7-11 May 2012 - National Security Forum

DoD and AF basics

• Air Force Priorities for a New Strategy with Constrained Budgets, Feb 2012

• Air Force 101 - 13 June 2011
• DoD 101

• Defense.gov - look under menu item "About DoD" for info on leaders, organization, mission, and history
• USAF Home Page - look on the right, under "Featured Links" for leaders, viewpoints, and speeches
• Airman magazine online
  • The Book 2011 - special issue of Airman, highlighting current AF leadership, organization, inventory, and more
• Map of USAF Active Duty, Guard, and Reserve facilities in US and around the world

• Air Force magazine online - online journal of the Air Force Association
  • USAF Almanac 2011 - special issue of Air Force, highlighting facts and figures about the Air Force
  • 2009 Space Almanac - special issue of Air Force, highlighting military space operations in facts and figures

Air University (AU) & Maxwell

• The Wright Stuff is Air University's bi-monthly electronic newsletter for the intellectual and leadership center of the Air Force.
• Strategic Studies Quarterly is a forum for Airmen, members of government, and members of academia to exchange ideas, views, and opinions about strategic international security and defense policy matters.
• The Air University Foundation provides resources to promote and enhance the intellectual experience of all Air University students and faculty.

• AU Home Page
• Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center (AU Library)
• AU Press
• Historical Research Agency

Online Periodicals about the Air Force and National Security

• AIM Points is a daily summary of news and messages about the Air Force.
• The Air Force Association (AFA) is an independent, nonprofit, civilian education organization promoting public understanding of aerospace power and the pivotal role it plays in the security of the nation. It publishes Air Force Magazine
• StratFor.com provides strategic analysis of the global business and political environment with an expertise in international affairs, public policy, and security.

National Security

• National Security Strategy
• National Defense Strategy
• National Military Strategy
• Joint and Service Visions

Spaatz Center for Officer Education

• National Space Studies Center
• USAF Counterproliferation Center
• AU Center for Strategy & Technology (including future studies)
• Cyberspace & Info Ops Study Center
• Air Force Culture & Language Center
• USAF Negotiation Center of Excellence
• Behavioral Influences Analysis Center
• AWC Gateway to the Internet

References

• Senate Testimony of R. James Woolsey addressing strategic oil dependence and a potential new coalition

• In Search of an American Grand Strategy for the Middle East, (copyright Aspen Institute - this local copy is a courtesy from them and not for further distribution or reproduction)
  • Woolsey article is on page 29 of the text (page 34 of the PDF file)

• The War Next Time: Countering Rogue States and Terrorists Armed with Chemical and Biological Weapons, Schneider and Davis, Editors, USAF Counterproliferation Center
  • Chapter 1 - Asymmetrical Rivals: the Enemy Next Time, by Barry R. Schneider
  • Chapter 2 - The Long War of the 21st Century, by R. James Woolsey - discusses the three main movements against us in what some have termed World War IV