Distinctive Functions of the United States Air Force in the Cyberspace Domain

Abstract

Cyberspace is a domain shared by all military services and is critical to integrating forces in the joint warfight. As the subunified command develops under USSTRATCOM, the services must assess their particular potential and capabilities within the cyberspace domain. This paper seeks to define the Air Force niche within cyberspace. It proposes a perspective that the distinctive capabilities of the Air Force within its physical domains inherently make it the service to appropriate lead in three distinctive functions: operational reachback to a fixed base, parallel attack, and preparation of the battlespace. A research review built upon the concepts of operating in cyberspace and the tenets of air and space power drive the results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2009
Accession Number
AD1018671

Entities

People

  • Andrew K. Hosler

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Combat Support
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Strategy
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • United States
  • United States Strategic Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Space