Inspiring Doctrinal Innovation (IDI)
Contest WinnersÂ
Sponsored by: The Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education &
Air University Innovation Accelerator (AUiX)
Spring 2025 Winners
1ST PLACE WINNER
2d Lt Jonathan Williams
No Base is Safe: Joint Point Defense and Agile Combat Employment in an Era of Saturation Threats
2nd PLACE WINNER
SrA Carrson Bruderer
Defending the Edge: Forging a Joint Point Defense Doctrine for Agile Combat Employment
3rd PLACE WINNER
Capt Amanda Molina
The Point Defense Paradox: Sustaining Airpower in Contested Distributed Operations
Fall 2024 Winners
1ST PLACE WINNER
SSgt Joshua Palileo
Lessons Learned, Futures Forged: Adapting Air Force Strategy for the Multi-Domain Era
2nd PLACE WINNER
MSgt Yeny Langius
Transforming the United States Air Force: Adapting Organizational Structure and Distributed Airpower for Great Power Competition
3rd PLACE WINNER
Maj Mary Belviso and Maj Anthony Belviso
Preparing the Air Force’s Maneuver Elements: Speed and Flexibility in a New Conflict Environment
Spring 2024 Winners
1ST PLACE WINNER
1st Lt Ian Palmer (USAF)
Accelerating Decision-Making Through Human-Machine Teaming
2nd PLACE WINNER
TSgt Matthew Calhoun (USAF)
Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of the United States Air Force
3rd PLACE WINNER
Maj Matthew White (USAF)
Effects of AI-Enhanced Decision-Making on Air Force Doctrine
2023 Winners
1ST PLACE WINNER
Lt Col Matthew Barry (USAF)
Organizing for Mission Command
Lt Col Matthew Barry is an Air Force pilot with multiple combat deployments in the U-28. He is currently assigned to the Strategic Execution Group at Headquarters Air Force
2ND PLACE WINNER
LTC Brian Blain (USMC)
USAF Mission Command: Cultural, Organizational and Operational Change to Meet Future Demands
3RD PLACE WINNER
Maj Jerome Limoge III (USSF)
Planning to Fail: Operational Persistence Through Mission Command
2022 Winners
1ST PLACE WINNER
Major James Schmitt
No More Stovepipes: Unifying Air Operations Planning Doctrine to Enable Multirole Mission Success
Major James Schmitt is an MQ-9 weapons officer and currently serves on the Headquarters Air Force staff. He recently returned from a deployment as the AFCENT Chief of Weapons and Tactics.
2ND PLACE WINNER
Lt Col Abby Barger
The Future is Irregular. Our Doctrine Should be Too
3RD PLACE WINNER
Erin Grenier
Modernizing Information Operations Doctrine to Meet New National Security Needs
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