The most pressing objective for the United States Air Force (USAF) doctrine is to equip the Service with the intellectual tools necessary to prepare and posture for conflict in an era of great power competition. Towards this aim, in 2021 the USAF published its first new capstone doctrine in six years, Air Force Doctrine Publication (AFDP) 1, The Air Force. Recognizing the Service's increasingly centralized approach to operations was an ill fit for peer conflict, the most significant contribution of AFDP 1 was the addition of mission command as the central tenet of airpower. The adoption of mission command marked a necessary first step in a chain of progression that is spreading across USAF doctrine.
DesignationAFDP 3-0.1
EditionJan 2025
StatusActive
Pages64
FunctionLeadership Training
CollectionCurrent Doctrine