Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed ServicesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
The Posture of Military Airlift
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed ServicesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
The Posture of Military Airlift
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Research and DevelopmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Hearings on the Posture of Military Airlift Before the Research and Development Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, First Session
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Research and DevelopmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Airlift Doctrine
Author: Charles MillerPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781478393306
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
n this extremely comprehensive overview of airlift and air mobility, Colonel Miller shows how the worldwide orientation of American foreign policy, the numerous threats to free-world interests, and the speed and complexity of modern warfare have combined with political and resource constraints to produce today's airlift doctrine and force structure. Airlift is the movement of goods and people to where they are needed, when they are needed there. Since the 1920s there has been an evolving awareness and articulation of how to best organize, train, and equip airlift forces for that mission. The worldwide orientation of American foreign policy, the numerous threats to free world interests, and the speed and complexity of modern warfare have combined with political and resource constraints to produce today's airlift doctrine and force structure. Colonel Miller's study traces these many interrelationships to discover what critical airlift decisions were made, why they were made, and what they may mean in the future. Airlift is the backbone of deterrence. A properly structured and equipped airlift force is critical to the successful execution of the national military strategy. How we think about airlift and how we translate those thoughts into a meaningful expression of how to develop, deploy, and employ airlift forces is vital to the national defense. Colonel Miller's study is a definitive step in that important process.
Hearings on H.R. 2637 ... and the Posture of the U.S. Military Airlift, Before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session, September 19, 20, 1977
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed ServicesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Airlift, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
A Concise History of the U.S. Air Force
Author: Stephen Lee McFarlandPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Except in a few instances, since World War II no American soldier or sailor has been attacked by enemy air power. Conversely, no enemy soldier orsailor has acted in combat without being attacked or at least threatened by American air power. Aviators have brought the air weapon to bear against enemies while denying them the same prerogative. This is the legacy of the U.S. AirForce, purchased at great cost in both human and material resources.More often than not, aerial pioneers had to fight technological ignorance, bureaucratic opposition, public apathy, and disagreement over purpose.Every step in the evolution of air power led into new and untrodden territory, driven by humanitarian impulses; by the search for higher, faster, and farther flight; or by the conviction that the air way was the best way. Warriors have always coveted the high ground. If technology permitted them to reach it, men, women andan air force held and exploited it-from Thomas Selfridge, first among so many who gave that "last full measure of devotion"; to Women's Airforce Service Pilot Ann Baumgartner, who broke social barriers to become the first Americanwoman to pilot a jet; to Benjamin Davis, who broke racial barriers to become the first African American to command a flying group; to Chuck Yeager, a one-time non-commissioned flight officer who was the first to exceed the speed of sound; to John Levitow, who earned the Medal of Honor by throwing himself over a live flare to save his gunship crew; to John Warden, who began a revolution in air power thought and strategy that was put to spectacular use in the Gulf War.Industrialization has brought total war and air power has brought the means to overfly an enemy's defenses and attack its sources of power directly. Americans have perceived air power from the start as a more efficient means of waging war and as a symbol of the nation's commitment to technology to master challenges, minimize casualties, and defeat adversaries.
Defending Air Bases in an Age of Insurgency
Author: Shannon CaudillPublisher: Military Bookshop
ISBN: 9781782666851
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
This anthology discusses the converging operational issues of air base defense and counterinsurgency. It explores the diverse challenges associated with defending air assets and joint personnel in a counterinsurgency environment. The authors are primarily Air Force officers from security forces, intelligence, and the office of special investigations, but works are included from a US Air Force pilot and a Canadian air force officer. The authors examine lessons from Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other conflicts as they relate to securing air bases and sustaining air operations in a high-threat counterinsurgency environment. The essays review the capabilities, doctrine, tactics, and training needed in base defense operations and recommend ways in which to build a strong, synchronized ground defense partnership with joint and combined forces. The authors offer recommendations on the development of combat leaders with the depth of knowledge, tactical and operational skill sets, and counterinsurgency mind set necessary to be effective in the modern asymmetric battlefield.
The Posture Triangle
Author: Stacie L. PettyjohnPublisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833081683
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
U.S. Air Force (USAF) global posture—its overseas forces, facilities, and arrangements with partner nations—faces a variety of fiscal, political, and military challenges. This report seeks to identify why the USAF needs a global posture, where it needs basing and access, the types of security partnerships that minimize peacetime access risk, and the amount of forward presence that the USAF requires.
The United States Air Force Posture Statement
Author: United States. Department of the Air ForcePublisher:
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Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Hearings on Cost Escalation in Defense Procurement Contracts and Military Posture and H.R. 6722 ...
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed ServicesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Defense contracts
Languages : en
Pages : 1044
Book Description