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USAF Mission Command: Cultural, Organizational and Operational Change to Meet Future Demands
Planning to Fail: Operational Persistence Through Mission Command
A Quick Introduction to Doctrine - The Air Force provides the United States with airpower. To achieve this, our Air Force doctrine provides Airmen with the historically proven best practices learned through experience. These foundational basics allow us to respond more quickly to operations in today's changing world environment, freeing commanders and planners to think about larger issues such as strategy, operational art, and objectives.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Tools below are provided as training aids. They do not constitute doctrine, and they are not maintained by Air Force Doctrine Development.
Doctrine PlayList
AFDP 1-1, Mission Command
ACE Concepts from AFDN 1-21
Visualizing the ACE Concept
What is Mission Command?
What is Doctrine, Part 2?
What is Doctrine?
USAF Doctrine Development Process
While not doctrine, the books on this list provide an Air Force perspective supporting the best practices presented in doctrine publications. These books are not produced by the LeMay Center; no hard copy editions are available from LeMay.
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