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Air Force Officers' Advanced School (AFAS)


Air Force Officers' Advanced School (AFAS)

Air Force Officers' Advanced School (AFAS) is premier military school that trains mid-level officers and mould quality leaders for RSAF and SAF. It is one of the three Schools in the SAF Advanced Schools (SAS). AFAS conducts the Joint Foundation Course (JFC), the Joint Warfighter Course (JWC) and Air Force Advanced Course (AFAC). It administers the conduct of SAF Staff Officers' Course (SSOC).

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Air Force Advanced Course (AFAC)

Essay Writing

  1. “The Strategists”, Hugh Smith and Australian Defence Studies Centre, 2001. [Hard copy]
  2. “The Age of Air Power”, Martin Van Creveld, 2012. [Hard copy][Ebook]
  3. “Air Power: Theory and Practice”, Timothy Garden, 2002. [E-Article]
  4. “Theories of Air Warfare” in Makers of Modern Strategy: Military Thought from Machiavelli to Hitler, Edward Warner, 1971. [Hard copy]

Case study suggested readings (Core read)

  1. “Air Operations in Israel’s War Against Hezbollah: Learning from Lebanon and Getting it Right in Gaza”, Benjamin S. Lambeth, 2011. [ E-Article]
  2. “Divining Victory: Airpower in the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War”, William M. Arkin, 2007. [ E-Article]
  3. “Lessons of the 2006 Israeli-Hezbollah War”, Anthony H. Cordesman and William D. Sullivan, 2007. [ E-Article]
  4. “Observations from the 2006 Lebanon and 2008 Gaza Wars and Lessons for the RSAF” in Pointer Vol. 36 No. 3-4, Ho Yung Peng and Reuben Lim, 2011 [ E-Article]
  5. The Israeli Air Force at 50”, Wehr & Wissen Verlag, 1999 [ Bounded copy]

Case study suggested readings (supplementary read)

  1. Air Power Review Vol. 10, No. 2 (pg 80-90), 2007. [ E-Article]
  2. “Israel’s Military Intelligence Performance in the 2nd Lebanon War” in International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence Vol. 20 Issue 4, pages 583-601, Uri Bar-Joseph, 2007 [E-Article]
  3. “Military Capabilities for Hybrid War: Insights from the Israel Defense Forces in Lebanon and Gaza”, David E. Johnson, 2010. [ E-Article]
  4. “The Bekaa Valley War”, Rebecca Grant, 2002. [ E-Article]
  5. “The Hubris of Initial Victory: The IDF and the Second Lebanon War” in Israel and Hizbollah, Uri Bar-Joseph, 2010. [Hard copy]
  6. “The IDF and the Lessons of the Second Lebanon War”, Amir Rapaport, 2010. [ E-Article]
  7. “The Second Lebanon War: Strategic Perspectives”, Brom Shlomo, 2007. [ E-Article]
  8. “We Were Caught Unprepared: The 2006 Hezbollah-Israeli War”, Matt Matthews and U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, 2008. [ E-Article]
  9. “Israel’s Defense Forces in the Second Lebanon War: Why the Poor Performance?”, Avi Kober, 2008. [ E-Article]

SAF Staff Officers' Course (SSOC)

  1. Clear Communication Website (via MINDEF Intranet only)
  2. Clear Comms Guide (via MINDEF Intranet only)
  3. “On Staff Work” in Pointer Supplement, Ng Chee Khern, 2009. [ E-Article]

Joint Warfight Course (JWC)

Individual Essay

  1. “Relevance of the Singapore Armed Forces: A Journey into Singaporeaness” in RSIS Commentaries (125/2009), Ong Weichong, 2009. [ E-Article]
  2. “Should the SAF Maintain its Existing Focus on Full-Spectrum Dominance or, Should the Organisation Return to its Core Deterrence and War-Fighting Mission?” in Pointer Vol. 41 No. 2, pp. 32-41, Benson Chian, 2015. [ E-Article]
  3. “Full Spectrum Operations – A Viable Strategic Posture for the SAF?” in Pointer Vol. 41 No. 4, pp. 11-20, Jacque Wei-Ren Erasmus, 2015. [ E-Article]
  4. “The Management of Military Change: The Case of the Singapore Armed Forces,” in Security, Strategy and Military Change in the 21st Century, pp. 70-88, Bernard Fook Weng Loo, 2015. [E-book] [Hard copy]

Strategic Environment and National security (SENS) Presentation

  1. “Punching Above its Weight: Singapore’s Armed Forces and its Contribution to Foreign Policy,” in Defence Studies Vol. 11 No. 4, pp. 672-697, Andrew T.H. Tan, 2011. [ E-Article]
  2. “Defence Diplomacy: Is the Game Worth the Candle?”, Andrew Carr, 2014. [E-Article]
  3. “Mailed Fists and Velvet Gloves: The Relevance of Smart Power to Singapore’s Evolving Defence and Foreign Policy” in Journal of Strategic Studies Vol. 38 No. 3, pp. 332-358, See Seng Tan, 2015.
  4. “Technology and Warfare”, in Strategy in the Contemporary World, Eliot Cohen, 2016. [ Hard-copy]
  5. “Warfare in the Twenty-First Century” in Globalization, War, and Peace in the Twenty-First Century, William R. Nester, 2010. [ E-Book]
  6. “Arms and Affluence: Military Acquisitions in the Asia-Pacific Region” in International Security, Vol. 18, No. 3, Desmond Ball, 1994. [ E-Article]
  7. “A New Arms Race? Explaining Recent Southeast Asian Military Acquisitions” in Contemporary Southeast Asia, Vol. 32, No. 1, Richard A. Bitzinger, 2010. [ E-Article]
  8. “The Future of War: How Globalization is Changing the Security Paradigm” in Military Review, Jan-Feb 2016, pp.8-15, Johnny Sokolosky Jr., 2016. E-Article]
  9. “Globalisation and War: Examining the Mechanism” in Australian Strategic Policy Institute: The Strategist, Darren Lim, 2014. [ E-Article]
  10. “Does Globalization Mean War?” in Foreign Policy, Clyde Prestowitz, 2013. [ E-Article]
  11. “Globalisation and Contemporary Conflict” in War from the Ground Up: Twenty-First Century Combat as Politics, pp. 67-89, Emile Simpson, 2012. [E-Book]
  12. “Why Nations Go to War and Stay at Peace” in Globalization, War, and Peace in the Twenty-First Century, William R. Nester, 2010. [ E-Book]