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JOINT FORCE QUARTERLY 75 (4^TH QUARTER, OCTOBER 2014)

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Dialogue

From the Chairman

True and Steady, Inspection Ready
By Bryan B. Battaglia and Curtis L. Brownhill

Forum

Executive Summary

An Interview with Raymond T. Odierno

Theater Airlift Modernization: Options for Closing the Gap
By Robert C. Owen

The Afghanistan National Railway: A Plan of Opportunity
By Lawrence J. Pleis, Richard Lliteras, David A. Wood, Matthew D. Bain and Steven J. Hendrickson

The USCENTCOM Train: The Deployment and Distribution Operations Center Turns 10
By Mark A. Brown

Essay Competitions

2014 Winners

Deterrence with China: Avoiding Nuclear Miscalculation
By David S. Forman

The Limits of Cyberspace Deterrence
By Clorinda Trujillo

Opportunities in Understanding China's Approach to the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands
By Bradford John Davis

JPME Today

Cyber Security as a Field of Military Education and Study
By Eneken Tikk-Ringas, Mika Kerttunen, and Christopher Spirito

Why Military Officers Should Study Political Economy
By Rebecca Patterson and Jodi Vittori

Low Cost, High Returns: Getting More from International Partnerships
By Russell S. Thacker and Paul W. Lambert

Commentary

Asymmetry Is Strategy, Strategy is Asymmetry
By Lukas Milevski

Is Military Science "Scientific"?
By Glenn Voelz

The Best Man for the Job? Combatant Commanders and the Politics of Jointness
By R. Russell Rumbaugh

Features

A Potent Vector: Assessing Chinese Cruise Missile Developments
By Dennis M. Gormley, Andrew S. Erickson, and Jingdong Yuan

Blurred Lines: Cultural Support Teams in Afghanistan
By Megan Katt

Determining Hostile Intent in Cyberspace
By Ramberto A. Torruella, Jr.

Understanding the Enemy: The Enduring Value of Technical and Forensic Exploitation
By Thomas B. Smith and Marc Tranchemontagne

Recall

Challenges in Coalition Unconventional Warfare: The Allied Campaign in Yugoslavia, 1941-1945
By J. Darren Duke, Rex L. Phillips, and Christopher J. Conover

Book Reviews

You Cannot Surge Trust
Reviewed by Dov S. Zakheim

Engineers of Victory
Reviewed by Bryon Greenwald

Next-Generation Homeland Security
Reviewed by Katie Kuhn

Joint Doctrine

Implementing Joint Operational Access: From Concept to Joint Force Development
By Jon T. Thomas

Dealing with Corruption: Hard Lessons Learned in Afghanistan
By Richard J. Holdren, Stephen F. Nowak, and Fred J. Klinkenberger, Jr.

Joint Doctrine Update

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