Behind the cyberspace veil; the hidden evolution of the Air Force officer corps.9780313349652 Behind the cyberspace Coined by William Gibson in his 1984 novel "Neuromancer," it is a futuristic computer network that people use by plugging their minds into it! The term now refers to the Internet or to the online or digital world in general. See Internet and virtual reality. Contrast with meatspace. veil; the hidden evolution of the Air Force officer corps. Collins, Brian The name Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan) comes from an Irish backround. It is of Celtic origin and its meaning may be "hill" or "strong, noble, and high"[1]. J. Praeger Security International 2008 241 pages $54.95 Hardcover UG793 Collins (military strategy and operations, National War College) examines the implications of the US Air Force's adoption of and monopoly over C4ISR C4ISR Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance C4ISR Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance C4ISR Command Control Communications Computers Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance An activity that synchronizes and integrates the planning and operation of sensors, assets, and processing, exploitation, and dissemination systems in direct support of current and future operations. This is an integrated intelligence and operations function. Also called ISR. ) for the Air Force officer corps as a profession. He discusses how C4ISR has become an expertise and a jurisdiction in its own right, partly because jurisdiction lies at the heart of what it means to see the officer corps as a profession, yet the officer corps is still dominated by pilots, even if the percentage has decreased. He recommends that the Air Force create a cyberspace officer career path and eliminate the promotion bias in favor of upon the side of; favorable to; for the advantage of. See also: favor pilots in order to fully exploit cyberspace. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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