MiPAL: Transformation
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This section contains the ten most-recently added documents to this MiPAL. The most recent updates are in bold type. All recently included items can also be found by subject division below.
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General Information
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U.S. Policy
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Department of Defense
- [current] Base Realignment and Closure 2005
- [current] Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- [current] Quadrennial Defense Review Website
Office of the Secretary of Defense
- [10 Sep 12] Capstone Concept for Joint Operations: Joint Force 2020
Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- [17 Jan 12] Joint Operational Access Concept (JOAC)
U.S. Department of Defense
- [Jan 11] Enhancing Adaptability of Our Military Forces
Defense Science Board
- [27 April 10] Remarks on "The Changing Nature of War" before the LA World Affairs Council
William J. Lynn, III, Deputy Secretary of Defense
- [18 Feb 10] The Joint Operating Environment 2010: Ready for Today. Preparing for Tomorrow
U.S. Joint Forces Command
- [6 Oct 09] Vision for a Joint Approach to Operational Design
Memorandum for U.S. Joint Forces Command
- [23 July 09] DoD News Briefing with Lt. Gen. David Deptula, Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR, and Col. Eric Mathewson, Director, Air Force UAS Task Force, from the Pentagon
- [28 May 09] Joint Concept Development Vision
U.S. Joint Forces Command
- [14 May 09] "A New Direction in Defense" at the 3rd Annual Joint Warfighting Conference
Remarks by William J. Lynn, III, Deputy Secretary of Defense, at the 3rd Annual Joint Warfighting Conference, Va. Beach Convention Center
- [17 April 09] Remarks by Secretary Robert M. Gates at the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island
- [16 April 09] Remarks by Secretary Robert M. Gates at the Army War College, Carlisle, Pa.
- [15 April 09] Remarks by Secretary Robert M. Gates at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
- [7 April 09] Media Roundtable with Secretary Robert M. Gates and General James Cartwright, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff and Selected Reporters
- [7 April 09] Department of Defense Conference Call with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Gen. James Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with Internet Security Writers
- [6 April 09] DoD News Briefing with Secretary Gates from the Pentagon
NOTE: Announcement of Department of Defense recommendations for the restructuring of major defense modernization weapons systems programs
- [12 Feb 09] Joint Warfare in the 21st Century
Remarks by Gen. James Mattis, USMC, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Supreme Allied Commander Transformation and Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command, at the Defense Showstopper: National Security Challenges for the Obama Administration conference sponsored by the Foreign Policy Research Institute and the Reserve Officers Association
- [15 Jan 09] Capstone Concept for Joint Operations - Version 3.0
- [25 Nov 08] The Joint Operating Environment 2008: Challenges and Implications for the Future Joint Force
United States Joint Forces Command
- [31 July 08] Creating an Effective National Security Industrial Base for the 21st Century: An Action Plan to Address the Coming Crisis
Defense Science Board Task Force on Defense Industrial Structure for Transformation
- [8 May 08] Defense Department Background Briefing on Quadrennial Roles and Missions Review
- [1 Feb 08] DoD News Briefing with Assistant Secretary McHale and Lt. Gen. Blum on the Commission on the National Guards and Reserves Final Report to Congress
- [19 Dec 07] DoD News Briefing with Secretary Geren and Gen. Cody
- [4 Dec 07] Joint Operations Concepts Development Process (JOPSC-DP)
Joint Staff
- [Dec 07] Joint Operating Environment: Trends and Challenges for the Future Joint Force Through 2030
U.S. Joint Forces Command
- [11 Sep 07] Irregular Warfare (IW) Joint Operating Concept (JOC)
- [23 July 07] Joint Urban Operations Joint Integrating Concept
- [July 07] Future Need for VTOL/STOL Aircraft
Defense Science Board
- [15 March 07] Secretary of the Navy Recommends Way Ahead for Littoral Combat Ship Program
Press Release
- [25 Oct 06] MILCOM 2006 Conference
Remarks by Gordon R. England, Deputy Secretary of Defense
- [April 06] Transformation: A Progress Assessment, Volume II
Defense Science Board. Office of the Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
- [16 March 06] Fiscal Year 2006 Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrations and Joint Capability Technology Demonstrations Announced
Kenneth J. Krieg, Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
- [6 March 06] DoD News Briefing with Gen. James L. Jones
- [March 06] Force Protection in Urban and Unconventional Environments
Defense Science Board, Office of the Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
- [6 Feb 06] Quadrennial Defense Review Report
- [2 Feb 06] DoD News Briefing with Gen. Schoomaker
- [Feb 06] Transformation: A Progress Assessment, Volume I
Defense Science Board. Office of the Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
- [25 Jan 06] DoD News Briefing
Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
Note: Contains Rumsfeld's response to the report by the National Security Advisory Group on the state of the military.
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U.S. Congress
- [3 Nov 11] Institutionalizing Irregular Warfare Capabilities
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- [31 March 11] Improving the Readiness of U.S. Forces through Military Jointness
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee
- [28 April 10] The Rise of the Drones II: Examining the Legality of Unmanned Targeting
Hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs
- [15 April 10] Army Modernization in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2011 and the Future Years Defense Plan
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Airland
- [23 March 10] Rise of the Drones: Unmanned Systems and the Future of War
Hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs
- [July 09] Options for Combining the Navy's and the Coast Guard's Small Combatant Programs
Eric J. Labs. Congressional Budget Office
- [16 June 09] Army Modernization and Management of the Future Combat Systems Program in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2010 and the Future Years Defense Program
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Airland
- [16 June 09] Navy Shipbuilding Programs in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2010 and the Future Years Defense Program
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Seapower
- [3 June 09] Strategic Forces Programs in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2010 and the Future Years Defense Program
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Armed Services
- [14 May 09] Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2010 and the Future Years Defense Program
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Armed Services
- [7 May 09] Counterinsurgency and Irregular Warfare: Issues and Lessons Learned
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee
- [May 09] Alternatives for Modernizing U.S. Fighter Forces
Congressional Budget Office
- [2 April 09] Terrorism and the New Age of Irregular Warfare: Challenges and Opportunities
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee
- [26 March 09] Status of the Future Combat Systems Program
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Air and Land Forces Subcommittee
- [26 March 09] Requirements for the Future Capabilities of the United States Maritime Forces
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee
- [10 March 09] Littoral Combat Ship Program Update
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee
- [Jan 09] Long-Term Implications of the Fiscal Year 2009 Future Years Defense Program
Congressional Budget Office
- [1 April 08] The Holistic Approaches to Cybersecurity Enabling Network Centric Operations
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee
- [29 March 07] Posture of the Department of the Navy in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Armed Services
- [20 March 07] The Air Force in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Armed Services
- [15 March 07] The Posture of the United States Army in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Armed Services
- [6 Oct 05] From Factory to Foxhole: Improving DoD Logistics
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- [14 Sep 05] Quadrennial Defense Review: Goals and Principles
Committee Defense Review. House Armed Services Committee
- [15 March 05] Critical Mission: Ensuring the Success of the National Security Personnel System
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia
- [23 Sep 04] Global Posture Review of United States Military Forces Stationed Overseas
Hearing before the Senate Armed Service Committee
- [16 Sep 04] Convergence in a Network Centric Warfare Environment
Vice Adm. Art Cebrowski, Director of the Department of Defense Office of Force Transformation, Senator John Warner, Chairman of the Senate Armed Service Committee, and Bill Owens, President of Nortel Networks
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- [23 June 04] United States Global Defense Footprint
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee
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Department of the Army
- [current] Army Reserve Future Force
Army Reserve website concerning transformation
- [Nov 12] Beyond the Battlefield: Institutional Army Transformation Following Victory in Iraq
G. Scott Taylor. Strategic Studies Institute
- [Dec 11] Real Leadership and the U.S. Army: Overcoming a Failure of Imagination to Conduct Adaptive Work
COL John B. Richardson, IV, USA. Strategic Studies Institute
- [Oct 11] Kevlar Legions: The Transformation of the U.S. Army, 1989-2005
John Sloan Brown. Center of Military History, U.S. Army
- [March/April 11] Mechanized Forces in Irregular Warfare
MAJ Irvin Oliver, USA. Military Review
- [9 March 11] Army Modernization
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
- [5 Oct 10] A Heavy Load to Bear: The Stakes on the Ground Combat Vehicle Could Not Be Higher
Thomas Donnelly. Armed Forces Journal
- [Oct 10] A Shot in the Dark: The Futility of Long-Range Modernization Planning
Eric A. Hollister. Institute of Land Warfare, Association of the United States Army
- [Sep 10] An Army Transformed: The U.S. Army’s Post-Vietnam Recovery and the Dynamics of Change in Military Organizations
Suzanne C. Nielsen. Strategic Studies Institute
- [Aug 10] Enhancing Army Joint Force Headquarters Capabilities
Timothy M. Bonds, Myron Hura, and Thomas-Durell Young. RAND Corporation
- [15 July 10] U.S. Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Changing Modern Warfare
Institute of Land Warfare, Association of the United States Army
- [13 May 10] Department of Defense Press Release: Army Cancels Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System
- [15 April 10] Army Modernization in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2011 and the Future Years Defense Plan
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Airland
- [April 10] 2010 Army Modernization Strategy
U.S. Department of the Army
- [April 10] The US Army's Shift to Irregular Warfare
Michael A. Vane. Small Wars Journal
- [30 March 10] Considerations for a Post Conflict United States Army
COL Timothy Whalen, USA. U.S. Army War College
- [15 March 10] Defense Acquisitions: Opportunities Exist to Position Army's Ground Force Modernization Efforts for Success
Government Accountability Office
- [1 March 10] A Military Force for a Globally Engaged Super Power
LtCol Andrew J. Kostic, USMC. U.S. Army War College
- [Spring 10] Combating a Combat Legacy
Chad Serena. Parameters
- [Feb 10] The Army Management Enterprise: Focus on the Future
Institute of Land Warfare, Association of the United States Army
- [21 Dec 09] The Army Capstone Concept - Operational Adaptability: Operating under Conditions of Uncertainty and Complexity in an Era of Persistent Conflict - 2016-2028
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
- [30 Nov 09] Army Future Combat System (FCS) "Spin-Outs" and Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV): Background and Issues for Congress
Andrew Feickert and Nathan Jacob Lewis. Congressional Research Service
- [Sep/Oct 09] Revisiting Priorities for the Army's Future Force
GEN Peter W. Chiarelli, USA, et al. Military Review
- [Sep/Oct 09] Developing NCO Leaders for the 21st Century
MSG John W. Proctor, USA. Military Review
- [28 Sep 09] Defense Acquisitions: Army Aviation Modernization Has Benefited from Increased Funding but Several Challenges Need to Be Addressed
Government Accountability Office
- [29 Aug 09] Maintaining Full-Spectrum Capabilities in an Operating Environment of Hybrid Threats: The Army's Future Requirements
Transcript of a Heritage Foundation lecture
- [27 Aug 09] The Future of the U.S. Army: Options for Force Modernization
Transcript of a Center for National Policy event
- [Aug 09] Life after FCS
Evan Braden Montgomery. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
- [20 July 09] Department of Defense Press Release: Army Partially Terminates Future Combat Systems Manned Ground Vehicle
- [July 09] Correcting Course: The Cancellation of the Future Combat Systems Program
Andrew F. Krepinevich and Evan Braden Montgomery. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
- [June 09] Transforming U.S. Army Pacific
Institute of Land Warfare, Association of the United States Army
- [June 09] An Analysis of the Army's Transformation Programs and Possible Alternatives
Congressional Budget Office
- [March-April 09] The Future Combat System Program
Maj. Luis Alvarado, USA. Military Review
- [12 March 09] Defense Acquisitions: Decisions Needed to Shape Army's Combat Systems for the Future
Government Accountability Office
- [5 Feb 09] The Future Combat System: What Future Can the Army Afford?
Anthony H. Cordesman and Hans Ulrich Kaeser. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [Nov 08] An Army at the Crossroads
Andrew F. Krepinevich. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
- [June 08] Considering a Cadre Augmented Army
Christopher Ordowich. RAND Corporation
- [30 May 08] Future Combat System: Is It Worth It?
Valerie Reed and Jessica Guiney. Center for Defense Information
- [14 May 08] Army Modernization Necessary, Successful, Long Overdue
Lt. Gen. N. Ross Thompson. Army News Service
- [10 April 08] Force Structure: Restructuring the Army Will Cost Billions of Dollars for Equipment but the Total Cost is Uncertain
Government Accountability Office
- [1 April 08] The U.S. Army Study of the Human Dimension in the Future 2015-2024
Training and Doctrine Command, U.S. Army
- [April 08] FCS: The Logic of Future Combat Systems
Loren Thompson. Lexington Institute
- [March 08] The Challenge of Adaptation: The US Army in the Aftermath of Conflict, 1953-2000
Robert T. Davis II. U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, Combat Studies Institute Press
- [12 Feb 08] Future Combat Systems: Dispelling Widespread Myths of the US Army's Primary Modernization Program
Mackenzie Eaglen and Oliver Horn. Heritage Foundation
- [18 Jan 08] Does the Army Need a Full-Spectrum Force or Specialized Units? Background and Issues for Congress
Andrew Feickert. Congressional Research Service
- [Jan 08] Army Modernization in an Era of Persistent Conflict
Lt. Gen. Stephen M. Speakes and Col. Gregory M. Martin. ARMY
- [14 Dec 07] Force Structure: Better Management Controls Are Needed to Oversee the Army's Modular Force and Expansion Initiatives and Improve Accountability for Results
Government Accountability Office
- [11 Dec 07] Future Combat Systems: A Congressional Guide to Army Modernization
Mackenzie M. Eaglen and Oliver L. Horn. Heritage Foundation
- [Nov 07] Modernizing the Army's Rotary-Wing Aviation Fleet
Congressional Budget Office
- [26 June 07] The Army and its Future Combat Systems in Jeopardy
Frank Gaffney, Jr. Center for Security Policy
- [6 June 07] Defense Acquisitions: Role of Lead Systems Integrator on Future Combat Systems Program Poses Oversight Challenges
Government Accountability Office
- [07] Supporting Training Strategies for Brigade Combat Teams Using Future Combat Systems (FCS) Technologies
Michael G. Shanley, et al. RAND Corporation
- [6 Sep 06] Force Structure: Army Needs to Provide DoD and Congress More Visibility Regarding Modular Force Capabilities and Implementation Plans
Government Accountability Office
- [14 Sep 06] Transforming Military Training: Using the Lessons of the Past to Build the Army of the Future
Transcript of a Brookings Institution speech by Lt. Gen. David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth
- [Aug 06] How to Make Army Force Generation Work for the Army's Reserve Components
Joseph E Whitlock. Strategic Studies
- [Aug 06] The Army's Future Combat Systems: Program and Alternatives
Congressional Budget Office
- [5 May 06] U.S. Army's Modular Redesign: Issues for Congress
Andrew Feickert. Congressional Research Service
- [4 April 06] The Army's Future Combat Systems Program
Congressional Budget Office
- [4 April 06] Force Structure: Capabilities and Cost of Army Modular Force Remain Uncertain
Government Accountability Office
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Department of the Navy
- [10 Dec 12] Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress
Ronald O'Rourke. Congressional Research Service
- [16 Sep 11] Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress
Ronald O'Rourke. Congressional Research Service
- [8 May 11] Institutionalizing an 'Irregular Warfare' Focus in the Navy: Imperatives for Confronting Irregular Challenges
John Sandoz. Small Wars Journal
- [29 April 11] Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress
Ronald O'Rourke. Congressional Research Service
- [14 March 11] Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress
Ronald O'Rourke. Congressional Research Service
- [Oct 10] CNO Guidance for 2011: Executing the Maritime Strategy
Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Department of the Navy
- [31 Aug 10] Defense Acquisitions: Navy's Ability to Overcome Challenges Facing the Littoral Combat Ship Will Determine Eventual Capabilities
Government Accountability Office
- [June 10] Applications for Navy Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Brien Alkire, et al. RAND Corporation
- [Summer 10] The Zumwalt-Class Destroyer: A Technology "Bridge" Shaping the Navy after Next
George V. Galdorisi and Scott C. Truver. Naval War College Review
- [8 April 10] Navy CG(X) Cruiser Program: Background for Congress
Ronald O'Rourke. Congressional Research Service
- [31 March 10] Navy Aegis Cruiser and Destroyer Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress
Ronald O'Rourke. Congressional Research Service
- [March 10] Littoral Combat Ship: An Examination of its Possible Concepts of Operation
Martin N. Murphy. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
- [2 Feb 10] Littoral Combat Ship: Actions Needed to Improve Operating Cost Estimates and Mitigate Risks in Implementing New Concepts
Government Accountability Office
- [22 Dec 09] Navy F/A-18E/F and EA-18G Aircraft Procurement and Strike Fighter Shortfall: Background and Issues for Congress
Jeremiah Gertler. Congressional Research Service
- [Feb 09] The US Navy: Charting a Course for Tomorrow's Fleet
Robert O. Work. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
- [8 Sep 08] DOD Business Systems Modernization: Important Management Controls Being Implemented on Major Navy Program, but Improvements Needed in Key Areas
Government Accountability Office
- [8 Sep 08] DOD Business Systems Modernization: Planned Investment in Navy Program to Create Cashless Shipboard Environment Needs to Be Justified and Better Managed
Government Accountability Office
- [Sep 08] Netting the Navy
Loren Thompson. Lexington Institute
- [19 Aug 08] Abandon Ships: The Costly Illusion of Unaffordable Transformation
Hans Ulrich Kaeser. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [7 Aug 08] DOD Business Systems Modernization: Key Navy Programs' Compliance with DOD's Federated Business Enterprise Architecture Needs to Be Adequately Demonstrated
Government Accountability Office
- [9 June 08] Resource Implications of the Navy's Fiscal Year 2009 Shipbuilding Plan
Congressional Budget Office
- [29 May 08] Force Structure: Ship Rotational Crewing Initiatives Would Benefit from Top-Level Leadership, Navy-wide Guidance, Comprehensive Analysis, and Improved Lessons-Learned Sharing
Government Accountability Office
- [1 Feb 08] Military Readiness: Navy Is Making Progress Implementing Its Fleet Response Plan, but Has Not Fully Developed Goals, Measures, and Resource Needs
Government Accountability Office
- [Oct 07] Crew Rotation in the Navy: The Long-Term Effect on Forward Presence
Congressional Budget Office
- [26 April 07] Littoral Combat Ship and the Birth of a New Navy
Loren B. Thompson. Lexington Institute
- [9 April 07] Navy Force Structure: Alternative Force Structure Studies of 2005 — Background for Congress
Ronald O'Rourke. Congressional Research Service
- [April 07] Know When to Hold 'Em, Know When to Fold 'Em: A New Transformation Plan for the Navy's Surface Battle Line
Robert O. Work. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
- [April 07] Searching for a Strategy
Milan Vego. Armed Forces Journal
- [19 March 07] Navy Transformation: A Stable, Long-Term View
Donald C. Winter. Heritage Foundation
- [7 March 07] Know When to Hold 'Em, Know When to Fold 'Em: Thinking About Navy Plans for the Future Surface Battle Line
Robert Work. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
- [11 Jan 07] Naval Networking and E-2C
Merrick Carey and Daniel Goure. Lexington Institute
- [Dec 06] Naval Transformation, Ground Forces, and the Expeditionary Impulse: The Sea-Basing Debate
Geoffrey Till. Strategic Studies Institute
- [10 Nov 06] Modularity, the Littoral Combat Ship and the Future of the United States Navy
Lexington Institute
- [20 Sep 06] Know When to Hold 'em: Modernizing the Navy's Surface Battle Line
Robert Work. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
- [June 06] Leveraging America's Aircraft Carrier Capabilities: Exploring New Combat and Noncombat Roles and Missions for the U.S. Carrier Fleet
John Gordon, et al. RAND Corporation
- [May 06] Options for the Navy's Future Fleet
Congressional Budget Office
- [30 March 06] Defense Acquisitions: Challenges Associated with the Navy's Long-Range Shipbuilding Plans
Government Accountability Office
- [Winter 06] Future Navies - Present Issues
Jane G. Dalton. Naval War College Review
- [06] Acquisition and Competition Strategy Options for the DD(X): The U.S. Navy's 21st Century Destroyer
John F. Schank, et al. RAND Corporation
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U.S. Marine Corps
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Department of the Air Force
- [March/April 13] A Case for Air Force Reorganization
Col Jeffrey P. Sundberg, USAF. Air and Space Power Journal
- [Spring 11] Developing Flexible Command and Control of Airpower
Lt Col Jeffrey Hukill, USAF (ret.), and Daniel R. Mortensen. Air and Space Power Journal
- [19 May 10] Win Today and Prepare for Tomorrow
Remarks by Gen Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, at the Combat Air Forces Airpower Symposium
- [March 10] Ending F-22 A Production: Costs and Industrial Base Implications of Alternative Options
Obaid Younossi, et al. RAND Corporation
- [20 Jan 10] Aligning the Air Force Vision with the Future Security Environment
Remarks by Michael Donley, Secretary of the Air Force, at the 38th Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis-Fletcher Conference on National Security Strategy and Policy
- [22 Dec 09] Air Force Next-Generation Bomber: Background and Issues for Congress
Jeremiah Gertler. Congressional Research Service
- [22 Dec 09] Air Force KC-X Tanker Aircraft Program: Background and Issues for Congress
Ronald O'Rourke. Congressional Research Service
- [25 Sep 09] The Future of Unmanned Systems
Remarks by Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, at the graduation ceremony for the Unmanned Aircraft System MQ-1 Predator Course, Creech Air Force Base, Nev.
- [11 Sep 09] Air Force F-22 Fighter Program: Background and Issues for Congress
Ronald O'Rourke. Congressional Research Service
- [23 July 09] DoD News Briefing with Lt. Gen. David Deptula, Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR, and Col. Eric Mathewson, Director, Air Force UAS Task Force, from the Pentagon
- [July 09] The US Air Force and Irregular Warfare: Success as a Hurdle
Daniel L. Magruder, Jr. Small Wars Journal
- [June 09] Managing Risk in USAF Force Planning
Frank Camm, et al. RAND Corporation
- [Summer 09] Airpower Trends 2010: The Future is Closer Than You Think
Col. John D. Jogerst, USAF (ret.). Air and Space Power Journal
- [Summer 09] Managing the Human Weapon System: A Vision for an Air Force Human-Performance Doctrine
Lt. Col. Anthony P. Tvaryanas, USAF, Col. Lex Brown, USAF, and Nita L. Miller. Air and Space Power Journal
- [19 May 09] Fiscal Year 2010 Air Force Posture Statement
U.S. Department of the Air Force
- [Spring 09] Transforming United States Air Forces in Europe and Empowering Poland: F-16s Fly East
Lt. Col. Christopher S. Sage, USAF. Air and Space Power Journal
- [8 Aug 08] Off We Go...Cyberspace, the Air Force and the New Face of Battle
Christopher Bronk. James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
- [8 Aug 08] DOD Business Transformation: Air Force's Current Approach Increases Risk that Asset Visibility Goals and Transformation Priorities Will Not Be Achieved
Government Accountability Office
- [20 June 08] Aging Air Force Fleet Requires New Ideas to Sustain
Loren B. Thompson. Lexington Institute
- [March 08] Air Force Cyber Command: Strategic Vision
Air Force Cyber Command
- [Spring 08] Exposing the Information Domain Myth: A New Concept for Air Force and Information Operations Doctrine
Maj Geoffrey F. Weiss, USAF. Air & Space Power Journal
- [30 Jan 08] On Learning: The Future of Air Force Education and Training
Air Education and Training Command
- [25 Jan 08] U.S. Air Force Bomber Modernization Plans: An Independent Assessment
Clark A. Murdock. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [29 Dec 07] CSAF White Paper: The Nation's Guardians: America's 21st Century Air Force
General T. Michael Moseley, 18th Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
- [Dec 07] Air Force and the Cyberspace Mission: Defending the Air Force's Computer Network in the Future
Shane P. Courville, Lt Col, USAF. Center for Strategy and Technology
- [Sep 07] The Dual-Role Dilemma
Christopher Griffin. Armed Forces Journal
- [Nov 06] Shaping the Future Air Force
David A. Shlapak. RAND Corporation
- [10 Oct 06] An Aging Air Force Struggles to Keep its Edge
Loren B. Thompson. Lexington Institute
- [n.d.] The USAF Transformation Flight Plan FY03-07 (The Air Force Transformation Roadmap)
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International Military Transformation
- [current] NATO Allied Command Transformation Website
- [12 April 13] System of System Operational Capability: Impact on PLA Transformation
Kevin McCauley. Jamestown Foundation
- [22 April 11] Taiwan's Defense Transformation and Challenges under Ma Ying-Jeou
Fu S. Mei. Jamestown Foundation
- [27 Jan 11] Squaring the Circle: Fitting Force Transformation into NATO's Lisbon Reform Programme
Jonathan Dowdall, rapporteur. Security and Defence Agenda
- [July 10] Transforming Germany's Armed Forces
Maxim Worcester. Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung
- [5 March 10] The Role of U.S. Arms Sales in Taiwan's Defense Transformation
Michael S. Chase. Jamestown Foundation
- [15 Feb 10] Dominant Air Power in the Information Age: The Comparative Advantage of Air and Space Power in Future Conflict
Remarks by Air Chief Marshal Stephen Dalton, Chief of the Air Staff, United Kingdom, at the International Institute for Strategic Studies
- [Feb 10] The United States and Taiwan's Defense Transformation
Alexander Chieh-cheng Huang. Brookings Institution
- [18 Jan 10] Future Conflict and Prevention: People and the Information Age
Remarks by General Sir David Richards, Chief of the General Staff, United Kingdom, at the International Institute for Strategic Studies
- [Dec 09] Crosscutting Issues in International Transformation: Interactions and Innovations among People, Organizations, Processes, and Technology
Derrick Neal, Henrik Friman, Ralph Doughty, and Linton Wells, II, eds. Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
- [Nov 09] Asymmetric Warfare and Australian National Asymmetric Advantages: Taking the Fight to the Enemy
Col Chris Field. Land Warfare Studies Centre, Australian Army
- [Nov 09] India's Strategic Defense Transformation: Expanding Global Relationships
Brian K. Hedrick. Strategic Studies Institute
- [17 Sep 09] Twenty-first Century Armed Forces - Agile, Useable, Relevant
Remarks by General Sir David Richards, Chief of the General Staff, British Army, United Kingdom, at Chatham House
- [Sep 09] Adaptive Campaigning - Future Land Operating Concept
Land Warfare Studies Centre, Australian Army
- [July 09] Europe and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program
Michele Nones, Giovanni Gasparini, and Alessandro Marrone. Instituto Affari Internazionali
- [5 March 09] Initiatives to Transform the Army Officer Corps
Ali Ahmed. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
- [Feb 09] Security System Transformation in Sierra Leone, 1997-2007
Peter Albrecht and Paul Jackson. Global Facilitation Network for Security Sector Reform
- [Sep 08] Defense Transformation à la française and U.S. Interests
Leo G. Michel. Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
- [5 June 08] Asian Military Modernization: Key Areas of Concern
Michael McDevitt. International Institute for Strategic Studies
- [3 June 08] NATO: The Next Decade
Remarks by Japp de Hoop Scheffer, NATO Secretary General, at the Security and Defence Agenda
- [Summer 08] Information Technology and China's Naval Modernization
Andrew S. Erickson and Michael S. Chase. Joint Force Quarterly
- [13 March 08] NATO Military Transformation: Quo Vadis
Ambassador Adam Kobieracki. Center for International Relations
- [March 08] NATO Summit 2008: Transforming NATO: Polish and Regional Perspective
Andrzej Bobinski, ed. Center for International Relations
- [29 Feb 08] PLA Navy Modernization: Preparing for "Informatized" War at Sea
Andrew Erickson and Michael S. Chase. Jamestown Foundation
- [29 Feb 08] China's "Revolution in Military Affairs": Rhetoric Versus Reality
Richard A. Bitzinger. Jamestown Foundation
- [Jan 08] Transforming to Effects-Based Operations: Lessons from the United Kingdom Experience
Andrew M. Dorman. Strategic Studies Institute
- [12 Dec 07] Remarks Delivered at the Chiefs of Transformation Conference
Italian Navy Admiral Luciano Zappata, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
- [Dec 07] Coping with the Dragon: Essays on PLA Transformation and the U.S. Military
Center for Technology and National Security Policy
- [Feb 07] NCW (Network Centric Warfare) Roadmap
Department of Defence, Australia
- [Jan 07] Oceans of Work: Arms Conversion Revisited
Steven Schofield. British American Security Information Council
- [April 07] Transforming NATO Special Operations
James L. Jones. Joint Force Quarterly
- [14 Nov 06] Transforming NATO (...Again): A Primer for the NATO Summit in Riga
Julianne Smith. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [Sep 06] Relics of Cold War: Defence Transformation in the Czech Republic
Miroslav Tuma. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
- [March 06] Creating a NATO Special Operations Force
David C. Gompert and Raymond C. Smith. National Defense University
- [March 06] Transatlantic Transformation: Building a NATO-EU Security Architecture
Frances G. Burwell, et al. Atlantic Council of the United States
- [Jan 06] The Mexican Armed Forces in Transition
Ian Nicholls and Jordi Diez. Strategic Studies Institute
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Research & Analysis
Government Accountability Office
- [31 Aug 10] Defense Acquisitions: Navy's Ability to Overcome Challenges Facing the Littoral Combat Ship Will Determine Eventual Capabilities
- [26 March 10] Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Comprehensive Planning and a Results-Oriented Training Strategy Are Needed to Support Growing Inventories
- [19 March 10] Joint Strike Fighter: Additional Costs and Delays Risk Not Meeting Warfighter Requirements on Time
- [28 Sep 09] Defense Acquisitions: Army Aviation Modernization Has Benefited from Increased Funding but Several Challenges Need to Be Addressed
- [30 July 09] Defense Acquisitions: Opportunities Exist to Achieve Greater Commonality and Efficiencies among Unmanned Aircraft Systems
- [17 July 09] Coast Guard: Better Logistics Planning Needed to Aid Operational Decisions Related to the Deployment of the National Security Cutter and its Support Assets
- [12 March 09] Joint Strike Fighter: Accelerating Procurement before Completing Development Increases the Government's Financial Risk
- [9 Jan 09] Defense Business Transformation: Status of Department of Defense Efforts to Develop a Management Approach to Guide Business Transformation
- [24 June 08] Coast Guard: Change in Course Improves Deepwater Management and Oversight, but Outcome Still Uncertain
- [15 May 08] Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Federal Actions Needed to Ensure Safety and Expand Their Potential Uses within the National Airspace System
- [12 May 08] DOD Business Systems Modernization: Military Departments Need to Strengthen Management of Enterprise Architecture Programs
- [30 April 08] Military Transformation: DOD Needs to Strengthen Implementation of Its Global Strike Concept and Provide a Comprehensive Investment Approach for Acquiring Needed Capabilities
- [11 March 08] Status of Selected Aspects of the Coast Guard's Deepwater Program
- [7 March 08] Defense Acquisitions: Significant Challenges Ahead in Developing and Demonstrating Future Combat System's Network and Software
- [7 March 08] Defense Acquisitions: 2009 Is a Critical Juncture for the Army's Future Combat System
- [18 Jan 08] Force Structure: Need for Greater Transparency for the Army's Grow the Force Initiative Funding Plan
- [14 Dec 07] Force Structure: Better Management Controls Are Needed to Oversee the Army's Modular Force and Expansion Initiatives and Improve Accountability for Results
- [11 Oct 07] Improvement Continues in DOD's Reporting on Sustainable Ranges, but Opportunities Exist to Improve Its Range Assessments and Comprehensive Plan
- [8 March 07] Fiscal Stewardship and Defense Transformation
Speech by David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, before the United States Naval Academy
- [12 Feb 07] DoD Transformation Challenges and Opportunities
Presentation by David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, before the Army War College
- [16 Nov 06] Defense Business Transformation: A Comprehensive Plan, Integrated Efforts, and Sustained Leadership are Needed to Assure Success
- [8 Nov 06] DOD Transformation: Challenges and Opportunities
Presentation by David Walker, Comptroller General, before the Program Executive Officers/Systems Command Commanders Conference
- [8 Sep 06] Military Transformation: Additional Actions Needed by U.S. Strategic Command to Strengthen Implementation of Its Many Missions and New Organization
- [5 Sep 06] Force Structure: DoD Needs to Integrate Data into its Force Identification Process and Examine Options to Meet Requirements for High-Demand Support Forces
- [31 July 06] Special Operations Forces: Several Human Capital Challenges Must Be Addressed to Meet Expanded Role
- [24 May 06] Space Acquisitions: DOD Needs Additional Knowledge as it Embarks on a New Approach for Transformational Satellite Communications System
- [4 April 06] Defense Acquisitions: Improved Business Case Key for Future Combat System's Success
- [31 March 06] Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Major Weapon Programs
- [15 March 06] Defense Acquisitions: Missile Defense Agency Fields Initial Capability but Falls Short of Original Goals
- [15 March 06] Joint Strike Fighter: DOD Plans to Enter Production before Testing Demonstrates Acceptable Performance
- [15 March 06] Unmanned Aircraft Systems: New DOD Programs Can Learn from Past Efforts to Craft Better and Less Risky Acquisition Strategies
- [14 March 06] Space Acquisitions: DOD Needs a Departmentwide Strategy for Pursuing Low-Cost, Responsive Tactical Space Capabilities
- [14 March 06] Defense Acquisitions: Improved Business Case Is Needed for Future Combat System's Successful Outcome
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Other Reports
- [10 Dec 12] Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress
Ronald O'Rourke. Congressional Research Service
- [Autumn 12] Building the Purple Ford: An Affordable Approach to Jointness
Robert P. Kozloski. Naval War College Review
- [May 12] Sustainable Pre-eminence: Reforming the U.S. Military at a Time of Strategic Change
David W. Barno, et al. Center for a New American Security
- [Oct 11] Ideas and Norms in Future War and Warfare
Jan Angstrom. Strategic Insights
- [Oct 11] Irregular Warfare and Future War: Strategy and Defense Planning
James A. Russell. Strategic Insights
- [Oct 11] The Future of Western Warfare: Coalitions and Capability Gaps
Theo Farrell. Strategic Insights
- [Oct 11] Watching Hainan, Remembering Murmansk: Cold War Analogies, Maritime Access, and the Future of Warfare
Adam Grissom. Strategic Insights
- [Oct 11] U.S. Ground Force Capabilities through 2020
Nathan Freier, et al. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [June 11] The Maturing Revolution in Military Affairs
Barry D. Watts. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
- [May/June 11] Maintaining the Combat Edge
MG Michael S. Tucker, USA, and MAJ Jason P. Conroy, USA. Military Review
- [26 April 11] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program: Background and Issues for Congress
Jeremiah Gertler. Congressional Research Service
- [April 11] U-Turn: Unmanned Systems Could be Casualties of Budget Pressures
Peter W. Singer. Armed Forces Journal
- [March 11] Reforming Military Command Arrangements: The Case of the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force
Henrik Bliddal. Strategic Studies Institute
- [2 Dec 10] Second Land Armies and Excess Combatant Commands
Robert Jordan Prescott. Small Wars Journal and House of Marathon
- [22 Oct 10] Coast Guard Deepwater Acquisition Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress
Ronald O'Rourke. Congressional Research Service
- [24 Aug 10] Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected (MRAP) Vehicles: Background and Issues for Congress
Andrew Feickert. Congressional Research Service
- [July/Aug 10] Unit of Action: Organizing the Brigade Combat Team for Future Wars
COL Scott Efflandt, USA. Military Review
- [July/Aug 10] Unmanned Aerial Systems: Quality As Well As Quantity
CPT Kyle Greenberg, USA. Military Review
- [July 10] Observations on Recent Trends in Armored Forces
David E. Johnson and John Gordon IV. RAND Corporation
- [June 10] Updating the Commander's Toolbox: New Tools for Operationalizing the Law of Armed Conflict
Laurie R. Blank and Amos N. Guiora. PRISM: A Journal of the Center for Complex Operations
- [June 10] Getting the Next War Right: Beyond Population-Centric Warfare
Thomas A. Marks, Sebastian L.v. Gorka, and Robert Sharp. PRISM: A Journal of the Center for Complex Operations
- [June 10] War in Complex Environments: The Technological Dimension
Martin van Creveld. PRISM: A Journal of the Center for Complex Operations
- [May/June 10] The Revolution in Military Affairs: 12 Observations on an Out-of-Fashion Idea
LTC Scott Stephenson, USA (ret.). Military Review
- [May 10] Military Transformation? Which Transformation, and What Lies Ahead?
Paul K. Davis. Chapter from "The George W. Bush Defense Program: Policy, Strategy and War"
NOTE: Made available with permission by the RAND Corporation
- [Spring 10] Clausewitz and the "New Wars" Scholars
Bart Schuurman. Parameters
- [Spring 10] Cyber Vision and Cyber Force Development
Kamal Jabbour. Strategic Studies Quarterly
- [Jan/Feb 10] Adapting the Generating Force
LTG Michael A. Vane, USA. Military Review
- [4 Jan 10] Planning for the Future: How and Why to Salvage the Pentagon's Quadrennial Defense Review
James Talent and Mackenzie Eaglen. Heritage Foundation
- [Jan 10] Defense Planning for the Long Haul: Scenarios, Operational Concepts, and the Future Security Environment
Evan Braden Montgomery. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
- [29 Dec 09] Gates' Strategic Determinism: Will the Future Mirror the Present?
Eric Sayers. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
- [22 Dec 09] V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft: Background and Issues for Congress
Jeremiah Gertler. Congressional Research Service
- [Dec 09] True Transformation: America's Military is Overdue for a Dramatic Overhaul
Gregory D. Foster. Armed Forces Journal
- [Dec 09] A Vehicle for Modern Times: What the Next Combat Vehicle Should Look Like
MG Robert H. Scales, USA (ret.). Armed Forces Journal
- [Winter 09] Directed Energy: A Look to the Future
Maj Gen David Scott, USAF, and Col David Robie, USAF. Air and Space Power Journal
- [Nov/Dec 09] Transformation and the Irregular Gap
MAJ Kenneth J. Burgess, USA. Military Review
- [Nov/Dec 09] The Future of U.S. Military Power: "Transformation" is a Luxury Washington Can't Afford
Thomas Donnelly. Foreign Affairs
NOTE: Full-text made available by the American Enterprise Institute
- [Oct 09] Key Issues Relevant to U.S. Army Fires and the Warfighter
Institute of Land Warfare, Association of the United States Army
- [Sep 09] The Army after This
Vegetius. Small Wars Journal
- [Fall 09] Back From the Future: The Impact of Change on Airpower in the Decades Ahead
Mark Clodfelter. Strategic Studies Quarterly
- [27 Aug 09] The Perils of Prediction and Unpreparedness in Building the Future Force
Transcript of a Heritage Foundation lecture
- [27 Aug 09] The 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review: A+, F, Or Dead on Arrival?
Erin K. Fitzgerald and Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [Aug 09] A Strategic Approach to Joint Officer Management: Analysis and Modeling Results
Margaret C. Harrell, et al. RAND Corporation
- [July/Aug 09] Future Strategic Environment in an Era of Persistent Conflict
MAJ Paul S. Oh, USA. Military Review
- [14 July 09] Defense "Transformation" Back from the Grave
Thomas Donnelly. American Enterprise Institute
- [9 July 09] Tactical Aircraft Modernization: Issues for Congress
Ronald O'Rourke. Congressional Research Service
- [June 09] Distributed Manoeuvre: 21st Century Offensive Tactics
Justin Kelly and Mike Brennan. Land Warfare Studies Centre, Australian Army
- [June 09] Arrowhead Ripper: Adaptive Leadership in Full Spectrum Operations
COL Fred Johnson. Strategic Studies Institute
- [June 09] DoD Leaders, Strategists, and Operators in an Era of Persistent Unconvential Challenge
Nathan Freier. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [Summer 09] Caught in the Net: Lessons from the Financial Crisis for a Networked Future
Gautam Mukunda and William J. Troy. Parameters
- [Summer 09] Deconstructing Our Dark Age Future
P. Michael Phillips. Parameters
- [Summer 09] The Army's "Organic" Unmanned Aircraft Systems: An Unhealthy Choice for the Joint Operational Environment
Maj. Travis A. Burdine, USAF. Air and Space Power Journal
- [Summer 09] Optimizing the Effectiveness of Directed Energy Weapons with Specialized Weather Support
Maj. De Leon C. Narcisse, USAF, Lt. Col. Steven T. Fiorino, USAF, and Col. Richard J. Bartell, USAFR. Air and Space Power Journal
- [22 April 09] People and Platforms: An Agenda for Balanced Defense Forces
Mackenzie M. Eaglen. Heritage Foundation
- [April 09] Hybrid Threats: Reconceptualizing the Evolving Character of Modern Conflict
Frank G. Hoffman. Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
- [April 09] Enhancing Fires and Maneuver Capability Through Greater Air-Ground Joint Interdependence
Jody Jacobs, et al. RAND Corporation
- [April 09] The Past and Present as Prologue: Future Warfare through the Lens of Contemporary Conflicts
Robert H. Scales. Center for a New American Security
- [April 09] The New Balance: Limited Armed Stabilization and the Future of U.S. Landpower
Nathan Freier. Strategic Studies Institute
- [March 09] Third Generation Civil-Military Relations and the 'New Revolution in Military Affairs'
Frederik Rosén. Danish Institute for International Studies
- [March 09] A 21st-Century Concept of Air and Military Operations
Robbin F. Laird. Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
- [March 09] Operation Anaconda: Lessons for Joint Operations
Richard L. Kugler, Michael Baranick, and Hans Binnendijk. Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
- [Jan 09] Near-Term Prospects for Battlefield Directed-Energy Weapons
Thomas Ehrhard, Andrew Krepinevich, and Barry Watts. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
- [Jan 09] Next-War-itis, This-War-itis, and the American Military
Michael P. Noonan. Foreign Policy Research Institute
- [Winter 09] Robots at War: The New Battlefield
P. W. Singer. Wilson Quarterly
- [09] Arming the Revolution in Military Affairs: The US Defense Industry in the Post-Transformational World
Richard A. Bitzinger. International Journal of Defense Acquisition Management
- [Winter 08/09] The 21st Century Security Environment and the Future of War
Colin S. Gray. Parameters
- [Dec 08] Agility Across the Spectrum: A Future Force Blueprint
Scott Bates and Zachary Warrender. Center for National Policy
- [Nov 08] Transforming for What? Challenges Facing Western Militaries Today
John Gordon. French Institute of International Relations
- [Nov 08] In the Middle of the Fight: An Assessment of Medium-Armored Forces in Past Military Operations
David E. Johnson, Adam Grissom, Olga Oliker. RAND Corporation
- [Nov 08] Special Operations Forces: Future Challenges and Opportunities
Robert Martinage. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
- [Oct 08] Learning from Contemporary Conflicts to Prepare for Future War
H. R. McMaster. Foreign Policy Research Institute
- [Oct 08] Slowing Military Change
Zhivan J. Alach. Strategic Studies Institute
- [Sep 08] Transformation: From the Outside In or the Inside Out?
Christine A. R. MacNulty. Proteus USA
- [July 08] Countering Asymmetrical Warfare in the 21st Century: A Grand Strategic Vision
David E. Long. Strategic Insights
- [16 June 08] A Transformer in Disguise
Thomas Donnelly. American Enterprise Institute
- [June 08] Building on the Goldwater-Nichols Act
Timothy K. Hsia. Foreign Service Journal
- [June 08] Business as Usual: An Assessment of Donald Rumsfeld's Transformation Vision and Transformation's Prospects for the Future
Mark G. Czelusta. George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
- [June 08] Range, Persistence, Stealth, and Networking: The Case for a Carrier-Based Unmanned Combat Air System
Thomas P. Ehrhard and Robert O. Work. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
- [June 08] Two Decades Late
Frederick W. Kagan. American Enterprise Institute
- [Summer 08] The Folly of 'Asymmetric War'
Michael J. Mazarr. Washington Quarterly
- [5 May 08] Future Defense Dilemmas Summary Report of the "Maintaining Quality in the Force" Seminar
Ralph Wipfli. Strategic Studies Institute
- [2 May 08] How to Be All That You Can Be: A Look at the Pentagon's Five Step Plan for Making Iron Man Real
Peter W. Singer. Brookings Institution
- [May 08] Adaptability of Land Forces to 21st Century Security Challenges
B. F. Griffard. Center for Strategic Leadership
- [May 08] Geopolitics, the Revolution in Military Affairs, and the Bush Doctrine
Simon Dalby. York Centre for International and Security Studies
- [May 08] Ground Truth: The Future of U.S. Land Power
Thomas Donnelly and Frederick W. Kagan. American Enterprise Institute
- [May 08] Defense Policy: Regenerating the American Military
John A. Lynn II. Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- [April-June 08] A Look at the Future Combat Systems (Brigade Combat Team) Program - An Interview with MG Charles A. Cartwright
Army Acquisition, Logisitics & Technology Magazine
- [April-June 08] Delivering Future Combat Systems (FCS) While at War
LTG Michael A. Vane. Army Acquisition, Logistics & Technology Magazine
- [9 April 08] Avatars, Virtual Reality Technology, and the U.S. Military: Emerging Policy Issues
Clay Wilson. Congressional Research Service
- [March/Apr 08] Hybrid Wars
Col John J. McCuen. Military Review
- [13 March 08] What Lies "Beyond Goldwater-Nichols"?
Thomas Donnelly. American Enterprise Institute
- [March 08] Invigorating Defense Governance: A Beyond Goldwater-Nichols Phase 4 Report
Kathleen H. Hicks. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [12 Feb 08] The Defence Industry in the Post-Transformational World: Implications for the United States and Singapore
Richard A. Bitzinger. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
- [31 Jan 08] Transforming the National Guard and Reserves into a 21st-Century Operational Force
Commission on the National Guards and Reserves Final Report to Congress and the Secretary of Defense
- [08] Future Land Warfare: Managing Complex Crises
Elizabeth Quintana, ed. Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies
- [Dec 07] Conflict in the 21st Century: The Rise of Hybrid Wars
Frank G. Hoffman. Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
- [Oct 07] Transformation Under Fire: A Historical Case Study with Modern Parallels
Raymond A. Kimball. Strategic Studies Institute
- [Oct 07] Of IEDs and MRAPs: Force Protection in Complex Irregular Operations
Andrew F. Krepinevich and Dakota L. Wood. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
- [July 07] Privatizing While Transforming
Marion E. "Spike" Bowman. Defense Horizons
- [July 07] Sea Basing and Alternatives for Deploying and Sustaining Ground Combat Forces
Congressional Budget Office
- [June 07] US Fighter Modernization Plans: Near-Term Choices
Steven Kosiak and Barry Watts. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
- [April 07] Transforming the Way DoD Looks at Energy: An Approach to Establishing an Energy Strategy
Thomas D. Crowley, et. al. LMI Government Consulting
- [April 07] Getting to a 21st Century Supply Chain
Daniel Goure. Lexington Institute
- [20 March 07] Information Operations, Electronic Warfare, and Cyberwar: Capabilities and Related Policy Issues
Clay Wilson. Congressional Research Service
- [1 March 07] Strengthening America's Defenses in the New Security Environment
Commission on the National Guard and Reserves Second Report to Congress
- [14 Feb 07] A "Rucksack" for U.S. Military Personnel: Modernizing Military Compensation
James Jay Carafano. Heritage Foundation
- [6 Feb 07] Seabasing: All Ahead Slow
Robert Work. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
- [Feb 07] War 2.0
Thomas Rid. Hoover Institute
- [07] Combat Pair: The Evolution of Air Force-Navy Integration in Strike Warfare
Benjamin S. Lambeth. RAND Corporation
- [Dec 06] Challenging Transformation's Cliches
Antulio J. Echevarria II. Strategic Studies Institute
- [21 Nov 06] Defense Transformation: To What, For What?
Kevin Reynolds. Strategic Studies Institute
- [9 Nov 06] Defense Transformation: Background and Oversight Issues for Congress
Ronald O'Rourke. Congressional Research Service
- [3 Nov 06] Transformation's Uncontested Truths
Antulio J. Echevarria, II. Strategic Studies Institute
- [Oct 06] Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans: Summary Update for Fiscal Year 2007
Congressional Budget Office
- [Oct 06] Confronting the Unconventional: Innovation and Transformation in Military Affairs
David Tucker. Strategic Studies Institute
- [Fall 06] Military Transformation: Ends, Ways, and Means
Jack D. Kem. Air & Space Power Journal
- [Fall 06] Outfitting a Big-War Military with Small-War Capabilities
Michael R. Melillo. Parameters
- [18 Aug 06] Learning Large Lessons: The Evolving Roles of Ground Power and Air Power in the Post-Cold War Era
David E. Johnson. RAND Corporation
- [18 Aug 06] U.S. Joint Doctrine Should Be Revised to Reflect the Changing Roles of Air and Ground Power
David E. Johnson. RAND Corporation
- [7 Aug 06] Coast Guard Modernization Is Integral to the Success of the Secure Border Initiative
James Jay Carafano. Heritage Foundation
- [12 July 06] The Future of the National Guard and Reserves
Christine E. Wormuth, et al. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [7 July 06] Learning Katrina's Lessons: Coast Guard Modernization Is a Must
James Jay Carafano. Heritage Foundation
- [27 June 06] Is Defense Transformation Affordable?
Anthony H. Cordesman and Paul S. Frederikson. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [28 April 06] Modernization Priorities for the Army and Air Force
Loren B. Thompson. Lexington Institute
- [16 March 06] Tactical Aircraft Modernization: Issues for Congress
Christopher Bolkcom. Congressional Research Service
- [March/April 06] Clouds and Arrows: Visualizing the Dynamics of Transformation
Scott Stephenson. Military Review
- [March 06] CU @ The FOB: How the Forward Operating Base is Changing the Life of Combat Soldiers
Leonard Wong and Stephen Gerras. Strategic Studies Institute
- [Feb 06] Recognizing and Understanding Revolutionary Change in Warfare: The Sovereignty of Context
Colin S. Gray. Strategic Studies Institute
- [20 Jan 06] A Balanced Force Structure to Achieve a Liberal World Order
Mackubin Thomas Owens. Foreign Policy Research Institute
- [6 Jan 06] Complex Irregular Warfare
Frank G. Hoffman. Foreign Policy Research Institute
- [Jan 06] The U.S. Military: Under Strain and at Risk
William J. Perry, et al. The National Security Advisory Group
- [Jan 06] Restructuring Special Operations Forces for Emerging Threats
David Tucker and Christopher J. Lamb. Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
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