Global Reach—Global Power : Air Force Strategic Vision, Past and Future

By Major Barbara J. Faulkenberry, USAF

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Title:	Global Reach—Global Power : Air Force Strategic Vision, Past and Future
Author:	Major Barbara J. Faulkenberry, USAF
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Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Military Science, United States Air Force
Collections:	Authors Community, United States
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Publisher:	Air University Press

Member Page:	Air University Press
Citation APA MLA Chicago Barbara J. Faulkenberry, Usa, B. M. (n.d.). Global Reach—Global Power : Air Force Strategic Vision, Past and Future. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
The analysis presented in this thesis evaluates the contents of past Air Force strategic vision documents and studies the process used to create such documents. The thesis argument is that strategic vision documents can fulfill important functions for an organization, and that greater attention to the process of creating these documents can result in a more effective final product.

Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION . . . . 1 Historical Perspective . . . . . . 2 Overview . . . . 3 Notes . . . . . . 4 2 STRATEGIC VISION PRINCIPLES . . . . . . 5 Vision, Defined and Explained . . . . . 5 Attributes of Vision . . . . . 6 Functions of Vision . . . . . 6 Importance of Vision for an Organization . . . . . 7 Army, Navy, and Marine Corps Vision . . . . . . 8 Notes . . . . . . 10 3 VISIONS FROM THE PAST . . . . 13 Air Power and the Future . . . . 13 The Air Force and US National Security: Global Reach—Global Power . . . . . 15 Global Reach—Global Power: The Evolving Air Force Contribution to National Security . . . . . 18 Notes . . . . . . 20 4 VISION: A PRESENT-DAY VIEW . . . . 23 An Interest in Updating Our “Guiding Construct” . . . . . . 23 Global Presence . . . . 23 Current Efforts for a New Strategic Vision . . . . 25 Notes . . . . . . 27 5 IMPROVING THE PROCESS . . . . . . 29 Phases in the Process for the Vision Architect . . . . . 29 Lesson Implications . . . . 38 Conclusion . . . . . . 38 Notes . . . . . . 39 BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . 41