Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots from the 4th Fighter Squadron out of Hill Air Force Base, Utah, execute an echelon formation in October 2011 during an air refueling mission over Jordan in support of the Falcon Air Meet. Air Force
New Service Doctrine Redefines Air Power -- U.S. Air Force
If you think air power is just fighter jets screeching across the sky armed with deadly precise missiles, think again.
It took three years for the Air Force to redefine what air power means in its Force Doctrine Document 1, or AFDD 1 — a must-read for all airmen, officials say. The changes are the first since 2003 and align the service’s guiding document with the missions airmen are being called upon to do.
Gen. Thomas K. Andersen, commander of the Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., said doctrine writers chose to redefine air power to reflect what airmen contribute to joint war-fighting efforts today.
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