Reflections of an Air Warrior provides a birds eye view of three critical areas that cover the entire spectrum of an air warrior’s career involving Flight Safety & Operations, Leadership and Air Power. By sharing his varied experiences in the field in a forthright, lucid and informal style, and expressing his opinion on issues that range from grass root flight safety issues, ethics & values in Military Leadership to Strategic Air Power, the author hopes that this book would not only serve as a ready reckoner for middle level leaders like Flight Commanders and Commanding Officers, but also as meaningful feedback for senior leadership. In fact, the diverse range of subjects with a ‘people & leadership flavour’ makes the book cut across service barriers; making it relevant to all walks of life.
Air Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam, AVSM (Retd)
Author of the much-acclaimed two-volume ‘India’s Wars’ series, Air Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam is a retired fighter pilot who has mainly flown MiG-21s and Mirage-2000s and commanded a MiG-21 squadron and a large flying base. An alumnus of the Rashtriya Indian Military College, National Defence Academy and National Defence College, he has a Ph.D. in Defence and Strategic Studies from the University of Madras. A warrior-scholar of rare accomplishment he has been a Visiting Fellow at Harvard and Oxford Universities and a Visiting Faculty at Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Ashoka University and Kautilya School of Public Policy. He was also the President’s Chair of Excellence at National Defence College, New Delhi till recently. He has written extensively for refereed journals at home and abroad, national newspapers, magazines and websites on areas related to military history, national security, air power and leadership.
Contents
SECTION I: FLIGHT SAFETY AND LEADERSHIP
In the Hot Seat—The Opening Shot
Focus with Energy and Commitment Execute with Passion and Precision
Key Result Areas
Let Your Juniors Grow
Getting along with the Boss
Pace Yourself
Tackling a Dilemma — Op Preparedness or Flight Safety
Conflict Management
Air Force Wives’ Prayer
Feedback and Performance Counselling
Random Musings
A Flight Safety Guide for Flight Commanders
What are We Afraid Of?
Management by Wandering around a Powerful Tool of Flight Safety
Murphy Strikes again Encounters of the Sukhoi-30 Kind
Where are You, Buddy? Mentoring and Flight Safety
Stay within the Envelope and Stay Alive
Talk to Someone—It Helps
Fresh from the Oven Some Leadership Lessons I Validated at Air Force Station Hindan
Ethics and Values in the Military Leadership
SECTION II: AIR POWER AND GEOPOLITICS
The Strategic Role of Air Power
Crystal Gazing into the Future the Iaf Fighter Fleet in 2025
Out-of-Country Contingency Operations
Jointmanship—Training and Mindset—The Keys to Synergy in the Combined Arms Concept
The Indian Air Force at 75: Managing Transformation
The IAF at 90: Long on Ideas, Short on Offensive Capability
Political Science
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