Advisors Allen G. Peck, Director, Air Force Research Institute Lt Gen Bradley C. Hosmer, USAF, Retired Prof. Thomas B. Grassey, US Naval Academy Lt Col Dave Mets, PhD, USAF, Retired, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (professor emeritus) Reviewers Dr. Christian F. Anrig Col John Jogerst, USAF, Retired Swiss Air Force Navarre, Florida Dr. Bruce Bechtol Col Wray Johnson, USAF, Retired Angelo State University School of Advanced Warfighting Marine Corps University Dr. Kendall K. Brown NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Mr. Charles Tustin Kamps USAF Air Command and Staff College Col Steven E. Cahanin Director of Technologies and Information Dr. Tom Keaney Air Force Personnel Center Johns Hopkins University Dr. Norman C. Capshaw Col Merrick E. Krause, USAF, Retired Military Sealift Command Department of Homeland Security Washington Navy Yard, DC Col Chris J. Krisinger, USAF, Retired Dr. Stephen D. Chiabotti Burke, Virginia USAF School of Advanced Air and Space Studies Dr. Charles Krupnick Dr. Mark Clodfelter Troy University National War College Dr. Benjamin S. Lambeth Dr. Christopher T. Colliver Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio Dr. Richard I. Lester Dr. Charles Costanzo Eaker Center for Professional Development USAF Air Command and Staff College Dr. Adam Lowther Col Dennis M. Drew, USAF, Retired Air Force Research Institute USAF School of Advanced Air and Space Studies Mr. Brent Marley (professor emeritus) Huntsville, Alabama Maj Gen Charles J. Dunlap Jr., USAF, Retired Mr. Rémy M. Mauduit Duke University Air Force Research Institute Dr. James W. Forsyth Col Phillip S. Meilinger, USAF, Retired USAF School of Advanced Air and Space Studies West Chicago, Illinois Lt Col Derrill T. Goldizen, PhD, USAF, Retired Dr. Richard R. Muller Westport Point, Massachusetts USAF School of Advanced Air and Space Studies Col Mike Guillot, USAF, Retired Col Robert Owen, USAF, Retired Editor, Strategic Studies Quarterly Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Air Force Research Institute Lt Col Brian S. Pinkston, USAF, MC, SFS Dr. Grant T. 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Davis, USAF he United States depends upon effective power projection to advance its national interests abroad. A section of the Depart- ment of Defense’s strategic guidance for 2012 describes one of Tthe primary missions of the US armed forces as “Project[ing] Power De- spite Anti-Access/Area Denial Challenges.”1 The US Air Force plays a central role in power projection by providing air and space superiority; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); rapid global mo- Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed or implied in the Journal are those of the authors and should not be construed as carry- ing 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, theAir and Space Power Journal requests a courtesy line. September–October 2014 Air & Space Power Journal | 5 Feature Davis Forward Arming and Refueling Points for Fighter Aircraft bility; global strike; and command and control.2 The US military faces significant challenges to its power projection capabilities, particularly in the Western Pacific theater of operations (WPTO). The People’s Re- public of China has invested substantial resources in the moderniza- tion of its military forces and continues to expand its antiaccess/area- denial (A2/AD) capabilities, largely designed to prevent opposing forces from gaining access to the WPTO.3 Consequently, as the Air Force attempts to solve today’s A2/AD problems, it should first reduce the vulnerabilities of forward-deployed forces to A2 threats, thereby al- lowing them to project force into a contested theater. The rapid move- ment and employment of fighter aircraft by means of mobile forward arming and refueling points (FARP) support this priority. Fighter FARP, an innovative concept, combines sortie-generation ca- pabilities and mobility support to enable more expeditionary and dis- persed operations. It uses existing airfields throughout an area of re- sponsibility to increase the range and tempo of fighter operations. Fighter FARP includes rearming, refueling, and swapping pilots with- out the use of airfield infrastructure—usually in 90 to 120 minutes. Benefits include