Time: June 18, 2012 The risks in waging war by flying robot With the economy front and center in the presidential campaign, national security has provided mainly background noise. But both parties intend to use it to their advantage whenever they can. The Obama campaign recently released an ad that boastfully -- some say shamelessly …
China Grove: Is that even a real place or just a cool old song?
China Grove: If you know the song...just the mention of it brings the distinctive guitar riff and power chords to mind "China Grove" is a song from The Doobie Brothers' 1973 album The Captain and Me. It was written by original lead singer Tom Johnston, before he fell ill in 1975 and was replaced by Michael McDonald. The song is based …
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Air Force: Up To 78 Cadets Cheated On Math Test By Dan Elliott
Yahoo.com/Associated Press June 6, 2012 DENVER -- Up to 78 Air Force Academy cadets cheated on an online calculus test by getting help during the exam from a website, the academy said Wednesday. Most of the cadets took responsibility for their actions and have begun a six-month remediation program, a type of academic probation, said …
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We Will Rue The Cavalier Deployment Of Stuxnet By Misha Glenny
Financial Times June 7, 2012 Pg. 9 At a cybersecurity conference in Tel Aviv yesterday, the Russian antivirus expert who discovered the Flame computer virus, a type of malicious software, appealed to the US and Israel to cease deploying cyberweapons. They “are a very bad idea”, he said. “My message is: stop doing this before …
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The Age Of Unsatisfying Wars By John A. Nagl
New York Times June 7, 2012 Washington -- THIS Memorial Day, President Obama recognized veterans of all of the nation’s wars, but focused on two: the war in Iraq, which came to an end, for Americans, this past year, and the Vietnam War, which began, for Americans, 50 years ago. Mr. Obama was quiet, however, …
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U.S. Attacks, Online And From The Air, Fuel Secrecy Debate By Scott Shane
New York Times June 7, 2012 Pg. 1 News Analysis WASHINGTON — In recent years, the United States has pioneered the use of two innovative weapons, drones and cyberattacks, that by many accounts have devastated Al Qaeda and set back Iran’s nuclear effort. Now those programs are at the heart of a bipartisan dispute over …
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To fix PME, decide whether you are training or educating officers — and do it! By LTC Jason Dempsey, USA
view original/ricks.foreignpolicy.comBest Defense department of PME reformThe Scales and Kuehn discussion on PME has piqued a long-running interest of mine in the failures of professional military education (PME). While obviously I am more with Scales in my overall assessment of the system, I think Kuehn's piece helps frame the debate because it highlights some of the confusion over the purpose of PME. …
War In Cyberspace / Baltimore Sun
Baltimore Sun June 6, 2012 Pg. 18 Our view: Computer viruses may have slowed Iran's drive for a bomb, but the U.S. is vulnerable to similar attacks Reports that the U.S. and Israel have tried repeatedly over the years to derailIran's nuclear weapons program by using malicious computer codes to cause machines at the country's …
Wanted: New Planes By F. Whitten Peters and Michael W. Wynne
Washington Times June 4, 2012 Pg. B3 Aging Air Force infrastructure impacts readiness The U.S. Air Force celebrates the 50th birthday of its youngest B-52 Stratofortress this year. This historic warrior and its counterparts predate the Cuban missile crisis, Vietnam War and Neil Armstrong's first steps on the moon. The fathers and grandfathers of today's …
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13 Ways of Looking at a Leader by Leigh Buchanan
view original / inc.com Want to be a better leader? Or find management inspiration, at least? Here you can learn from a baker's dozen of the most prevalent types. Our endless fascination with leadership has inspired an endless parade of leadership books, many of which strive to identify distinctive styles of top-doggery. Whether CEOs can learn to …
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