Three sailors participate in mass casualty drill on flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, South China Sea.

April 17, 2025

Toward a 21st-Century Medical Offset Strategy

We are applying a late 19th-century to early 20th-century mindset to try to solve 21st-century problems.

Air Force crew chiefs marshal A-10C Thunderbolt II during Agile Combat Employment exercise in austere location within U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

April 17, 2025

Protecting ACE: Air Defense and Agile Combat Employment

The Agile Combat Employment (ACE) operational scheme of maneuver was developed by the Air Force to address anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) threats.

Military Housing Office sign at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.

April 17, 2025

Solving the Crisis: A Partnership Approach for Safe, Affordable Military Housing

Today, 216 Cannon Air Force Base (CAFB) Airmen live in a brand-new, energy-efficient off-base community because of a commitment to eschew old thinking and develop unique housing solutions.

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 49 perform water-based exercises while training under the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.

April 17, 2025

Developing Alternative Manning Strategies to Maintain the Combat Effectiveness of the Joint Force

Human capital remains the cornerstone of an effective fighting force. Unfortunately, potential recruits’ propensity and ability to serve in the military are falling.

Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects Hong Kong Garrison of Chinese People’s Liberation Army at Shek Kong Barracks.

April 17, 2025

A New Step in China’s Military Reform

In April 2024, Xi Jinping announced a new military restructuring focused on improving the ability of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to achieve information dominance and conduct integrated joint operations in wartime.

1. A soldier wrapping a parachute with the title "The Quantum Internet" and other articles listed. 2. Soldiers boarding a boat in rough waters under the title "Defending Forward." 3. A soldier kneeling and creating fire using a bow drill under the title "Strategic Shaping." Bottom row, from left to right: 4. A servicemember operating artillery equipment with the title "Information as a Joint Function." 5. A person directing an aircraft on a runway with the title "Global Health Engagement." 6. Two sailors pulling a heavy rope on a ship deck with the title "The Cyber 'Domain' and Deterrence."

April 17, 2025

Executive Summary

Communication is a critical element to the human experience.

Marine yells orders to squad members during Integrated Training Exercise.

April 17, 2025

Joint Force Quarterly 117 (2nd Quarter 2025)

Communication is a critical element to the human experience.

Air Force 90th Fighter Squadron F-22 Raptor takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 7, 2024, for exercise Agile Reaper 24-1

Jan. 27, 2025

The Future of Stealth Military Doctrine

Stealth military doctrine specifies the use of antidetection technologies for the clandestine movement of friendly forces into unfriendly environments.

Cover of Weapons in Space

Jan. 27, 2025

Weapons in Space: Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative

In Weapons in Space: Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative, Aaron Bateman, assistant professor of history and international affairs at The George Washington University and a member of the university’s Space Policy Institute, distills recently declassified U.S., Soviet, and United Kingdom records to provide new insights into the origins, history, and legacy of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI).

Cover of The Coming Wave

Jan. 27, 2025

The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the 21st Century’s Greatest Dilemma

The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the 21 st Century’s Greatest Dilemma is an intriguing history of artificial intelligence (AI) and synthetic biology (SynBio) that also affords a lay reader a sense of the state of the art in both fields.