Lieutenant Colonel
José
García
Joint Air Power Competence Centre (2011-2014)
Lieutenant Colonel José García is a fighter pilot of the Spanish Air Force assigned to the JAPCC (Combat Air Branch). With 4.300 flight hours, he is an experienced Air Operations and Pilots Formation Officer. His previous assignments include the 14th Fighter Wing, the Spanish Air Force Academy and the Spanish Air Force Combat Command.
Information provided is current as of November 2013
From the Author
New Technologies
Fire, Wheel, Steam Engine and … Nanotechnology
By Lt Col
José
García
“A number of significant technology-related trends – including the development of laser weapons, electronic warfare and technologies that impede access to space – appear poised to have major global effects that will impact on NATO [...]
Education and Training (E&T) Post-Afghanistan
Is this the Dawn of Real Joint Efforts?
By Lt Col
José
García
By Lt Col
Richard
Hartung
By Lt Col
Heiko
Hermanns
By Lt Col
Francesco
Persichetti
By Col
Francesco
Turrisi
Any soldier, especially at the leadership level, must have the competencies and skills that enable them to thoroughly plan and execute operations utilising timely decision-making in order to successfully handle these challenges. All too often, [...]
Joint Air & Space Power Conference 2013
Air Power Post-Afghanistan
By Lt Col
José
García
By Lt Col
Richard
Hartung
By Lt Col
Heiko
Hermanns
By Lt Col
Francesco
Persichetti
By Col
Francesco
Turrisi
The JAPCC’s annual conference is fast approaching and JAPCC Staff is eagerly looking forward to the start of the event. We have high expectations that we hope will yield thought-provoking and interesting dialogue. The air [...]
NATO’s Air Strategy After Afghanistan
A Proposal for NATO’s Future Air Vision After Afghanistan
By Lt Col
José
García
By Lt Col
Richard
Hartung
By Lt Col
Heiko
Hermanns
By Lt Col
Francesco
Persichetti
By Col
Francesco
Turrisi
The end of the Cold War brought an increase in NATO’s reliance on Air Power as NATO and the Alliance nations have repeatedly turned to Air Power as their first, and in some cases only, [...]
Unmanned Technology
Key to Success or Limiting Factor?
By Lt Col
José
García
By Lt Col
Richard
Hartung
By Lt Col
Heiko
Hermanns
By Lt Col
Francesco
Persichetti
By Col
Francesco
Turrisi
From the beginning of history, every society has sought to attain military supremacy over their potential rivals. It has always been recognised that military power was needed to protect territories and interests from competitors or [...]
Air Power
Independent Action and Independent Effect
By Lt Col
José
García
By Lt Col
Richard
Hartung
By Lt Col
Heiko
Hermanns
By Lt Col
Francesco
Persichetti
By Col
Francesco
Turrisi
Independent Air Power has been an enduring theme of military aviation since man first took to the skies. It underpinned the establishment of air forces and led some airmen to adopt particularly firm views on [...]
