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The Renorming of Airpower: The F-35 Arrives into the Combat Force

The Renorming of Airpower: The F-
35 Arrives into the Combat Force

THE COMING OF THE F-35 FLEET

Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 2
Squadron Fighter Pilots: The Unstoppable Force of Innovation for 5th Generation Enabled Concepts
of Operations ........................................................................................................................................ 3

The Past as Prologue ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Enter Today’s Squadron Pilot........................................................................................................................... 8
The Squadron Pilots Get Their Hands On The F-35 ....................................................................................... 10

Lessons Learned at Pax River ............................................................................................................. 16
Lt. Col. Raja Chari Talks About the Way Ahead with the F-35: The Renorming of Airpower Seen from
Edwards .............................................................................................................................................. 20
F-35 Maintenance at the Edwards Developmental Test Team: Laying the Foundation for the
Operations of a Global Fleet............................................................................................................... 24
The Deputy Commandant of Aviation Down Under: Plan Jericho Marine Corps Style ..................... 29
Ninja Discusses His Flight Across the Atlantic.................................................................................... 32
The Marines and the Royal Air Force Aboard the USS WASP ............................................................. 37
The F-35 Global Enterprise: The Impact of a Global Fleet................................................................... 43
The F-35 Global Enterprise and Sustainability: The Perspective of the Royal Australian Air Force and
the Royal Air Force ............................................................................................................................. 48
The F-35 and the Evolving Strategic Environment .............................................................................. 53
The Evolving Strategic Environment: The Case of the Arctic............................................................... 58
Conclusion: The Need for Cultural Innovation or Lessons Learned from Dunkirk Applied to the 21st
century ................................................................................................................................................ 62
Appendix: The Emergence of the Z Axis ............................................................................................ 69

The Z Axis and the “Fusion Engine” ............................................................................................................. 70
The Fusion Engine.......................................................................................................................................... 72

Second Line of Defense

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