Volume 1 - Basic Doctrine

INTRODUCTION

• Policy, Strategy, and Doctrine
• Uses of Doctrine
• Sources of Doctrine
• Levels of Doctrine
• Types of Doctrine
• Doctrine, Operating Concepts, and Vision

• Airpower
• The Foundations of Airpower
• "Airmindedness"
• The Airmen's Perspective

• The Nature of War
• Traditional and Irregular War
• The Role of Culture
• Levels of War
• Steady State Operations

• Unity of Command
• Objective
• Offensive
• Mass
• Maneuver
• Economy of Force
• Security
• Surprise
• Simplicity
• Unity of Effort
• Restraint
• Perseverance
• Legitimacy

• Centralized Control and Decentralized Execution
• Flexibility and Versatility
• Synergistic Effects
• Persistence
• Concentration
• Priority
• Balance