The 2009-14 strategic plan of the Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education at Maxwell AFB, Ala., aims to move the service towards the goal “first imagined in 1997″ of ensuring a direct relationship between doctrine education and warfighting, Maj. Gen. Stephen Miller, the center’s commander, said last month. “Doctrine is so fundamental to warfighting,” he said. That relationship will be accomplished through professional military education, professional continuing education, accessions programs, and wargaming, said Miller. Implementing the strategic plan is “a daunting task,” he acknowledged. The LeMay Center is in the process of formalizing how it will determine what doctrine goes into PME, PCE, and wargaming. The center’s vision is to make every airman “doctrine smart, as all airmen require a certain level of doctrine intelligence to do their missions, Miller said. (Maxwell report by Carl Bergquist)
Celebrating 100 Years of Liquid-Fueled Rockets
March 11, 2026
March 16, 2026, marks 100 years since Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket. Over the past century, new and ever more capable liquid-fueled rockets have literally propelled humanity into space. Why liquid-fueled rockets?