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JAPCC Journal 05 Edition 1
Welcome to the first edition of the Journal of the JAPCC, the Joint Air Power Competence Centre´s bi-annual publication. You will find a full explanation of the JAPCC´s genesis and its aims and objectives later in the journal but, in essence, the Director´s vision is to enable NATO´s effective and efficent use of Joint Air and Space Power. It is our intention that the journal will become the JAPCC´s public debating chamber for air power issues. We hope that through exposing a cross-section of ideas and opinions we will spark a debate that ultimately will help to shape the future of air power, to maintain and...
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JAPCC Journal 05 Edition 2
At the launch of the NATO Response Force (NRF), it was described by the Secretary General as “make or break forNATO”. This is a daunting build-up, but it is one that has concentrated the minds of all those involved in developing the concept and achieving Full Operational Capability.
As the Air Component Commander responsible for the air assets assigned to NRF 7 and 8, I have become intimately familiar with the challenges this involves. The process of preparation of those forces offered to the NRF by Troop Contributing Nations began some time ago...
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JAPCC Journal 06 Edition 3
As the process of NATO Transformation moves forward, it is clear that a number of key capability areas are now being tackled, including a wide range of air power related topics. However, perhaps one area that has yet to be addressed fully is that of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Undoubtedly, the technology in this area has made rapid advances in recent years and, whilst individual NATO nations have developed a range of UAS related programmes, we have yet to develop any detailed NATO policy and doctrine to guide the future development of UAS and fully integrate them into future combined operations...
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CONTRIBUTING ARTICLES:
A plea for a purpose orientated use in modern operations (137 kb)
NATO UAV Ops (128 kb)
UAVs are set to mature (190 kb)
NATO's ISR challenge during ISAF VIII (80kb)
JAPCC Journal 06 Edition 4
While NATO's approach to logistics may not be as direct as Alexander's, achieving effective and efficient joint deployment and sustainment is one of Allied Command Transformation's 3 transformational goals. To airmen logistics might not be as 'sexy' as achieving coherent effects or as apparently progressive as achieving decision superiority, the other 2 transformation goals, but air power's contribution to, and reliance on, joint deployment and sustainment are of critical importance...
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CONTRIBUTING ARTICLE:
Air to Air Refuelling in Expeditionary Operations
JAPCC Journal 07 Edition 5
Air Power has been to minimize the 'fog of war' since its invention. During the French Revolutionary Wars balloons were used to observe the enemy, to allow commanders to orientate, decide and act more quickly than the enemy. The aeroplanes' first combat mission was observation. The ability to command and control air power within joint and combined operations, underpinned by Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance is just as important....
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CORRECTIONS:
It has come to the notice of the Editor that Flags depicted in the panel on Page 2 of this Journal are incorrect. The Flags should show, in alphabetical order, the Nations which sponsor the Joint Air Power Competence Centre (JAPCC). Unfortunately, due to an error in production, the Polish Flag was omitted and the remaining Flags do not appear correctly in alphabetical order. This mistake was not noticed until 4000 copies of the Journal had been printed and it was not financially feasible to reprint. The Polish Flag has been added subsequently.
The JAPCC wishes to apologize unreservedly in advance for any offence this error may have caused.
ORIGINAL VERSION:
The Role of Air Power in Networked Security (42.6 Kb)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:
CC Air Ramstein Letter (17.7 Kb)
Hellenic Air Force Letter (3.06 Mb)
JAPCC Journal 07 Edition 6
The Role of Air Power in Expeditionary Security and Stability Operations, the 6th Edition of the JAPCC Journal, emphasizes the need for Air to contribute to ‘Effects’ wherever and whenever possible with whatever means we find at our disposal. We look at the challenges facing NATO Air in Afghanistan and at a variety of subjects intrinsic to an Effects Based Approach to Operations, which demonstrates conclusively that Air’s contribution goes way beyond the application of kinetic effect. From rebuilding the Iraqi Air Force, through Air’s employment in Information Operations, to an historic reflection on the strategic implications of the Berlin Airlift, we build a picture of how Air can be used effectively in the widest sense. . . .
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CONTRIBUTING ARTICLE:
Development of US Irregular Warfare Capabilities (120 kb)
JAPCC Journal 08 Edition 7
The Contribution of Air and Space to Battlespace Management is the topic of the 7th Edition of the Journal of the JAPCC. It succinctly draws a connection between Battlespace Management (BSM) and Command, a theme introduced in the opening article and the challenge set out to explore from an air perspective throughout the Journal. Network enabling is the driver for this review of BSM. Articles include the analysis of early networking in the Battle of Britain, reflections on the very real challenges of contemporary operations, through to how BSM might evolve as new capabilities and concepts emerge. The Air and Space environment is potentially in an era of seismic change. Our objective, therefore, is to open the debate on how that change might take place, rather than wait for it to unfurl around us . . . . . .
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Contributing Article:
Influences on Expeditionary C2 in Contemporary Operations (pdf - 72kB)
The Psychology of Remote Control Warfare (pdf - 36kB)
JAPCC Journal 08 Edition 8
The wide range of articles in this 8th Edition of the JAPCC Journal clearly emphasises that the optimal exploitation of Air (and Space) Power continues to be a profound challenge. That said, there has been no shortage of Air-minded colleagues, who are willing to pick up the gauntlet and describe how the future of our environment might unfurl . . . . .
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Contributing Article:
Influences on Expeditionary C2 in Contemporary Operations (pdf - 72kB)
JAPCC Journal 09 Edition 9
DCOM CC-Air Ramstein kicks the journal off by reminding us that opportunities to harness the collective power of our Air and Space assets are only limited by our imagination and energy. Other potential areas of common endeavour, from small satellites to air transport, are also placed in the spotlight. Elsewhere, we look at training and exercising from collective basic training opportunities through to emerging initiatives in the Live, Virtual and Constructive domains, which have the potential to change how we prepare from the unit/individual level to the highest reaches of command . . . . .
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JAPCC Journal 09 Edition 10
Countless operations have highlighted the advantages of dominating the Air environment and, as a number of articles in this edition point out, Space is rapidly reaching, if not already at, a similar point. We are also discovering in contemporary operations that creating a favourable situation in the Air doesn’t end with driving competitors from the sky. With that in mind, I am most grateful to a number of authors for looking at this issue through a wider lens; the articles on Air Basing, Air and CIMIC and Air Law all add to what is a most timely dialogue . . .
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