Content provided in partnership with
Government Industry
Highlighting Air and Space Power Journal's Latin American outreach and introducing the latest Chronicles Online Journal article
Air & Space Power Journal, Winter, 2006 by Paul D. Berg
THE AIR AND Space Power Journal (ASPJ) staff supports the professional-development needs of militaries around the world. In particular, the editors of the Spanish and Portuguese ASPJ editions travel widely to consult senior Latin American military officials about the topics they wish to see covered in ASPJ, solicit articles from regional authors, and promote international goodwill. During the past two years, the editors have visited Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. They have also sponsored numerous Latin American officers attending Air Command and Staff College and Air War College at Maxwell AFB, Alabama. Delegations from many of those countries have also visited the ASPJ staff at Maxwell.
- Most Popular Articles in News
- The Ten Best Laptop bags
- Tata plans cheapest-ever car for Indian market
- GLOBALIZATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT OF THE THIRD WORLD
- Corn is good for you; Corn is not only a tasty treat, but also a cereal that ...
- THE 50 BEST STYLISH HANDBAGS TO CARRY
- More »
Our close contacts with Latin American militaries have revealed several trends. First, they are dedicated to professionally developing their personnel. Despite often facing serious resource shortages, they are inventive and eager to exchange professional-development ideas with the US military. The Spanish edition of ASPJ has devoted entire quarterly issues to two topics of regional interest: bolstering the professionalism of noncommissioned officers and integrating women into the military. Second, Latin American militaries perform a different mixture of functions than their US counterparts. The US military sees its primary roles as contributing to homeland defense and fighting foreign foes, but Latin American militaries rarely fight against other countries. Instead they focus on counterinsurgency and counterdrug operations, domestic economic development, disaster relief, environmental protection, peacekeeping, and safeguarding human rights. The US Air Force can profit from its regional partners' familiarity with these missions. For example, the Fuerza Aerea Colombiana (Colombian air force) has decades of experience in counterinsurgency airpower and has achieved impressive results on a shoestring budget. It enjoys even greater success in partnership with the United States. In turn, the US Air Force may be able to apply the Fuerza Aerea Colombiana's counterinsurgency concepts in the global war on terror. Finally, democracy has swept Latin America, and regional militaries support this healthy trend. Many anticipate the day when the Cuban people liberate themselves from Communist oppression and join the community of democratic nations. The Spanish edition of ASPJ stands ready to support force development of the new Cuban air force. To continue its outreach, ASPJ seeks articles about Latin American national-security topics. Authors may consult the guidelines for submitting articles as described below.
All ASPJ editions promote professional dialogue among Airmen worldwide so that we can harness the best ideas about airpower and space power. Chronicles Online Journal (COJ) complements the printed editions of ASPJ but appears only in electronic form. Not subject to any fixed publication schedule, COJ can publish timely articles anytime about a broad range of topics, including historical, political, or technical matters. It also includes articles too lengthy for inclusion in the printed journals.
Articles appearing in COJ are frequently republished elsewhere. The Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, and French editions of ASPJ, for example, routinely translate and print them. Book editors from around the world select them as book chapters, and college professors use them in the classroom. We are pleased to present the following recent COJ article (available at http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/ airchronicles/cc.html):
* Dr. Michael H. Flinn, "Air Force BRAC Recommendations for Consolidating C130s: A BRAC Commission Perspective" (http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/ airchronicles/cc/flinn.html)
The ASPJ editorial staff always seeks insightful articles and book reviews from anywhere in the world. We offer both hard-copy and electronic-publication opportunities in five languages, as noted above. To submit an article in any of our languages, please refer to the submission guidelines at http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/ howto1.html. To write a book review, please see the guidelines at http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/bookrev/bkrevguide.html.
LT COL PAUL D. BERG, USAF, CHIEF, PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS
COPYRIGHT 2006 U.S. Air Force
COPYRIGHT 2008 Gale, Cengage Learning
