Breaking Out of Tactics: The Strategic Value Model And Thinking Critically at the Operational Level of War

Abstract

Airpower is strategic, but does that mean Airmen are predisposed to interact with strategy? The physical domains in which the United States military projects power are separate and unique; Airmen and the air domain reflect these qualities. The air domain embraces the entire globe, and the ability of air forces to project power enables a near infinite list of military options to national leadership. These options can be strategic and they can be tactical; yet, Airmen are tactical by nature.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2014
Accession Number
AD1023216

Entities

People

  • Peter J. Schnobrich

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Bombing
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Iraqi-War
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies