Alan J. Vick — Publications

Operational Imperative: Investing Wisely to Bolster U.S. Air Bases Against Chinese and Russian Attacks

2023
Improving Defense Acquisition: Insights from Three Decades of RAND Research

2022
Aligning Roles and Missions for Future Multidomain Warfare

2021
Winning the Battle of the Airfields: Seventy Years of RAND Analysis on Air Base Defense and Attack

2021
Air Base Defense: Rethinking Army and Air Force Roles and Functions

2020
Distributed Operations in a Contested Environment: Implications for USAF Force Presentation

2019
Force Presentation in U.S. Air Force History and Airpower Narratives

2018
Is the USAF Flying Force Large Enough? Assessing Capacity Demands in Four Alternative Futures

2018
Continuity and Contingency in USAF Posture Planning

2016
Air Base Attacks and Defensive Counters: Historical Lessons and Future Challenges

2015
Proclaiming Airpower: Air Force Narratives and American Public Opinion from 1917 to 2014

2015
U.S.–Japan Alliance Conference Series Proceedings

2015
The Posture Triangle: A New Framework for U.S. Air Force Global Presence

2013
Managing Risk in USAF Force Planning

2009
America's Security Challenges Require a New Division of Labor Among the Armed Forces

2007
A New Division of Labor: Meeting America's Security Challenges Beyond Iraq

2007
Air Power in the New Counterinsurgency Era: The Strategic Importance of USAF Advisory and Assistance Missions

2006
Building Partner Capacity Is the Key to a Successful Counterinsurgency Strategy

2006
Beyond Close Air Support: Forging a New Air-Ground Partnership

2005
Beyond Close Air Support: Forging a New Air-Ground Partnership

2005
Aerospace Operations in Urban Environments: Exploring New Concepts

2002
Meeting the Challenge of Elusive Ground Targets

2002
The Stryker Brigade Combat Team: Rethinking Strategic Responsiveness and Assessing Deployment Options

2002
Aerospace Operations Against Elusive Ground Targets

2001
Preparing the U.S. Air Force for Military Operations Other Than War

1997
The U.S. Air Force and Operations Other Than War: Reducing Current Stresses and Meeting Future Demand

1997
Enhancing Air Power’s Contribution Against Light Infantry Targets

1996
Finding Needles in Haystacks: Enhancing Air Power's Contribution Against Light Infantry

1996
''Check Six begins on the ground'': Responding to the Evolving Ground Threat to U.S. Air Force Bases

1995
Snakes in the Eagle's Nest: Ground Attacks on Air Bases, 1940–1992

1995
Snakes in the Eagle's Nest: A History of Ground Attacks on Air Bases

1995
Challenges to U.S. Security in the 1990's and Beyond

1994
Building Confidence During Peace and War

1988
The Military Significance of Restrictions on Strategic Nuclear Force Operations

1984
A national strategy hierarchy

1984
Nonnuclear strategic weapons: implications for arms control policy

1984
The RAND Winter Study on Nonnuclear Strategic Weapons: Executive Summary

1984
Some Thoughts on Deterrence

1983

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Alan J. Vick — Publications

Operational Imperative: Investing Wisely to Bolster U.S. Air Bases Against Chinese and Russian Attacks

Improving Defense Acquisition: Insights from Three Decades of RAND Research

Aligning Roles and Missions for Future Multidomain Warfare

Winning the Battle of the Airfields: Seventy Years of RAND Analysis on Air Base Defense and Attack

Air Base Defense: Rethinking Army and Air Force Roles and Functions

Distributed Operations in a Contested Environment: Implications for USAF Force Presentation

Force Presentation in U.S. Air Force History and Airpower Narratives

Is the USAF Flying Force Large Enough? Assessing Capacity Demands in Four Alternative Futures

Continuity and Contingency in USAF Posture Planning

Air Base Attacks and Defensive Counters: Historical Lessons and Future Challenges

Proclaiming Airpower: Air Force Narratives and American Public Opinion from 1917 to 2014

U.S.–Japan Alliance Conference Series Proceedings

The Posture Triangle: A New Framework for U.S. Air Force Global Presence

Managing Risk in USAF Force Planning

America's Security Challenges Require a New Division of Labor Among the Armed Forces

A New Division of Labor: Meeting America's Security Challenges Beyond Iraq

Air Power in the New Counterinsurgency Era: The Strategic Importance of USAF Advisory and Assistance Missions

Building Partner Capacity Is the Key to a Successful Counterinsurgency Strategy

Beyond Close Air Support: Forging a New Air-Ground Partnership

Beyond Close Air Support: Forging a New Air-Ground Partnership

Aerospace Operations in Urban Environments: Exploring New Concepts

Meeting the Challenge of Elusive Ground Targets

The Stryker Brigade Combat Team: Rethinking Strategic Responsiveness and Assessing Deployment Options

Aerospace Operations Against Elusive Ground Targets

Preparing the U.S. Air Force for Military Operations Other Than War

The U.S. Air Force and Operations Other Than War: Reducing Current Stresses and Meeting Future Demand

Enhancing Air Power’s Contribution Against Light Infantry Targets

Finding Needles in Haystacks: Enhancing Air Power's Contribution Against Light Infantry

''Check Six begins on the ground'': Responding to the Evolving Ground Threat to U.S. Air Force Bases

Snakes in the Eagle's Nest: Ground Attacks on Air Bases, 1940–1992

Snakes in the Eagle's Nest: A History of Ground Attacks on Air Bases

Challenges to U.S. Security in the 1990's and Beyond

Building Confidence During Peace and War

The Military Significance of Restrictions on Strategic Nuclear Force Operations

A national strategy hierarchy

Nonnuclear strategic weapons: implications for arms control policy

The RAND Winter Study on Nonnuclear Strategic Weapons: Executive Summary

Some Thoughts on Deterrence