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SrA Chandler, SrA Adams, SrA Silvar
03/16/2022
Air Force Capabilities
"Numerous arguments have surfaced to explain Russia's lack of air supremacy, from their lack of precision ordinance limiting the pace of sorties to Russian pilots and air defense system operators lacking combat competency- making the chances of friendly fire too high"
(Alex Hollings 2022)
Air superiority is being able to maintain and establish control over the skies.
( Roger McDermott 2019)
The U.S. uses command and control to exercise "authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned forces in the accomplishment of the mission" (Bowen 2021)
Command and Control is critical for military leaders to understand. Military leaders are tasked to make decisions and guide their troops on command control principles.
Military leaders use command and control with communication, command, control, computers, and intelligence (C4I).
A command narrative is an important activity for developing a "Strategic and operational command" (Cooper, Nacouzi 2019)
Using command and control allows the U.S. to make operational decisions such as:
The Air Force nuclear and conventional strike forces consist of :
Intelligence:
Reconnaissance:
Surveillance:
Surveillance:
Intelligence:
Reconnaissance:
Unity of effort is the state of harmonizing efforts among multiple organizations working towards a similar objective.
Unity of Effort
Adversarial Crisis Response
"Russia's military has improved to the extent that it is now a reliable instrument of national power that can be used in a limited context to achieve vital national interests. Russian strategists, concerned about the capability of an advanced military adversary to carry out a large-scale conventional aerospace campaign against the Russian heartland, focus on preserving Russian influence in buffer states along its borders and on reinforcing a series of defensive bulwarks. Russian operations will show a high degree of coordination across a wide range of military units, using deception and simultaneity to achieve objectives quickly and minimize periods of vulnerability to an adversary's most dangerous capabilities. Russian tactics will continue to heavily emphasize gaining and maintaining fire superiority over an adversary; leveraging improved ISR capabilities and a wide range of fires platforms; and using speed, surprise, and integrated combined arms in maneuver forces to disrupt and overwhelm enemies once encountered." (Boston, Massicot 2017)
Tactical actions that Russia has applied to the US:
Tactics are the specific actions or steps you undertake to accomplish your strategy. Tactical actions have been used as an alternative to full out war in hopes that an economic decline can lessen tensions. After the initial attack on Ukraine, the US applied tactical sanctions such as:
Past sanctions applied on Russia have been:
The Department of Defense uses cyberspace to "enable its military, intelligence, and business operations, including the movement of personnel, material, and the command and control of the full spectrum of military operations". (Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace)
The U.S. uses cyber security to protect:
Russia is one of the leading countries in cyberspace behind the U.S and China. Some of the ways Russia has used cyberspace to attack the U.S. is:
Election Interference: Leaking 2016 Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's emails
Targeting NATO: Russia undertook several cyber attacks including "Montenegro [experiencing] an information campaign by Russian media, threats on wine, and other products...as well as other cyber attacks" (known as ATP28 or Fancy Bear). (Hakala, Melnychuk 2021)
As cyber attacks become more prominent, Russia is focusing more on cyber power by:
Instruments of national power
Defending allies from military aggression and bolstering partners against coercion, and fairly sharing responsibilities for common defense
Deterring adversaries from aggression against our vital interests.