ALAN J. VICK
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Political Science, University of California, Irvine
M.A., Social Science, University of California, Irvine
B.A. (Summa Cum Laude), Political Science, University of California, Irvine
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2010-present
2004-2009
2003-2004
2002-2004
1998-2001
1995-1997
1989-1994
1983-1989
1982-1983
Senior Political Scientist, RAND Santa Monica Office
Senior Political Scientist, RAND Washington Office
Acting Director, Strategy and Doctrine Program, Project AIR FORCE
Associate Director, Project AIR FORCE, RAND Washington Office
Associate Director, Strategy/Doctrine Program, Project AIR FORCE
Social Scientist, RAND Washington Office
RAND liaison to Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
Associate Social Scientist, RAND, Santa Monica, California
Lecturer, Political Science Department, University of California, Irvine
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
1973-1976 --Infantryman, Battalion Reconnaissance Platoon, 2/325thAirborne
Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army
PUBLICATIONS
Selected RAND Reports
Proclaiming Air Power: Air Force Narratives and American Public Opinion from
1917 to 2014, RR-1044-AF, 2015.
Air Base Attacks and Defensive Counters: Historical Lessons, Future Challenges,
RR-968-AF, 2015.
The Posture Triangle: A New Framework for U.S. Air Force Global Presence, RR402-AF, 2013, (co-authored).
Managing Risk in USAF Force Planning, MG-827-AF, 2009, (co-authored).
A New Division of Labor: Reconsidering American Strategy and Forces to Meet New
Challenges, MG-499-AF, 2007, (co-authored).
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Air Power in the New Counterinsurgency Era: The Strategic Importance of USAF
Advisory and Assistance Missions, MG-509-AF, 2006, (co-authored).
Beyond Close Air Support: Forging A New Air Ground Partnership, MG-301-AF,
2005, (co-authored).
The Stryker Brigade Combat Team: Rethinking Strategic Responsiveness and
Assessing Deployment Options, MR-1606-AF, 2002, (co-authored).
Aerospace Operations Against Elusive Targets, MR-1398-AF, October 2001, (coauthored).
Aerospace Operations in Urban Environments: Exploring New Concepts, MR-1187AF, June 2000, (co-authored).
Preparing the U.S. Air Force for Military Operations Other Than War, MR-842,
April 1997 (co-authored).
Enhancing Air Power’s Contribution Against Light Infantry Targets, MR-697-AF,
May 1996 (co-authored).
Check Six Begins on the Ground: Responding to the Evolving Ground Threat to U.S.
Air Force Bases, MR-606-AF, September 1995 (co-authored).
Snakes in the Eagle’s Nest: A History of Ground Attacks on Air Bases, MR-553-AF,
April 1995.
Challenges to U.S. Security in the 1990’s and Beyond, P-7868, June 1994.
RAND Winter Study on Non-Nuclear Strategic Weapons: Executive Summary, N2227-AF, December 1984 (co-authored).
Non-Nuclear Strategic Weapons: Implications for Arms Control Policy, P-7044,
December 1984 (co-authored).
A National Strategy Hierarchy, P-7003, July 1984.
Some Thoughts on Deterrence, P-6916, October 1983.
Published Articles
“Building Confidence During Peace and War,” Defense Analysis, Summer 1989.
“Post-Attack Strategic Command and Control Survival: Options for the Future,”
Orbis, Spring 1985.
“Soviet Military Forces and Strategy Come of Age: Implications for American
Deterrence Theory,” Air University Review, January-February 1981.
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Book Chapters
“Seven Propositions about Close Air Attack on the Future Battlefield,” in Keith Brent
(editor), Network Centric Warfare and the Future of Air Power, Canberra, Australia:
Royal Australian Air Force Air Power Development Center, 2005.
“From Sideshow to Center Stage: The Role of the Army and Air Force in Military
Operations Other Than War,” in Zalmay Khalilzad and David Ochmanek (editors),
Strategy and Defense Planning in the 21st Century, RAND, 1997 (co-authored).
“The Military Significance of Restrictions on Strategic Nuclear Force Operations,” in
Barry Blechman (editor), Preventing Nuclear War, Indiana University Press, 1985
(co-authored).
Op-Eds
“Okinawa Remains an Intractable Thorn for U.S. and Japan,” Asia Times Online,
May 24, 2012 (co-authored) (http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/NE25Dh01.html)
Ph.D. Thesis
Command and Control Vulnerability in Prolonged Nuclear Conflict, University of
California, Irvine, March 1983.
Recent Presentations
Air Power Narratives and Public Opinion: 1917-2014. Paper presented to
International Studies Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, February 20, 2015.
Certain Access, Uncertain Location: Reposturing U.S. Forces in the Western Pacific.
(co-authored), Paper presented to International Studies Association Annual Meeting,
New Orleans, February 21, 2015.
Force Posture and Basing Issues, U.S.-Japan Security Ties, Defense Industrial
Cooperation and Space Collaboration Conference, RAND, Santa Monica, CA,
December 5, 2014.
The U.S. Strategic Pivot to Asia: A Dialogue Between Political Scientists and Policy
Analysts, panelist, International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, March
28, 2014.
1914-2014: A Century of Air Base Attacks and Defensive Counters, USAF Scientific
Advisory Board study on Defense of Forward Bases, Crystal City, VA, January 9,
2014.
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Operational Challenges and Opportunities of Civil-Military Integration at Yokota Air
Base, Center for New American Security, Washington, D.C., October 18, 2013.
A Framework for Thinking About Access and Basing Requirements, The Guam
Roundtable, Tumon Bay, Guam, September 6, 2013.
ACADEMIC HONORS
University of California Regent’s Dissertation Fellow, 1983
Social Science Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, 1982
University of California Regent’s Fellow, 1980
Social Science Distinguished Student Scholar Award, 1980
Social Science Outstanding Research Award, 1979
Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, 1979
July 2015