Author: United States. Department of the Air ForcePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Airlift, Military
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
US Air Force Airlift Master Plan
Author: United States. Department of the Air ForcePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Airlift, Military
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Information on the Requirement for Strategic Airlift, Department of Defense
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Airlift, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
To Save a City
Author: Roger G. MillerPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9781603440905
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Following World War II, the Soviet Union drew an Iron Curtain across Europe, crowning its efforts with a blockade of West Berlin in a desperate effort to prevent the creation of an independent, democratic West Germany. The United States and Great Britain, aided by France, responded with a daring air logistical operation that in fifteen months delivered almost three million tons of coal, food, and other necessities to the people of Berlin. Now, drawing on rare U.S. Air Force files, recently declassified documents from the National Archives, records released since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the memories of airlift veterans themselves, Roger G. Miller provides an original study of the Berlin Airlift. The Berlin Airlift was an enterprise of epic proportions that demonstrated the power of air logistics as a political instrument. What began as a hastily organized operation by a small number of warweary cargo airplanes evolved into an intricate bridge of aircraft that flowed in and out of Berlin through narrow air corridors. Hour after hour, day after day, week after week, a stream of airplanes delivered everything from food and medicine to coal and candy in defiance of breakdowns, inclement weather, and Soviet hostility. And beyond the airlift itself, a complex system of transportation, maintenance, and supply stretching around the world sustained operations. Historians, veterans, and general readers will welcome this history of the first Western victory of the Cold War. Maps, diagrams, and more than forty photographs illustrate the mechanical inner workings and the human faces that made that triumph possible.
U.S. Strategic Airlift
Author: Jeffrey RecordPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Airlift, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Tactical Airlift
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Airlift, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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.
Military Airlift
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Airlift, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Self-protective measures to enhance airlift operations in hostile environments
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428993223
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Improving Strategic Mobility
Author: R. William ThomasPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437900712
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Strategic mobility, moving men & equipment from U.S. bases to the areas where they are required, is a critical element in U.S. military strategy. The U.S. cannot maintain adequate forces abroad to satisfy its security needs; therefore, it must be prepared to meet military aggression through rapid movement of active & reserve units. A Congressionally mandated study done in 1981 determined that the U.S. lacks adequate means to rapidly move troops & equipment overseas. This study analyzes the Admin¿s. plan for meeting mobility needs & solving this important problem. The study, centered on C-17 aircraft, examines 3 alternative plans in depth as well, & provides an excellent view of the problems & dilemmas facing the DoD in this important area. Illus.
United States Air Force Strategic Master Plan
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Air power
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This Strategic Master Plan (SMP) translates the United States Air Forces's 30-year strategy, America's Air Force: A Call to the Future, into comprehensive guidance, goals, and objectives. The complete SMP consists of a core narrative, goals, objectives, and four annexes: the Human Capital Annex (HCA), Strategic Posture Annex (SPA), Capabilities Annex (CA), and the Science and Technology Annex (STA). The core SMP will be updated every two years, while the annexes may be revised annually, as required.