Intel Update - August 8 - Hard Days
…One drone was cited hovering just off the ground by a bus driver at the airport who uh kicked it and knocked it out of the air. After the Chuck Norris style drone defense, a second…
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The Grapes of Wrath: How French Winemakers Defeated the Nazis
…could tell that he was in charge of this troop one could always detect the sneering aristocratic air of a general's aid waving around a fistful of papers as was stereotypical of the occupiers the…
Military manual · JP 3-0
JP 3-0, page 161
Joint Operations
Joint Publication: Joint Operations
…Moreover, maneuver by air, land, or maritime forces can be conducted to interdict enemy
military potential. Potential responses to integrated and synchronized maneuver and
interdiction can create a dilemma for the enemy. If the enemy attempts…
The General and the Dragon
…have mobile systems like the terminal high altitude area defense or thaad systems and even surface-to-air systems like the hawk which can have some limited success against ballistic missiles in certain situations so the…
The Wire - August 19, 2024
…another vehicle approached the same gate engaging security personnel with small arms fire during the second Skirmish Air Force Security Forces reacted to contact engaging with small arms before the attackers broke contact and erress from…
Military manual · JP 3-0
JP 3-0, page 147
Joint Operations
Joint Publication: Joint Operations
…They can rapidly
improve the military balance of power in the operational area; especially in terms of early
warning, intelligence gathering, logistic infrastructure, air and maritime forces, MISO,
and protection without precipitating armed response from the…
The Wire - March 2, 2026
…If this report is accurate, this would be the first indication that the Iranians still maintain some limited air combat power, even though the runways at most of their airports have been cratered.
UAE: In the…
Military manual · AFDD 2-1.9
AFDD 2-1.9, page 104
Targeting
Air Force Doctrine Document: Targeting
…too specific or restrictive; and ROE need to provide simple, clear guidance to
accomplish the mission.
b. Air and Space Commander’s Handbook for the JFACC. This handbook is a
quick “spin up” reference and focuses…
The Wire - October 5, 2026
…this is almost certainly not the case.
Right now, at this very moment, a dozen U.S. Air Force refueling tankers are sitting on the tarmac at Al Udeid airbase, the same base which got hit…
Intel Update - Oct. 10 - Digging Deeper
…In addition to naval forces moving into the region, American cargo flights have increased, with several air bridge movements of cargo aircraft being observed over the past week funneling supplies into the handful of bases used…
The Wire - February 23, 2026
…Within a few hours, Government forces rolled in hard with air support, pushing CJNG out of the city (or at least, out of fighting positions on the street) by nightfall.
The Wire - April 3, 2024
…The World Central Kitchen was operating in an alleged ceasefire area, was traveling in marked vehicles identifiable from the air, and had deconflicted their movement with the IDF. Israel has stated that the attack was a…
Military manual · AFDD 2-1.9
AFDD 2-1.9, page 113
Targeting
Air Force Doctrine Document: Targeting
…However, the CAOC should first determine which of its needs can be met by
utilizing Air Force reachback partnerships.
National Agencies
Defense Intelligence Agency. The JCS J-2 is dual-hatted as the Director of DIA…
"Popeye" How to Use Weather to Hide from Drones
…operation popeye which was a clandestine and illegal military weather modification program carried out by the us air force from 1967 until 1972 with a goal of seeding clouds and creating a harsher monsoon season in…
The Wire - February 14, 2025
…The Pinecastle Range, being the only range on the East Coast that allows live-fire training for air-to-ground bombing, is located within this national forest and therefore frequently host to minor forest fires.
The Wire - July 20, 2026
…And as long as the bombing continues which is motivating Iran to target our bases, this indirectly highlights the deficiencies with American air defense technologies, not just for this war, but for the wars to come…
Military manual · AFDD 2-1.9
AFDD 2-1.9, page 34
Targeting
Air Force Doctrine Document: Targeting
…The Air Tasking Cycle
requirements. Therefore, this section discusses deliberate targeting within the context
of the tasking cycle. The tasking cycle develops the products needed to build and
execute an ATO and accomplish assessment. Although it…
01 March Intel Update: Behind the Times
…materials this fire burned and smoldered for a little over five days and caused a lot of air quality concerns for southern Florida again highlighting the importance and the difficulty with addressing some of these more…
The Wire - September 7, 2026
…Prime Air Flight 7598 (an Amazon cargo plane) made a rough landing on Runway 30, touching down farther down the runway than usual. The aircraft also possibly had issues with their left landing gear, as indicated…
Military manual · AFDP 3-60
AFDP 3-60, page 45
Targeting
Air Force Doctrine Publication: Targeting
Air Force Doctrine Publication 3-60, Targeting
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Air Force Weapon System TTPs (AFTTPs):
AFTTP 3-1.DCGS, Distributed Common Ground Station
AFTTP 3-3.AOC, Combat Fundamentals–Air Operations Center
AFTTP 3…