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Wraps. Zustand: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. xi, [1], 136 pages plus covers. Map. Tables. Figures. Notes. Section about the Contributors. Cover has some wear and soiling. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. The author had a Ph.D., was a retired USAF General, and was the Director of the Air Force Research Institute. Among the contributors are: Anthony C. Cain, Larry D. Carter, John L. Conway, Karen w. Currie, Chad Dacus, Steve Hagel, Daly Hayden, Jeffrey Hukill, David "Scott" Johnson, Adam B. Lowther, and Martin R. Stytz In November 2009, General Norton A. Schwartz, the Air Force chief of staff, tasked the Air Force Research Institute (AFRI) to answer the following question: What critical capabilities-implemented by the combatant commanders-will the nation require of the Air Force by 2030? The AFRI team identified the nation's vital interests: commerce; secure energy supplies; freedom of action at sea, in space, in cyberspace, and in the skies; nuclear deterrence; and regional stability. The team analyzed four future world scenarios-a peer competitor, resurgent power, failed state, and jihadist insurgency-in relation to the nation's vital interests and the 12 Air Force core functions. The resulting analysis led to a synthesis of the core functions into five critical capabilities designed to meet the Air Force's strategic challenges in 2030: power projection; freedom of action in air, space, and cyberspace; global situational awareness; air diplomacy; and military support to civil authorities.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 244 pages. 8.50x5.51x0.60 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 360 pages. 9.00x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.