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AI TUTORING SYSTEM—AIR POWER

A structured, source-based guide to over 120 years of military air power

Overview
This AI tutor is a way of using artificial intelligence to support focused study of military air power. Drawing on academically credible sources, it offers a series of concise, linked prompts—from the Wright brothers to the latest drones—that together provide a clear chronological overview of air power’s development over the last 120 years.

Each prompt encourages active learning through questioning, critique, and follow-up. Designed to work alongside the reading of books and papers, it helps clarify key ideas, frame deeper inquiry, and build the foundation for more advanced study.

How It Helps

• Flexible access: Available across AI platforms, anytime

• Engaged learning: Supports debate, challenge, and exploration

• Reference-based: Grounded in academic and doctrinal sources

• Structured prompts: Each includes glossary, key points, citations, and follow-ups

• Chronological range: Covers major developments in military air power from 1903 to now
  
  

Suggested Uses

• Prepare for PME, staff college, or university courses

• Explore doctrinal debates and historical case studies

• Develop essay topics, briefs, or wargame material

• Identify areas for further reading and research
  
  

Reminder
This is a study tool—designed to guide and extend understanding. Combined with thoughtful reading, it can provide a solid base for serious engagement with the history, theory, and application of air power.

The following are the instructions supplied to every AI Tutor Post:

Copy and paste everything on this page below this line, into the AI of your choice. Fill in or delete where indicated.

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AI INSTRUCTIONS

• Preferred use references from: https://www.jb-gpt-prompts.com/jb-gpts-military-references

• If additional references are used, they must be drawn from reputable and scholarly sources. These may include academic publications, books from established historians, official government documents, respected think tanks, and recognized academic institutions such as leading universities.

• For follow-up question:

• Provide 5 (or change number) numbered key points (40–60 words each), with author, book title, and chapter.

• Add a separate Harvard-style bibliography.

• Suggest 3 more follow-up questions.

• Use clear language—no specialist jargon.

Follow-Up Questions (Delete those you don't use, or create your own e.g,, expand on key point four).

AIR POWER NOTES (Please read before working through the Air Power Prompts

• AP-NOTE-01. Air Power Introduction: Enhancing subject awareness to enable further AI-supported self-study.

• AP-NOTE-02. The ADF Air Power: Ed1, 2023—is the Australian Defence Force's official guide to air power.

• AP-NOTE-03. In military writing, it’s air power (two words); in academic circles, it’s often airpower (one word).

• AP-NOTE-04. Pilot Courage v Technical Limitations.

• AP-NOTE-05. Why the Publisher Matters: Military History Publications.

AIR POWER PROMPTS

1. 01. 1903: WRIGHT BROTHERS FIRST POWERED FLIGHT

2. 02. 1914: WW1 STARTS PLANES SPY FROM THE SKY

3. 03. 1917: BLOODY APRIL AND AIR COORDINATION FAILURES

4. 04. 1917: TRENCHARD BACKS STRATEGIC BOMBING FORCE

5. 05. 1918: RAF FORMED WORLD’S FIRST AIR FORCE

6. 06. 1918: BATTLE OF HAMEL DEMONSTRATES AIR SUPPORT

7. 07: 1920s: RAF USE AIR POWER TO CONTROL COLONIES

8. 08. 1920s: DOUHET CLAIMS BOMBING WINS WARS

9. 09: 1920s: MITCHELL TRENCHARD SHAPE BOMBING DOCTRINE

10. 10. 1930s: WATSON-WATT RADAR REVOLUTIONIZES AIR DEFENCE

11. 11. 1936: RAF BOMBER COMMAND FORMED

12. 12. 1939: START OF WAR AIR SEA POWER DOMINATES

13. 13. 1939: BLITZKRIEG INTEGRATES GROUND AND AIR POWER

14. 14. 1939–45: STUKAS SHOW AIR-LAND INTEGRATION

15. 15. 1940: RAF AIR SUPPORT AT DUNKIRK

16. 16. 1941: RN AIRSTRIKE CRIPPLES ITALIAN NAVY TARANTO

17. 17. 1940: BATTLE OF BRITAIN RADAR KEY FACTOR

18. 18. 1940s: RAF TURNS TO NIGHT BOMBING

19. 19. 1941: NOV, PEARL HARBOR ATTACKED BY JAPAN

20. 20. 1942: DOOLITTLE RAID DEMONSTRATED LONG-RANGE STRIKE FROM CARRIERS

21. 21. 1942: MIDWAY US SINK FOUR JAPANESE CARRIERS

22. 22. 1942: The Luftwaffe’s failure to supply Stalingrad by air highlighted limitations of air logistics.

23. 23. 942–1943: Allied air power in North Africa demonstrated flexible integration of air–land strategies.

24. 24. 1943: Combined Bomber Offensive coordinated RAF night raids & USAAF daylight precision bombing.

25. 25. 1943: Aircraft like the Avro Lancaster enabled massed night bombing over Germany.

26. 26. 1943: Martime Patrol Aircraft v U-Boats.

27. 27. 1944: D-Day succeeded in part due to overwhelming Allied air superiority.

28. 28. 1944: The P-51 Mustang enabled deep-penetration bomber raids over Germany.

29. 29. 1944: The U.S. experience with close air support during WWII evolved...... 

30. 30. 1945: Kamikaze pilots reflected Japan’s use of suicide tactics as airborne guided weapons.

31. 31. 1945: Air power was decisive to victory in both European and Pacific theatres of WWII.

32. 32. 1945: Firebombing of Tokyo demonstrates conventional air power's mass destruction capacity.

33. 33. 1945: Carrier air power dominates in Pacific—Midway to Tokyo Bay.

34. 34. 1945: Nuclear-capable bombers changed strategic doctrine at the end of WWII.

35. 35. 1945: Allied Strategic Bombing Doctrine Questioned as Enemy Morale & Industry Failed to Collapse.

36. 36. 1940s Mass Production enabled the Allies to gain Air Superiority and Strategic Mobility

37. 37. 1944-45 Jet & Rocket Programs Failed to Save Nazi Germany from Allied Air Power.

38. 38. 1948: The Berlin Airlift proved air logistics could defeat a siege.

39. 39. 1952: The B-52 became a pillar of Cold War deterrence through nuclear readiness.

40. 40.1950–1953: Air Power in Mountain Warfare During The Korean War.

41. 41. 1950s–1970s: RAF & RAAF Doctrine in Cold War focused on Strategic Continuity.

42. 42. 1960s F-4 Phantom & the multi-role millitary jet revolution.

43. 43. 1965–1973: The Vietnam War Exposed the Limits of Strategic Bombing.

44. 44. 1967–1973: The Failure of Arab Air Forces stemmed from a number of reasons such as poor training.

45. 45. 1970s: Fourth-generation fighters increased manoeuvrability, radar range, and weapons versatility.

46. 46. 1973:Yom Kippur War and SAMs exposed Israel's Doctrine as being based on false assumptions.

47. 47. 1982: Falklands air war proves value of Sea Harrier & limited but decisive carrier operations.

48. 48.1970s–1980s: NATO Doctrine Combined Deep Strikes withe Mobile Ground Operations.

49. 49. 1980s: Stealth aircraft like the F-117 shifted strategic thinking on surprise and survivability.

50. 50. 1980s: Cold War reconnaissance included high-altitude planes like the SR-71 and satellite ISR.

51. 51. 1980s–1990s: NATO’s air power evolved from Cold War deterrence to expeditionary precision strike

52. 52: 1980s–1990s: Red Flag and the Evolution of USAF Combat Readiness

53. 53. Boyd’s OODA Loop Redefined Air Campaign Agility In The 1970–80s.

54. 54: 1990s: Systemic Targeting Transformed U.S. Air Campaign Planning (Warden)

55. 55: 1991: The Gulf War Demonstrated the Effectiveness of Precision-Guided Munitions

56. 56: 1990s: Air Power Was Central to Balkan Campaigns, Enforcing No-Fly Zones & Targeting Infrastructure

57. 57: 1990s–2000s: Attack Helicopters Like the AH-64 Became Key Assets in Close Air Support

58. 58: 1999: Operation Allied Force Shows Political Limits & Technological Strengths of Coalition Air Campaigns

59. 59: 2000s: UAVs Revolutionised Reconnaissance and Strike Operations Post-2000

60. 60: 2000s: Network-Centric Warfare Allows Real-Time Data Sharing and Joint Strike Coordination

61. 61: 2000s: Fifth-Generation Fighters eg.,  F-22 and F-35 Merge Stealth, Sensors, & Multirole Capability

62. 62. 2000s: Western doctrine differentiates air superiority (dominance in a region) and air supremacy (total control).

63. 63. 2000s: Australia’s air doctrine emphasises regional readiness and coalition interoperability.

64. 64. 2000s: Air logistics has been central to strategic reach from Berlin to Afghanistan.

65. 65. 2000s: Global air mobility depends on aerial tankers and heavy lift aircraft.

66. 66. 2000s: ISR platforms now include satellites, drones, and manned aircraft.

67. 67. 2000s: Electronic warfare and cyber tools are core components of air operations.

68. 68. 2000s: Asymmetric wars have forced Western air forces to adapt tactics and roles.

69. 69. 2000s: Increasing aircraft complexity has intensified training needs across aircrew and support teams.

70. 70. 2000s: Israeli air strategy emphasises preemptive strikes based on intelligence  threat analysis and rapid mobilisation.

71. 71. 2000s: Failures in air power effectiveness often stem from organisational culture, not just technology or strategy.

72. 72. 2000s: Air power’s contribution to deterrence depends on perception, posture, and political signalling—not just force structure.

73. 73. Modern Era: Multinational exercises like Red Flag standardise coalition air procedures.

74. 74. Modern Era: Air power supports a wide range of operations, including humanitarian efforts.

75. 75. Modern Era: Agility enables quick adaptation to operational environment changes.

76. 76. Modern Era: Resilience enhances air power’s ability to withstand and recover from adversity.

77. 77. Modern Era: Payload determines the range of effects air power can achieve.

78. 78. Modern Era: Human and ethical considerations shape how air power is applied and perceived.

79. 79. Modern Era: Air force education and joint doctrines evolve to reflect multinational, networked operations.

80. 80. Modern Era: Uninhabited Aircraft.

81. 81. Modern Era: Drone Strategy and the June 2025 Ukraine Strike on Russian Strategic Bombers 

SUPPLMENTARY AIR POWER HISTORY POSTS:

1. APSUP-01: WW2 Allies Failed to Penetrate and Destroy German U-Boat Pens

2. APSUP-02: Modern Fighter Aircraft Defined by Generation

3. APSUP-03: Drone Ascendancy in the 2023 Ukraine-Russia War

4. APSUP-04: Pre-WW2 British Government Concerned That Civilian Morale Would Collapse if London Bombed

INDEX PAGE...JB-GPT's AI TUTOR—WW2 1940 THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN

BB-01...Battle of Britain 1940 : Overview

BB-02...Battle of Britain: Did Hitler's Shift to the Bombing of London (04 Sep 1940) Save the RAF?

BB-03...Myths of the Battle of Britain

BB-04...Pilot Training: Battle of Britain

BB-05...Battle of Britain: Bader and the Chain of Command.

BB-06...Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding Dedicated Spirtualist