This episode features the top 3 finalists in the LeMay Center’s Fall ’24 Inspiring Doctrinal Innovation Essay Contest, which asked airmen to consider the prompt: "Air Force is adopting in-place combat wings, deployable combat wings, and combat generation wings as units of action, and it's implementi…
Air Force Doctrine Podcast
by Air University Public Affairs
Air Force Doctrine Podcast is the podcast of the LeMay Center for Doctrine Development & Education at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. This podcast explores timely topics of interest regarding current and emerging doctrine to educate, inspire, and develop Airmen and Guardians. Guests will include a range of Service professionals and experts with vast knowledge and experience on a variety of military doctrine-related topics. Deciphering Doctrine episodes are one in collaboration with Squadron Officer School - Air University Advanced Research Elective.
Latest Episodes
In this episode, the AF Doctrine Podcast discusses the Air Force’s most recent doctrinal publication, Air Force Doctrine Note 25-1, Artificial Intelligence, which focuses on the promising role AI is and will play in the execution of airpower. Part of the intent of the Doctrine Note is to encourage A…
In this episode, the AF Doctrine Podcast discusses the recent updates to our foundational Operations, Planning, and Command and Control doctrine documents and how these updates support USAF efforts to optimize for current and future operational environments, with Lt Gen Adrian L. Spain, the Air Forc…
On this Air Force Doctrine Podcast episode, we discuss Counterland doctrine with Colonel Scott Hazy, ACC/A3J Colonel Hazy discusses Tactical Air Control Party missions and capabilities, how the Air Force and Army work together to integrate air-surface fires with land component fires and maneuver, ho…
On this Air Force Doctrine Podcast episode, we sit down with Colonel Gabriel Arrington, commander of the 12th Air Task Force headquartered at Scott AFB, Illinois. We discuss modern air task forces, the 12th ATF’s mission and structure, ATF command relationships, and the leadership opportunities and …
On this Air Force Doctrine Podcast episode, we sit down with Brigadier General Jonathan Rice, the Director of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Operations within the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR and Cyber Effects Operations at the Pentagon. Our conversation discusses Infor…
This episode features the top 3 finalists in the LeMay Center’s Spring ’24 Inspiring Doctrinal Innovation Essay Contest, which asked airmen to consider the prompt: “Write an essay on how AI will necessitate changes to US Air Force Doctrine.” Three talented airmen discuss the possibilities and the ch…
Ms. Alexis Bonnell and Dr. Steven “CAP” Rogers discuss AI concepts, how Airmen should approach AI, and implications to doctrine.
As a reminder to all listeners, all topics discussed are UNCLASSIFIED, and the views expressed by guests or hosts are not necessarily the position of the United States …
This episode of our Lessons Learned series is a recording of the LEDx Doctrine Event, Operation ANACONDA On Tap, Roundtable discussion sponsored by AUiX. It features a panel of six A-10 Pilots involved with planning and executing Close Air Support during this operation in Afghanistan. The panel fea…
Welcome to the Air Force Doctrine podcast. On this episode we sit down with General Anthony J Cotton, Commander US Strategic Command. Our conversation explores the challenges of peer competition, integrated deterrence, the mission of USSTRATCOM, and the importance of relationships.
In his role as…
This episode features the top 3 finalists in the LeMay Center’s Fall ’23 Inspiring Doctrinal Innovation Essay Contest, which asked Airmen to consider the prompt: “Discuss how the new Air Force Doctrine Publication 1-1 (AFDP 1-1) Mission Command can best be implemented operationally, practically, or …
This special episode features former Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Dave Goldfein. We discuss how his daring rescue after being shot down over enemy territory forged his views on everything from leadership (“Am I worthy?”) to the future of CSAR (spoiler: the “Uber” model). We also dive into…
In this episode, our conversation with Col Warden centers around the strategies of the United States and China, and how we should paradigmatically change the way we think about the U.S. homeland as a sanctuary, what it means to be a “peer competitor,” the concept of “time” during a conflict and deci…
Described as a disruptive strategist, Lt Gen Clint Hinote’s ability to challenge underlying premises in the employment of Airpower is key to ensuring our doctrine is never taken as dogma and Airmen stand ready to defend or change the premises on which their service is built.
As a reminder to all …
This special episode features General Mike Minihan, the Commander of Air Mobility Command (AMC*). With what some see as his provocative “Mobility Manifesto,” General Minihan challenged his Airmen to “explode in theater, sense and seize opportunities, and focus on lethality.” In our conversation, we …
Get smart about AIRPOWER in the Pacific theater of WWII! This episode features Dr. Robert Muller, Professor of Military History at the US Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SAASS), as we discuss GENERAL GEORGE C. KENNEY, commander of the Allied Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific Ar…
This special episode features General James C. Slife, the newly appointed Air Force Vice Chief of Staff (VCSAF). Gen Slife explains the current strategic environment and how it's influencing some of the largest structural and organizational changes in Air Force history. Join us as Gen Slife breaks d…
We explore the Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) world with Colonel Joshua Koslov, Commander of the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing (350 SWW). Col Koslov provides immense clarity and education on this rapidly evolving and immensely important Air Force and Joint mission.
As the 350 SWW Commande…
On this episode of “Deciphering Doctrine,” we pick apart the operational level of war and Large Scale Combat Operations (LSCO) with LeMay Center’s own Dr. Dan, “Bookem” Jordan. We discussed the linkages between tactical, operational, and strategic levels of war and the enormous difference between c…
This episode features Colonel (retired) Matt “El Cid” Neunswander as he discusses his role in Operation Anaconda in March of 2002. El Cid and I discuss his lessons learned on leadership, mission command, and risk - from his personal experience of setting up forward-operating-bases, or contingency lo…