Shaping the Air Force Narrative for the 21st Century

Abstract

As the Air Force matured and grew increasingly more sophisticated, primarily spurred by enormous technological innovation, its unreproachable identity continued to flourish in the public mind. Air Force relationships with traditional media, though never warm, were nonetheless reasonably collegial, but more importantly, practical. The military's experiences with the media during the Vietnam War drove cautious tolerance left of outright disdain among the services and ushered in three and half decades of contempt between the two camps. Redefining its responsibilities regarding the need to engage traditional media; educating, training, and empowering its Airmen; and exploring opportunities to exploit "new media" are essential to the Air Force's ability to advance the national defense imperatives of air power to global audiences. By taking advantage of emerging media phenomena such as social networking and streaming internet video, the Air Force can again draw benefit from its professional reputation and the allure of its high-technology persona to reinvigorate its communication strategy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA510884

Entities

People

  • John V. Bartoli

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Iraqi-War
  • Military Education
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • Social Networking Services
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design