The article " Matrix Wings: Continuous Process Improvement an Operator Can Love" in the current Air and Space Power Journal is written by AFIT alum Dr. A. J. Briding, Colonel, USAF, Retired, (M.S. Engineering Physics, 1980)

Dr. Briding (USAFA MA, Webster University Air War College MS, Air Force Institute of Technology PhD, Walden University) is an adjunct professor teaching in the Air Command and Staff College's master's degree program in military operational art and science. During his 30-year career, he was wing commander of the 374th Airlift Wing, 375th Airlift Group, and 76th Airlift Squadron, as well as deputy chief of staff for US Pacific Command. Serving as an inspector general team chief for Air Mobility Command, he led operational readiness and nuclear surety inspection teams and conducted Quality Air Force Assessments. He has over 4,200 hours as an aircraft commander, instructor pilot, and evaluator pilot, primarily in the C-141 and C-130 airlift and airdrop missions. Dr. Briding's implementation of the matrix wing concept during his command of the 374th Airlift Wing resulted in the wing receiving the President's Quality Improvement Award in 1998.