On April 17, 2015, a joint symposium on the evolution of airpower was co-sponsored by The Sir Richard Williams Foundation (Australia) and the Centre for Military Studies of the Department of Political Science of the University of Copenhagen. Both organizations are partners with Second Line of Defense. This was an unusual conference given that it launched an Australian effort to broaden the working relationship with non-Asian partners in shaping new approaches to airpower and was, in turn, the beginning of a broader intellectual outreach by the Danish Centre as well. In this presentation, Lt. Col. Berke, USMC, explains his experience in the F-22 and F-35 and the relationship of that experience to his time in the F-18, the F-16 and as a ground air controller.

1. 5th$Gen$Experience$
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2. • F/A-18
– 2 x Carrier, 1 x UDP
– TOPGUN IP
• Super Hornet
• F-16
– USAF TX Course
• FAC in Ramadi 2006 - USMC Air, Army BCT
• Perspectives always shaped by experience
– Steeped not just in Marine Corps operations
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Background$

3. • F-22 TX Course
• Commanded Operational Test at Nellis AFB
• 4th Gen Integration
– All USAF/USMC/USN TacAir platforms
• AEGIS Integration
– USN ESG
• LO Stability
• F-35 ConOps Development
• F-35 Squadron Commander
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5th$Gen$Transi7on$

4. • I love this (about a month)
– This is cool
• I hate this (about 6 months)
– I don’t know what I am doing anymore
• I love this (about 6 months)
– You figure it out
• Full circle
– Understand your impact on the battlespace
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5th$Gen$Life$Cycle$

5. • Skepticism is natural state
– Emotional connection to past/previous TMS
– Compulsion to use bygone metrics
• What are the measurements of an effective
fighter aircraft?
– Speed/agility vs information and access
– Caliber/quantity vs ability to integrate
• Innovation takes time and is painful/expensive
– Is absolutely essential
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A$State$of$Change$

6. • Not a replacement for any aircraft
– Easy to look at it chronologically
– Aside from performance and size, there’s not much
similar
• To realize its potential, need to redefine “TacAir”
– Not just the role, but the capacity and potential
– Easier said than done
• This is a platform built to meet future threats
– Some visualized, some not
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Thoughts$on$F@35$

7. • How will the burden on the pilot change?
– Legacy: Tactical missions and decisions that may
have strategic implications
– F-35: Removes the traditional definition of “Tactical
Aircraft”
• Platform now can behave tactically/strategically depending
on mission requirements.
• Pilot must be able to know when and how to operate
• Our training system must adjust
• It facilitates an ecosystem that doesn’t yet exist
– Think iPhone and Apps
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Thoughts$on$F@35$

8. • What makes a sensor/collaborator/shooter
platform relevant?
– Information development, access, and sharing
– Ability to integrate securely
• Ability to share information with unanticipated partners within
unanticipated events
– Plasticity
• Ability to substitute for other elements as needed
• What does the threat look like
– Area denial, link degradation, out of band
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Where$are$we$in$15$years?$

9. • Is about spectrum dominance
• F-35 is an overwhelming advancement in
breadth and depth
– We can dominate wide spectrum
• Stealth means access, not just reduced
detection
– We dictate access, not the threat
• Integration with 4th Gen and the Joint Force
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Air$Warfare$in$the$Future$

10. • F-35 certainly is an innovation
• Biggest contribution is what it does beyond the
aircraft
• What do other enablers/contributors do to be
innovative?
– iPhone vs the App…what’s more important?
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Innova7on$

11. • How does a small force maximize its
contribution
– Marine Corps model
– Similarities with Danish Air Force
• What is the biggest “bang for the buck”?
• What does it mean to be a part of a 5th Gen
ecosystem?
– Or to be excluded from it?
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Force$Mul7plier$

12. Questions?
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