‘Air and Space Power Journal’ available in Spanish

  • Published
  • By Airman 1st Class Jonathan Ortiz-Torres
  • Air University Public Affairs
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AFPN) --  A Spanish-language version of “Air and Space Power Journal” is now available online and through a free electronic subscription service.

Just like its English-language sister, the Spanish version provides a forum for professional discussion on air and space power, and its role in national defense.

Although similar in content, it is not simply the Spanish translation of the English edition. Rather, it operates independently to develop editorial content unique to its target audience, said the editor.

“In the case of the Spanish edition, the journal provides a forum … to disseminate Air Force doctrine and to cement military-to-military relationships among the air forces of the Americas,” said Luis Fuentes, the Spanish journal’s editor.

The journal not only tries to educate and inform Latin American audiences, but it also works as a model on how to be a professional military in a democracy, he said.

Additionally, the journal is a tool in the professional development of the more than 6 percent of U.S. Airmen who speak Spanish, Mr. Fuentes said.

“Many Latin American air forces use the journal to supplement their school curriculum, and the journal is required reading in several Latin American air force academies,” said Lt. Col. Paul Berg, the journal’s chief editor. “Unlike the English version, which deals more with doctrinal and operational issues, the Spanish journal is also used as a platform for historical context and regional issues.”

Guerilla warfare and narcotics trafficking in Colombia, for example, are topics the Spanish version might tackle, but the English journal would not necessarily address those topics, Mr. Fuentes said.

To view current and past “Air and Space Power Journal” Spanish issues online, visit www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil and click on “Air and Space Power Journal International.”

For a free electronic subscription, go to the Air Force Link site at www.af.mil and click on the “Subscribe” tab at the top of the page. Check the “Air and Space Power Journal (en espanol)” entry and provide name and e-mail address when submitting a request. Subscribers will receive quarterly e-mails containing hyperlinks to all the articles in the newest Spanish edition.

People can also sign up for the English version on the same Air Force Link subscription page. (Courtesy of Air Education and Training Command News Service)