Air Combat U | Military Aviation | Air & Space Magazine

At the USAF Fighter Weapons School in 1957, the instructors were mean, but the aircraft were meaner. One of the most colorful of that crowd eventually became the driving force for the development of the F-16 lightweight fighter and played an important role in the development of the F-15 as well was Captain John Boyd.

Air Combat U | Military Aviation | Air & Space Magazine.

Sidewinder | Military Aviation | Air & Space Magazine

When thinking out of the box, a dedicated group of engineers and technicians put together the best short-range air-to-air missile ever produced and since copied. This is their story.

Sidewinder | Military Aviation | Air & Space Magazine.

SWAT callout: The lone, barricaded, suicidal gunman

There are few situations that scream out, “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” like the case of the lone, barricaded, suicidal gunman

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Maxwell/Gunter Dispatch

When is a loop more than a loop? When it’s the OODA Loop.

The OODA Loop that’s less than a loop is a named driveway that runs behind the B-52 on display near the Judge Advocate General School and the Air Force Research Institute. The driveway was named in honor of Col. John Boyd’s OODA Loop, an acronym for an air combat strategy developed by Colonel Boyd that has larger applicability in military strategy and competitive private-sector strategic thinking.

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Dynamic entry versus deliberate entry

For some time now the SWAT community has experienced a debate about the use of dynamic entries and is it a legitimate option for high risk warrant service. Some would argue that the dynamic entry is flat out getting cops shot and the use of the tactic lends to carelessness.

The tactical commander’s options include the dynamic entry or deliberate entry, and each has its merits.

This controversy — from what I can determine — has no merit. It’s my experience that the dynamic entry is very effective. I also believe that the deliberate entry is also effective. The problem seems to be that there is a need for some SWAT trainers to replace one with the other. The question is, why? They are two different applications that can be used best when faced with different tactical challenges.

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