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005191
Air Power and Its Role in the Battles of Khe Sanh and Dien Bien Phu (ebook)
005191-Air Power and Its Role in the Battles of Khe Sanh and Dien Bien Phu 52 Pages 1997 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT The battles of Dien Bien Phu and Khe Sanh have many similarities. Both were fought in Vietnam on similar terrain. Both were at the end of long supply lines in isolated jungle areas. Both involved a protracted siege of the defending forces whose success or failure was dependent on their ability to resupply by air and provide close air support against the attacking enemy formations. Yet one force, the French were defeated by a seemingly lightly armed guerrilla force, while the American Marines, opposed by the regular army forces of the North Vietnamese Army, were successful. Furthermore, the level of casualties on both sides were astonishing. At Dien Bien Phu, the French suffered over 12,350 total casualties as well as having 6,500 taken prisoner at the end of the battle, many of which were never heard from again. The Americans on the other hand suffered comparatively light casualties. 354 battle deaths and 2024 wounded were suffered during the fourteen months of combat operations beginning in April 1967 and ending in June 1968. The primary reason for the American success and the French failure during these two battles was their ability to conduct aerial resupply of the garrison and the hilltop outposts at Khe Sanh and the French inability to provide the necessary materials for their garrison. In addition to aerial resupply, was the American's ability to provide close air support for their positions during the siege as well as fly interdiction missions along the NVA supply lines to slow down or reduce the amount of supplies and troops available for their assaults? THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1997 Air University Electronic Book
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005192
Running on Empty; The Development Of Helicopter Aerial Refueling and Implications For Future USAF Combat Rescue Capabilities (ebook)
005192-Running on Empty; The Development Of Helicopter Aerial Refueling and Implications For Future USAF Combat Rescue Capabilities 47 Pages 1997 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT By 1999 the total active United States Air Force fighter wing equivalents will have shrunk from 24 to 13 in only ten years. The declining defense budget means painful force structure decisions lie ahead. Even as funds are drying up, the armed forces are being called upon to execute contingencies in places such as Haiti, Somalia, Liberia, and Bosnia. The future appears very busy for Air Force rescue units as well. According to Strategic Assessment 1996, Instruments of U.S. Power by the National Defense University and the Institute for National Strategic Studies, U.S. armed forces will most likely be called upon to engage in numerous evacuation and rescue missions for Westerners over the next quarter of a century. It goes on to predict, the rescue of U.S. military personnel under combat conditions, particularly downed flight crews, will also continue to be carried out on a fairly frequent basis. Ultimately it concludes, the practice by certain societies of abusing U.S. military prisoners to put psychological pressure on the U.S. government and public will only make such rescue operations more imperative. To accomplish these long-range operations USAF rescue helicopters rely greatly on aerial refueling from HC-130 tanker aircraft. Unfortunately, the current fleet of HC-130s has many deficiencies that degrade mission performance. Worse yet, based upon current operations tempo these tankers will begin to lose airworthiness in 2005. Despite the budget crunch the time has come to modernize the HC-130 fleet. By tracing helicopter aerial refueling from its inception during the Vietnam War to the present, this paper will demonstrate the need to purchase new HC-130J aircraft. This should occur even if it means delaying other programs or further cutting active duty personnel. The alternative is to abandon the long-range combat rescue mission, leaving aviators shot down over hostile territory to fend for themselves. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1997 Air University Electronic Book
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005215
Building the Air Force; Major General Mason Patrick and the Army Air Service (ebook)
005215-Building the Air Force; Major General Mason Patrick and the Army Air Service 86 Pages 1995 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT As Chief of the Army Air Service from 1921 to 1927, Major General Mason Patrick led the establishment of the Air Service as an institution and pushed forward recognition of air power doctrine as a major part of warfare. He assumed command with the air arm in chaos after the demobilization following World War I and tackled problems in two main areas: doctrine and the fight for autonomy, and laying the bureaucratic foundation for the continuance of branch as an institution. Working within established channels as opposed to the public rhetoric of air power zealots such as Brigadier General Billy Mitchell, Patrick made major strides in advancing the Air Service toward its goal of independence. The Air Corps Act of 1926 was Patrick's crowning achievement proving his abilities as a leader worthy of study. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1995 Air University Electronic Book
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005222
Central-Colono Relations within the Cuban Sugar Industry, 1914-1933; Exploring the Local Consequences of Global Changes the Case of San Vicente from WW I to the Great Depression (ebook)
005222-Central-Colono Relations within the Cuban Sugar Industry, 1914-1933; Exploring the Local Consequences of Global Changes the Case of San Vicente from WW I to the Great Depression 171 Pages 1997 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Sugar has been a mainstay of the Cuban economy since the mid-eighteenth century. It has tied the island nation to forces not only beyond its physical domain but out of its control as well. As such, Cuba and its inhabitants have been dependent upon world market conditions and other factors that have impacted the international sugar trade. An important element in the production of sugar since the mid 1800s has been the relationship between the central (sugar mill) and the colona (cane fanner). The manner in which this relation has been affected by the changes in the world price of sugar is an important manifestation of the local consequences resulting from global changes throughout twentieth-century Cuban history. World War I and the Great Depression were two significant world events that impacted the international sugar market. A study of the specific experience of a mill in western Cuba regarding the interactions between mill and cane farmer from 1914 to 1933 contributes to the understanding of Cuban history. This thesis relied on materials contained in the Braga Brothers Collection, considered to be a principal source of archival information found in the United States pertaining to the Cuban sugar industry from the late nineteenth century to the 1960s. The collection belongs to the Department of Special Collections of the University of Florida. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1997 Air University Electronic Book
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005224
The Counterproliferation Papers-Future Warfare Series No. 4, Chemical-Biological Attack; Achilles Heel of the Air Expeditionary Force? (ebook)
005224-The Counterproliferation Papers-Future Warfare Series No. 4, Chemical-Biological Attack; Achilles Heel of the Air Expeditionary Force? 60 Pages 1999 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT The U.S. National Security Strategy calls for our armed forces to help shape the international environment, respond to threats and crises, and prepare now for an uncertain future. To assist in the execution of this strategy, the U.S. Air Force is developing a new operational entity, the Air Expeditionary Force. This force will be tailored to quickly respond to crises or conflicts at any point on the globe. Given its technological and materiel superiority, the force will have no conventional equal. However, to effectively accomplish its mission the Air Expeditionary Force must have minimal redundancy in personnel and equipment and be supported over extended distances by airlift. These characteristics make the force particularly vulnerable to an asymmetric attack by chemical and biological weapons. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1999 Air University Electronic Book
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005225
Choke Hold; The Attack On Japanese Oil In World War II (ebook)
005225-Choke Hold; The Attack On Japanese Oil In World War II 116 Pages 1994 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT After WW I, Army airmen like Billy Mitchell, in a bid for service independence, touted land-based air power's dominance over ships. Later, airmen at the Air Corps Tactical School developed a theory of independent air power application based on strategic bombing. These airmen persuaded Congress to purchase the tools to implement strategic bombing--fleets of heavy bombers--by citing these aircraft as optimum for defending the US coasts against enemy ships. However, when the opportunity to test the efficacy of bombers against ships presented itself in WW II's Pacific Theater, Army Air Force (AAF) leaders proved reluctant to throw their full support behind such an effort. A key aspect of the US Navy's Pacific strategy was an intense campaign against Japanese commercial shipping. This blockade, primarily targeting oil after late 1943, was spearheaded by US Navy submarines. A blockade proved the most effective means of attacking Japan's oil, although AAF leaders preferred strategic bombing of the Japanese home islands, including oil facilities, over blockade support. This preference was particularly true for the B-29. This thesis analyzes the campaign against Japanese oil to explore why an oil blockade was effective against Japan and, more important, to examine how service parochialism distorted the development of a rational military strategy in the Pacific Theater. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1994 Air University Electronic Book
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005236
Combat Search and Rescue; Searching the History; Rescuing the Doctrine (ebook)
005236-Combat Search and Rescue; Searching the History; Rescuing the Doctrine 74 Pages 2003 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This thesis examines the history of command and control for combat search and rescue (CSAR) in a quest for proper doctrine. The thesis question is: Should CSAR command and control be reorganized? The thesis reviews the history of CSAR command and control from Indochina, Operation DESERT SHIELD/STORM, and Operation ALLIED FORCE. The thesis identifies lessons that should have been learned and incorporated in joint doctrine. Finally, the thesis provides recommendations to improve the success of joint CSAR command and control operations. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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2003 Air University Electronic Book
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005293
From Theater Missile Defense to Anti-Missile Offensive Actions; A Near-Term Strategic Approach For The USAF (ebook)
005293-From Theater Missile Defense to Anti-Missile Offensive Actions; A Near-Term Strategic Approach For The USAF 112 Pages 1998 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This study examines the question: "What strategic approach should the USAF take toward Theater Missile Defense (TMD) and Anti-Missile Offensive Actions in the near-term?" The thesis begins with an introductory chapter asking the stated question in context, presenting the methodology used, and summarizing the proposals given at the end of the treatment. The methodological approach to this thesis involves historical and literature reviews, interviews, and a qualitative comparison of current and proposed weapons systems, capabilities, and doctrine. Broad strategic options, not specific tactical systems, are the focus of this study. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1998 Air University Electronic Book
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005330
ICBMS-Their Relevance to US Security and the United States Air Force In the 21st Century (ebook)
005330-ICBMS-Their Relevance to US Security and the United States Air Force In the 21st Century 40 Pages 2003 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) have had and continue to have a variety of impacts on the United State Air Force. National security guidance, including a recent nuclear policy review, make clear the expected existence of ICBMs for the foreseeable future. At the same time, the relevance of ICBMs to the nation is not wholly clear. The numbers and types of nuclear arms continue to be negotiated away, and there is some academic discussion on the continued need for the traditional strategic force posture-the nuclear triad. The Air Force is articulating requirements for a new land-based strategic nuclear deterrent as well as conducting studies for long-range strike capabilities. Also, the idea of projecting power with a conventional warhead on a ballistic missile at intercontinental ranges is prominent in some circles, offering a means to strike targets rapidly with minimal reaction times . THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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2003 Air University Electronic Book
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005338
Maxwell Paper No. 7-Airpower in the Context of a Dysfunctional Joint Doctrine (ebook)
005338-Maxwell Paper No. 7-Airpower in the Context of a Dysfunctional Joint Doctrine 33 Pages 1997 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This important research deals with the intellectual foundation of the American profession of arms-our joint doctrine. The author, Lt Col Carl R. Pivarsky Jr., USAF, argues that the current doctrine development process has become a zero-sum game driven by the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff (CJCS) declaring joint doctrine to be "authoritative." The resultant interservice competition has produced a keystone joint doctrine publication, Joint Publication (Pub) 3-0, Doctrine for Joint Operations, that unfortunately has been corrupted to serve parochial service interests. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1997 Air University Electronic Book
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005410
Gulf War Termination Revisited (ebook)
005410-Gulf War Termination Revisited 39 Pages 1999 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Frustration over Saddam's Hussein's longevity can reinforce the theory that the Gulf War ceasefire was premature. By continuing attacks against the Iraqi Republican Guards, we would have precipitated Saddam's fall from power. If this speculation is accepted as a matter of faith, it may impact how future wars are fought. Arguments for extending hostilities another 24-48 hours fail to consider the "fog of war," the military and political constraints operating at the time of the ceasefire, the security of Saddam's regime, and the questionable desirability of Saddam's fall. A potentially costly assault on Basra would probably not have resulted in the destruction of the three or four escaping Republican Guards divisions. Continuing to press the attack in spite of international pressure might have resulted in a backlash from the Arab world, our Allies, and the fragile Soviet Union. There's no convincing evidence that destruction of Republican Guards would have produced the desired overthrow of Saddam by Iraq's ruling elite, or that it would have changed the outcome of the Kurd and Shiite rebellions. In either case, Saddam's fall may not have served U.S. interests. The low probability and questionable utility in further destruction of escaping divisions simply doesn't justify the military and political risks in extending the war. The Gulf War ceasefire was the right call. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1999 Air University Electronic Book
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005425
Intervention in Vietnam, President Eisenhower's Foreign Policy (ebook)
005425-Intervention in Vietnam, President Eisenhower's Foreign Policy 58 Pages 1995 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT For a period of thirty years, from 1945 to 1975, the United States employed countless numbers of financial, material~ and human resources toward Vietnam in an effort to shape and control that country's political destiny. Large scale American military involvement effectively began in March of 1965, with the landing of U.S. Marines to defend DaNang airfield. By March of 1969, the number of US. forces alone deployed to prosecute the Vietnam War exceeded 600,000. By war's end, more than 3.5 million (estimated) combat casualties were sustained by the US., South, and North Vietnamese forces. How did the United States come to be involved in this Southeastern Asian nation? What political forces were in action that caused American leaders to view the fate of Vietnam as a critical national security interest? Who was responsible for the 46,000 Americans killed in action during this unpopular war? This paper will analyze American involvement during the Eisenhower years (1954-1960). THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1995 Air University Electronic Book
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005566
Prejudicial Counsel; A Multidimensional Study Of Tactical Airpower Between The Korean And Vietnam Wars (ebook)
005566-Prejudicial Counsel; A Multidimensional Study Of Tactical Airpower Between The Korean And Vietnam Wars 148 Pages 2001 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This study analyzes the Air Force's decisions made concerning the advancement of tactical conventional airpower from 1953 to 1961. This thesis evaluates the decision-making process at three distinct levels using Graham T. Allison's three decision-making models. First, this study examines Air Force decision-making based upon grand-strategic, systemic issues to conclude that tactical conventional airpower was given second priority to the dominant policy of strategic nuclear missions as a consequence of President Eisenhower's desire to balance the federal budget while deterring the Soviet Union. Second, an evaluation of organizational decision-making within the various units that contributed to the advancement of tactical airpower reveals that despite the lower level of emphasis, tactical airpower was not entirely neglected. Third, this paper highlights how senior Air Force individuals in key positions provided prejudiced counsel, which steered national command authorities toward the continuation of the strategy of Massive Retaliation and the subsequent repression of tactical conventional airpower. The final section of this study ties all three levels of examination together to create a comprehensive understanding of how Air Force decision-making, based predominantly on key individual's biases, impeded the advancement of tactical airpower between the Korean and Vietnam Wars. This impediment resulted in a greater loss of lives and resources during the opening months of the Vietnam War. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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2001 Air University Electronic Book
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006044
On Celestial Wings (ebook)
006044-On Celestial Wings 212 Pages 1995 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT In November 1940, 44 young military cadets graduated from the first Army Air Corps Navigational Class at Miami University in Coral Gables, Florida. The cadets came from all parts of the United States-from the urban areas of the East Coast, westward to the Appalachian Mountains, to the Midwest and prairie states, to the Rocky Mountains, and the West Coast. These young men came from the inner cities, the farmlands, the mountains, and coastal regions, and they were all volunteers. Most were college educated and in the prime of life. World War II was raging in Europe and it was becoming increasingly difficult for the United States to remain neutral. A few farsighted men in our small Army Air Corps saw the essential requirement for trained celestial navigators in our military aircraft. The instructor for this navigational class was a 34-year-old high school dropout by the name of Charles J. Lunn. Charlie Lunn had first learned the art of celestial navigation aboard freighter ships in the Caribbean and later as the navigator aboard Pan American Airline planes flying to Europe and Asia. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1995 Air University Electronic Book
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006051
Reflections of a Technocrat- Managing Defense, Air, and Space Programs during the Cold War (ebook)
006051-Reflections of a Technocrat- Managing Defense, Air, and Space Programs during the Cold War 377 Pages 2006 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Reflections of a Technocrat is an autobiography that ends as a biography. John McLucas died on the first of December 2002, at the age of 82, with all but the last chapter remaining to be started. He had been preparing to do a memoir, on and off, for many years, but only in the late 1990s, as declining health caused him to cut back on other commitments, did he devote a large part of his energies to getting the job done. To help complete this project, he engaged me-Ken Alnwick-a retired Air Force pilot and defense analyst, and my associate, Larry Benson, a recently retired Air Force historian. We are both grateful for the opportunity of getting to know John and his gracious wife, Harriet, as well as to research and help write about the many people, institutions, technical achievements, and national security issues with which he was associated. Chief among his numerous affiliations was the US Air Force. He began his civilian career with the Army Air Forces right after World War II and continued to advance the Air Force mission as a reserve officer, defense contractor, government executive, and valued consultant for the rest of the century. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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2006 Air University Electronic Book
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006393
The Twelfth US Air Force, Tactical and Operational Innovations in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, 1943-1944 (ebook)
006393-The Twelfth US Air Force, Tactical and Operational Innovations in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, 1943-1944 86 Pages 2007 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This paper analyzes the participation of the US Twelfth Air Force in the Mediterranean theater of operation from 1943 to 1944 and also studies the coalition and joint operations required in the air campaign. Coalition and joint warfare provides numerous command, control, and coordination problems that are not easily de-conflicted. The requirements of the coalition air campaign in the Mediterranean theater provided significant challenges to the leadership of the US Army Air Forces (AAF). Prewar Army Air Corps doctrine focused on strategic bombing and aerial interdiction. Airmen lacked a well thought-out tactical support doctrine and had no doctrine for supporting amphibious operations. The mission of the AAF in the North African and Italian campaigns was the winning of air superiority. The Twelfth Air Force had to adopt new tactics and operational techniques to support the Allied landings at Sicily, Salerno, and Anzio, Italy, against the formidable German Luftwaffe. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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2007 Air University Electronic Book
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006514
General Earle E. Partridge, USAF; Airpower Leadership in a Limited War (ebook)
006514-General Earle E. Partridge, USAF; Airpower Leadership in a Limited War 84 Pages1998 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This study analyzes the career of General Earle Everard "Pat" Partridge, USAF, with a focus on the airpower lessons that inspired his craftsmanship of the first air campaign of the United States Air Force. The author separates Partridge's career into three sequential periods: company grade operational experiences; field grade instructional and doctrinal studies; and finally Partridge's flag grade leadership and innovation. The conclusion, drawn from a career spanning both World Wars and culminating in the Korean War, is that Partridge generally endorsed official doctrine as a training goal; a goal to be adjusted to meet the unique and unpredictable contextual demands of an explicit war scenario. Next, the writer evaluates Partridge's leadership in the Korean War-the first to follow the National Security Act of 1947-where service doctrine, joint training and technology deficiencies demanded unprecedented compromise and innovation. The final section of the study illustrates the lessons learned by Partridge in the aftermath of the Korean War, lessons that are as valuable today as they were fifty years ago on the Peninsula where America and its allies fought Communist expansion. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1998 Air University Electronic Book
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006089
Space Power Integration, Perspectives from Space Weapons Officers (ebook)
006089-Space Power Integration, Perspectives from Space Weapons Officers 233 Pages 2006 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT The chapters in Space Power Integration address issues across a spectrum of air- and space-integration topics at the operational level of war. Several studies argue that current space doctrine regarding organization and command relationships needs to be revised, with recommendations ranging from subtle modifications to paradigm-changing constructs. It is important to note that a major revision to Air Force Doctrine Document (AFDD) 2-2, Space Operations, was in process at the time of the conference and during the preparation of this book. As such, many of the fundamental arguments about organizing space forces to best support the theater joint force commander may have been addressed within doctrine. Doctrine does not and cannot provide extensive implementation guidance and direction; therefore, Space Power Integration provides some perspectives from space operators who have had direct responsibilities for integrating air and space power at the operational level of war. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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2006 Air University Electronic Book
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006148
The Development and Emergence of the American De Havilland (DH-4) Aeroplane; Why the DH-4 and How Did It Fare In World War I? (ebook)
006148-The Development and Emergence of the American De Havilland (DH-4) Aeroplane; Why the DH-4 and How Did It Fare In World War I? 36 Pages 1997 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT The main issue addressed in this report is why the United States opted to produce the De Havilland 4 (DH-4) aircraft, how it compared to other aircraft operating on the battle front, and its impact on the future of American aerial combat. Additionally, I will discuss the major shortfalls and advantages of the aircraft as explained by the young aerial warriors who fought from the bitter cold cockpits of the DH-4 high over the Somme, St. Mihiel, the Meuse-Argonne, and other areas. My main purpose is therefore to give the reader a solid picture of the buildup of the American air arm during WWI, the capabilities and limitations of it's primary aircraft (the DH-4), and it's impact on the future of American airpower. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1997 Air University Electronic Book
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006268
Training Air Service Pursuit Pilots In World War I (ebook)
006268-Training Air Service Pursuit Pilots In World War I 48 Pages 1997 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT The purpose of this study was to determine if the American Air Service developed a training program which successfully prepared pursuit pilots to accomplish their mission along the western front in World War 1. This historical research thoroughly examined each of the three key phases (ground training, preliminary flight training, and advanced flight training) of the training concept adopted by the Air Service to determine if each phase successfully prepared the pilot with the skills necessary to advance to the next phase and eventually into combat. The study also briefly explored the overall combat performance of the American pursuit pilots as a direct measure of the success of the training concept. Findings indicated that despite difficulties with variable and outdated training equipment and some inconsistent instruction in the preliminary phase of training, the overall training program provided the pursuit pilots with the basic skills required to be successful in combat. As a result, pursuit pilots trained in the Air Service program were able to post an outstanding record by the end of the war. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1997 Air University Electronic Book
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006270
Transport Bombers-A Conceptual Shift in Precision-Guided Munitions Delivery (ebook)
006270-Transport Bombers-A Conceptual Shift in Precision-Guided Munitions Delivery 50 Pages 1996 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT The US Department of Defense has identified a shortfall in bomber and transport capabilities necessary to execute the two nearly simultaneous major regional contingencies called for in the president's national security strategy. One option to fill the bomber and transport shortfall, though one not discussed in current studies, is to develop transport bombers. This study addresses three main questions to determine the transport bomber's usefulness. The first is whether commanders can use such an aircraft in ways that truly enhance force application and mobility operations without unduly undermining one in favor of the other? The answer, because of technology enhancements and budget constraints, is definitely yes. The second question targets technology, specifically, by asking whether engineers could place some elements of both missions on a single aircraft? Again, the answer appears to be positive. This study analyzes budgetary and operational constraints in an attempt to answer the question of the appropriate force mix. In the end, either three squadrons of C-17s or two squadrons of B-747-400s provide the necessary capability. The C-17 is a more versatile and flexible mobility platform than the B-747, and engineers have identified all the technological challenges that will allow it to rapidly convert into a bomber. The B-747, on the other hand, can employ twice as many missiles, carry more than two and one-half times the number of cargo pallets and fly farther than the C-17. However, its ability to "swing" promptly remains unproven, and it requires intratheater airlift support to move its cargo to forward operating bases. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1996 Air University Electronic Book
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005218
Cadre Paper Special Series At War With the Soviets, A Historical Perspective Of Joint Soviet American Air Operations (ebook)
005218-Cadre Paper Special Series At War With the Soviets, A Historical Perspective Of Joint Soviet American Air Operations 26 Pages 1991 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT In the summer of 1944 units of the Eighth and Fifteenth United States Army Air Forces began flying to and from bases inside the Soviet Union. Called "shuttle Bombing - this operation, code-named Frantic, was ostensibly designed to hit targets throughout Nazi-occupied Europe. American planners however, hoped to demonstrate the value of strategic bombing to the Soviets and. in the process convince them to allow American units to fly against Japan from bases in Siberia. Beyond that Washington hoped Frantic would bring the US and the USSR closer together. As a military operation, Frantic's impact on the air war against Germany was relatively insignificant; as a political maneuver, it was a dismal failure. Cultural differences and lingering suspicions between the two nations together with Moscow's jealousy regarding new Soviet conquests in Eastern Europe-resulted in a bitterly frustrating experience for the Americans. With the apparent end of the cold war, Americans may once again be prone to leap at the chance to "cooperate" militarily with the Soviet Union. Frantic stands as a lesson that threats from a common foe, even in the age of Mikhail Gorbachev, are not enough to wash away decades of hostility and centuries of divergent social development patterns. Although political considerations are always deeply intertwined with military affairs, American policymakers must exercise care when employing this nation's armed forces to fulfill largely political objectives. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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Air University Electronic Book
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007147
Airpower and the Battle of Khafji; Setting the Record Straight (ebook)
007147-Airpower and the Battle of Khafji; Setting the Record Straight 86 Pages1998 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT General Norman Schwarzkopf, Commander of Coalition forces in the Gulf War, summarized the Iraqi offensive at Khafji as "about as significant as a mosquito on an elephant." In subsequent years, Gulf War analysts have increased their focus on Khafji, arguing that this relatively minor engagement had significant strategic implications for the Gulf War as well as future conflicts. In particular, airpower advocates increasingly refer to Khafji as the example of airpower's emerging role in halting armored offenses, a traditional Army mission. What really happened at Khafji? Did this three-day battle signify a shift toward the pre-eminence of airpower over land warfare? Are those citing Khafji as evidence of airpower's new role in joint warfare reaching too far? Did airpower alone halt a significant Iraqi attack into Saudi Arabia? This study examines the available unclassified evidence to determine the tactical and operational effects of airpower at Khafji. First, it first addresses the Iraqis' intentions at Khafji, presuming that no accurate judgment of Coalition effectiveness can be determined independently of what the Iraqis were trying to achieve. Next, the study seeks to conclude the overall effectiveness of Coalition forces by comparing Iraqi intentions with actual results THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1998 Air University Electronic Book
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007148
CADRE Paper No. 25 Airpower, Afghanistan, and The Future of Warfare-An Alternative View (ebook)
007148-CADRE Paper No. 25 Airpower, Afghanistan, and The Future of Warfare-An Alternative View 91 Pages2006 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT It is helpful to view current applications of American airpower in two operational mediums. On the one hand, aircraft and tactics have provided a high certainty of air superiority against enemy fighters. On the other hand, American airpower has reached new levels of effectiveness with night-and-day, allweather, stealth, and precision bombing sustained with surprisingly sensitive surveillance-and-reconnaissance capabilities for target identification and battle damage assessment. The enforcement of the "no-fly zones" over Iraq, known as Operations Northern and Southern Watch, during the 1990s-as well as the wars in Bosnia, Operation Allied Force in 1999; in Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001; and in Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003-highlighted the singular effectiveness of airpower to predominate in some joint and combined forms of war. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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2006 Air University Electronic Book
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007175
Gen Otto P. Weyland, USAF-Close Air Support in the Korean War (ebook)
007175-Gen Otto P. Weyland, USAF-Close Air Support in the Korean War 100 Pages2007 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This study analyzes Gen O. P. Weyland's impact on close air support (CAS) during the Korean War. First, the author briefly traces the history and evolution of air-ground support from its infancy to the start of the Korean War. Second, he shifts his focus to the effectiveness of CAS throughout the conflict and addresses why this mission was controversial for the Army and Air Force. Third, he highlights General Weyland's perspective on tactical airpower and his role in the close-air-support "controversy." Throughout his career, Weyland was a staunch advocate of tactical airpower. As Patton's Airman in World War II, Far East Air Force commander in Korea, and the commander of Tactical Air Command in the mid-1950s Weyland helped the tactical air community to carve out its role as a critical instrument of national power. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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2007 Air University Electronic Book
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007240
The Limits of Soviet Airpower; The Bear Versus the Mujahideen in Afghanistan, 1979-1989 (ebook)
007240-The Limits of Soviet Airpower; The Bear Versus the Mujahideen in Afghanistan, 1979-1989 135 Pages1997 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This manuscript analyzes the failure of Soviet air and ground forces to defeat the Afghan mujahideen during the nine-year Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. In pursuit of this objective, Soviet military strategy underwent a process of increasing radicalization that eventually resulted in a sanctioned policy of terror by Soviet air and land forces. During this period, airpower played a critical role in this campaign of terror by providing the platforms for punitive bombardment, chemical attack, aerial mining, troop insertion, and fire support. The ability of a relatively ill-equipped and technologically inferior opponent to force the eventual withdrawal of one of the world's most vaunted military powers has broader implications for contemporary political and military leaders. Soviet military operations against the mujahideen in Afghanistan, from December 1979 until the withdrawal of the Limited Contingent of Soviet Forces in February 1989, provide an instructive case study for evaluating the efficacy of airpower as an instrument of coercion. The Afghanistan example offers an excellent historical case for measuring the inherent limitations of airpower as a coercive instrument in the conduct of counterinsurgency operations. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1997 Air University Electronic Book
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007666
Phil Cochran and John Alison: Images of Apollo's Warriors (ebook)
007666-Phil Cochran and John Alison: Images of Apollo's Warriors 125 pages2001 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This study attempts to determine those World War II unconventional warfare leadership attributes that might help us in selecting today's special operations leaders. In doing so, the author first develops a template of special operations leadership qualities by starting with those attributes required of any leader-whether in charge of a Cub Scout pack or an international corporation. Next, he adjusts the list based on the unique requirements of military leadership. Finally, he tunes the list to take into account the differences between general military and special operations leadership based on interviews, correspondence with, and transcripts from oral history interviews with Air Force special operations leaders-both officers and enlisted men alike. Next, he describes the backgrounds and influencing factors of Philip G. Cochran and John R. Alison-two men who would become the first commander and deputy of the 1st Air Commando Group in WWII. Following this he tells how these two men built their unit and led the first aerial invasion force. Using these biographical sketches and historical case study, the author shows that Cochran and Alison fit nicely into the proposed template. Finally, he describes briefly how this template might be used by the Air Force special operations community. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
2001 Air University Electronic Book
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008277
Knockout Blow? The Army Air Force's Operations against Ploesti and Balikpapan (ebook)
008277-Knockout Blow? The Army Air Force's Operations against Ploesti and Balikpapan 118 pages2005 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This study analyzes the US Army Air Force's Ploesti and Balikpapan Oil refinery bombing operations in WW II. The author determines that these Operations highlight organizational and leadership differences that have implications for today. The writer first recounts the 1943 low-level raid against Ploesti. The conclusion is that the strategic and tactical concepts for this first raid were flawed, leading to heavy losses without any Appreciable benefit. The author then describes the US strategic air Force's sustained operations against Ploesti during 1944. This examination shows that the Americans linked these attacks with a more realistic Strategy and thus contributed significantly to allied war aims. However, slow tactical change characterized the 1944 operations, leading to heavy Cumulative losses in the pursuit of strategic effects. The author next turns to the surprisingly parallel Balikpapan operation in the pacific. The Writer initially recounts the first two large-scale bombing operations during September and October 1944. The conclusion is that these initial Operations, like the first Ploesti attack, contained major strategic and Tactical flaws. The author then highlights how FEAF radically revamped it Tactics and overwhelmed the defenses in the following raids. However, FEAF's strategy remained flawed, thus the raids contributed little to the defeat of Japan. In the last section, the author explores the dissimilarity in the outcome of the operations. He concludes that USSTAF, with its strategically-focused leader and large bureaucratic organization, was well equipped to develop strategy but not predisposed for rapid tactical Adaptation. FEAF, on the other hand, with its tactically-focused leader and relatively flat organizational structure, was optimized for tactical innovation but was ill-prepared to link these operations with a broader purpose. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
2005 Air University Electronic Book
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008310
The Lost Art of Air Superiority; US Pursuit Aviation, 1919 to 1941 (ebook)
008310-The Lost Art of Air Superiority; US Pursuit Aviation, 1919 to 1941 92 Pages2005 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This study examines the development of US pursuit aviation during the interwar Period, 1919 to 1941. During this period, airmen struggled to develop a coherent airpower theory from their experiences in World War I. With only one war to base their theories upon, airmen based much of their developing theories upon speculation. In some ways their theories proved correct, in others, they missed the target. World War II tested their theories and quickly highlighted the shortcomings of interwar US airpower doctrine. Pursuit aviation was one branch of US airpower where airmen had missed the mark. US pursuit aviation entered World War II unready to compete with the other major Powers. Its equipment was substandard, its pilots were not trained in the missions they would execute, and, most importantly, pursuit aviation lacked a coherent theory on gaining air superiority. Why pursuit aviation fell short is a good question given that at the end of World War I, airmen considered pursuit the fundamental arm of the air force. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
2005 Air University Electronic Book
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008324
CADRE Paper Toward an Air and Space Force Naval Aviation and the Implications for Space Power (ebook)
008324-CADRE Paper Toward an Air and Space Force Naval Aviation and the Implications for Space Power 88 Pages1999 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT The challenge of transforming the US Air Force into a truly integrated aerospace force is a pressing issue for our service. In Toward an Air and Space Force: Naval Aviation and the Implications for Space Power, Lt Col Mark P. Jelonek uses the historical analogy of the US Navy's integration of aviation during the interwar period as a possible model for the comprehensive integration of space into the operational Air Force. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1999 Air University Electronic Book
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008404
Hitting a Bullet with a Bullet-A History of Ballistic Missile Defense (ebook)
008404-Hitting a Bullet with a Bullet-A History of Ballistic Missile Defense 76 Pages2000 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT The Army and Air Force dueled for the ABM role, in what Bell Labs described as "intense rivalry". In November 1956 Secretary of Defense Charles Wilson directed the Army to develop, procure, and man the land-based SAMs for point or terminal defense. This involved the missiles, site radars, and computers. Meanwhile the Air Force was to handle area defense that at this point meant long-range acquisition radars and the communications network that tied this system to the terminal defenses. This arrangement was endorsed by a 1957 committee report to the Deputy Secretary of Defense that reviewed the ballistic missile defense organization. In January 1958 the Secretary of Defense assigned the Army responsibility to develop all anti-ballistic missiles. The Air Force would go on to develop the system's long-distance radar acquisition system, the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS). THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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2000 Air University Electronic Book
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008948
Airpower Leadership on the Front Line; Lt Gen George H. Brett and Combat Command (ebook)
008948-Airpower Leadership on the Front Line; Lt Gen George H. Brett and Combat Command 115 Pages2006 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Lt Gen George H. Brett was an early air service pilot who served in World War I and had great success in the Air Corps during the interwar years. One of the few Airmen promoted to general officer rank during that time period, by 1940, when he became the chief of the Air Corps he was second only to Gen Henry H. Arnold in rank. Unlike Arnold, however, and some of Brett's other contemporaries such as Gen George C. Kenney, Brett's World War II service did not gain him lasting fame or a fourth star. Indeed, he spent the victorious years of World War II in the quiet backwater of Panama, ultimately retiring in 1945. Although he was immediately recalled to active duty until 1946 to continue his command in Panama, he was not sought out by the men who were building what was to become the independent Air Force. Brett's star was rising very fast when, as a major general, Arnold dispatched him to conduct lend-lease discussions with the British and to make a tour of Africa. This trip turned out much differently than Brett might have expected, however; and an appealing journey back to the England he had known during World War I turned into a nightmare of biting insects, sweltering Javanese jungles, and relentless Japanese air superiority. The bad news continued as Brett faced logistical difficulties and laissez-faire attitudes in Australia. Senior to every American in the Far East, with the exception of Gen Douglas A. MacArthur, Brett was tasked with the chore of preparing a dispirited Australia as a friendly base to supply another man's glorious drive to conquer the enemy. This book examines how well Gen George Brett executed the duties he was assigned during his tour in the Far East. The examination will focus on the pitfalls he faced and how the USAF could avoid them in future situations. Was there any opportunity for General Brett to succeed? If so, why did he fail? THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
2006 Air University Electronic Book
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009076
The Moral and Ethical Implications of Precision-Guided Munitions (ebook)
009076-The Moral and Ethical Implications of Precision-Guided Munitions 95 Pages2003 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Aerial precision is airpower's modern contribution to the just war tradition. The fundamental purpose of this analysis is to examine the ethical and moral implications of this statement and identify some of the inherent dilemmas resulting from it for political decision makers and military strategists. In addition, likely trends and characteristics of American airpower in the twenty-first century are examined. In a world where international relations are dominated increasingly by pragmatism, this study recognizes the importance of moral virtues and ethical reasoning in political and military affairs. This work explores the relationship between one of the most significant military capabilities to emerge in the past century, namely aerial precision-guided munitions, and the just war tradition. The thesis is straightforward: specifically, there are moral, social, and political dilemmas associated with a perfect aerial precision capability and influenced by the just war tradition that may not be readily apparent to political decision makers and military strategists. This work examines the historical development of aerial precision since World War I and the emergence of the just war tradition and international law since 1625. It then identifies specific dilemmas associated with the two sorts of judgments required by the just war tradition, namely jus ad bellum and jus in bello, and explores the ramifications of these dilemmas for consideration by future airpower strategists. The aim of this study is to encourage moral and ethical reflection by politicians and strategists at all levels. The issues at hand are aerial precision doctrine, the predominant use of precision-guided munitions as the modern aerial weapon of choice, and the influence of the just war tradition on strategic decisions. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
2003 Air University Electronic Book
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009128
Air University Sampling and Surveying Handbook (ebook)
009128-Air University Sampling and Surveying Handbook 97 Pages1996 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This handbook contains guidelines for planning, organizing, and conducting surveys. It should be useful to anyone embarking on a project requiring the gathering of data through the medium of the questionnaire. The text is designed to be easily readable, even for someone with a limited background on the subject. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1996 Air University Electronic Book
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009226
Aerospace Strategy for the Aerospace Nation (ebook)
009226-Aerospace Strategy for the Aerospace Nation 55 Pages1994 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This study analyzes the need for a national aerospace strategy that encompasses the two aspects of aerospace power: the aerospace industry and military aerospace. The author assesses the aerospace industry as to its importance to the United States. The conclusion is that this industry provides the kind of high-technology, high-wage jobs necessary to improve the nation's standard of living in the future. Next, the writer evaluates current military strategies against a set of political imperatives and the reliance each strategy has upon aerospace power. The results of this process show that each military service is very reliant upon aerospace power for the success of its strategy. By coupling these two building blocks with the serious problems that exist in the aerospace industry and in military aerospace, the author shows the need for the United States to develop a national aerospace strategy. The final section of the study proposes the goals and objectives of such a strategy and proposes the formation of a National Aerospace Council to fully develop and implement a national aerospace strategy. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1994 Air University Electronic Book
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006121
The American Approach To Aerial Reconnaissance and Observation during World War I (ebook)
006121-The American Approach To Aerial Reconnaissance and Observation during World War I 37 Pages 1997 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT With United States entry into World War I on 6 April 1917, a proud history was established in organized reconnaissance. I chose the subject of the American Approach to Aerial Reconnaissance and Observation because of my background in US Air Force reconnaissance operations and employment. I found the subject engaging from a historical perspective and relevant to my "roots" as a "recce" aviator. I found it necessary however, to limit my research to the vehicles and training America employed during the Great War, forgoing any discussion of actual battle employment. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1997 Air University Electronic Book
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010001
Handbook of the Arab-Israeli Crisis, Volume II, Political and Military Perceptions of the Struggle over Palestine (ebook)
010001-Handbook of the Arab-Israeli Crisis, Volume II, Political and Military Perceptions of the Struggle over Palestine 242 Pages1978 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Volume II of II, this volume serves as an introduction to the study of the Arab-Israeli crisis from the socio-political, historical and military points of view. It takes for its starting point a definition of the crisis as the conflict of two discordant rights locked into two inflexible attitudes. The purpose of this volume is to clarify the evolution of the conflict within the context of mandated Palestine and to demonstrate how the attitudes of the belligerents contributed to the development of military and diplomatic options for crisis management on both the strategic and tactical levels. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1978 Air University Electronic Book
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010017
Question of Autonomy for the United States Air Arm 1907-1945, Part II (ebook)
010017-Question of Autonomy for the United States Air Arm 1907-1945, Part II 369 Pages1950 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This is an Air University documentary research study, part II of two parts, this includes establishment of the General Headquarters Air Force, the Air Corps and GHQ during 1935-1941, and autonomy for the Army Air Forces as well as appendices, bibliography, and index. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1950 Air University Electronic Book
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010000
Handbook of the Arab-Israeli Crisis, Volume I, The Islamic World And Its Confrontation With The West (ebook)
010000-Handbook of the Arab-Israeli Crisis, Volume I, The Islamic World And Its Confrontation With The West 194 Pages1978 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Volume I of II, this volume provides in abbreviated form socio-cultural, economic, political and historical background material for a study of the Islamic World from the time of Muhammad to the eve of the first World war. It sets the stage for a companion volume in which the present regional situation is explored and introduces the student to a conceptual framework for the understanding of Middle East conflict and crisis management. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1978 Air University Electronic Book
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011337
Luftwaffe Airlift in the Tunisian Bridgehead; Expeditionary Lessons For A Transformation Age (ebook)
011337-Luftwaffe Airlift in the Tunisian Bridgehead; Expeditionary Lessons For A Transformation Age 129 Pages 2006 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT By studying German operations in Tunisia from November 1942 to May 1943, American strategists can gain valuable insights into the nexus between strategy and expeditionary operations conducted over strategic distances. The German High Command's use of Luftwaffe air transport assets to build up the Tunisian bridgehead and sustain combat operations on an entirely new front in Northwest Africa has direct parallels to the way the US military intends to fight today and in the future. Germany's decision to conduct expeditionary operations over strategic distances forced them to rapidly react to the changing global situation, overly rely on an aging airlift fleet, and over commit their forces and resources. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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2006 Air University Electronic Book
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006143
The Controversy behind the Air Corps Tactical School's Strategic Bombardment Theory; An Analysis of the Bombardment Versus Pursuit Aviation Data Between 1930-1939 (ebook)
006143-The Controversy behind the Air Corps Tactical School's Strategic Bombardment Theory; An Analysis of the Bombardment Versus Pursuit Aviation Data Between 1930-1939 47 Pages 1947 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This report examines the controversy between the pursuit and bombardment aviation advocates that began following World War I and continued throughout the 1930s at the Air Corps Tactical School (ACTS). The purpose of this paper is to analyze the development of the ACTS bomber theory and to review the data available between 1930- 1939 that led to the focus on bombardment theory development at the expense of pursuit aviation. The report used primary source data from the Air Force Historical Research Agency and various secondary sources to analyze results of Air Corps training exercises and combat data from overseas conflicts. These sources were used to determine the impact of this data on the development of pursuit and bombardment doctrine and what data, if any, was ignored by the Air Corps and the ACTS in developing their strategic bomber theory. The data analysis illustrates that significant evidence existed that proved pursuit aviation was an effective weapon in defending against attacking bombers and that the concept of bomber invincibility was suspect. The report explains why the Air Corps and ACTS may have ignored some evidence in developing their strategic bombardment doctrine and how the ACTS's experience may benefit future warfighters. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1947 Air University Electronic Book
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011516
F-16 Uninhabited Air Combat Vehicles (ebook)
011516-F-16 Uninhabited Air Combat Vehicles 82 Pages 1998 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT The U.S. Air Force is actively pursuing unmanned aerial vehicle programs for surveillance and reconnaissance missions. However, the Air Force has not funded any substantial research into bomb or missile carrying lethal UAV's, despite the recommendations of the USAF scientific board's New World Vistas, DARPA, and the Air Force 2025 project. With budget constraints and a reluctant to transition to an unmanned combat force, new advance technologies UCAVs are decades from operational status. By modifying the multi-role F-16 fighter into an unmanned aircraft, the USAF can quickly provide a cost-effective interim UCAV. Lockheed Martin has suggested the modification of boneyard non-flying F-16 A-models into UCAVs. An investigation of this idea yielded several limitations and concerns that led to the formulation of an alternative F-16 UCAV proposal. Many of the limitations, concerns and costs associated with the Lockheed Martin F-16A proposal are eliminated or reduced by modifying currently flying block 40 and 50 F-16Cs and operational squadrons. With the addition of remote control equipment, a few squadron jets are converted into dual role aircraft. The selected dual role F-16Cs can continue to fly as normal manned aircraft or, if needed as unmanned remotely piloted UCAVs. Converting a few block 40 LANTIRN laser targeting pod equipped and block 50 Harm targeting system equipped F-16Cs in operational squadrons to dual role UCAVs will quickly provide a cost effective and capable interim unmanned military option. With low modification costs, no new infrastructure requirements, and no need for additional pilots or support personnel, the USAF should immediately start the developments, testing and conversion of a few F-16Cs into dual role UCAVs. As an interim unmanned military option, the F-16C UCAV will provide valuable insights and lessons or future advanced technology UCAV development and operations. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1998 Air University Electronic Book
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011580
The Moral Domain of War-A View from the Cockpit (ebook)
011580-The Moral Domain of War-A View from the Cockpit 90 Pages 1993 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This study uses Brig Gen J. F. C. Fuller's theory of war to investigate the motivation of pilots flying in combat. The study holds the physical and cognitive domains of war variables constant and analyzes the moral domain effects on pilot behavior. Vietnam-era F-105 pilots serve as the case study. A pilot combat motivation model based on Fuller's theory served as the framework for a survey. This survey, sent to 236 F-105 veterans, functioned as a vehicle to obtain data. The veterans returned 173 surveys for a 73.3 percent response rate. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) analyzed the data and determined the validity of the model. Other empirical evidence, such as unit end of tour reports, flight surgeon aeromedical evaluations, and monographs written by the pilots during the war, helped verify findings. The results of this study strongly indicate that the proposed pilot combat motivation model explains pilot behavior in combat and suggests areas for future study. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1993 Air University Electronic Book
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011581
The Mechanism for Strategic Coercion-Denial or Second Order Change (ebook)
011581- The Mechanism for Strategic Coercion-Denial or Second Order Change 69 Pages 1995 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT In the post-cold war environment of shrinking budgets and uncertain threats, America can no longer politically, nor economically, afford strategies that rely on our traditional military strategy of annihilation and exhaustion. Furthermore, America's position as the single remaining superpower virtually guarantees that our vital interests will not be directly challenged. This means that the use of military force is becoming even more politicized. Despite military leaders' apparent adherence to Clausewitz's maxim that war is an extension of policy, they usually approach strategic planning as if the application of force can be planned separately from the political effort. The traditional American military brute-force strategy does not always meet our national needs in this new world order. Strategic Coercion offers one alternative to this brute-force approach. Simply stated, strategic coercion is the act of inducing or compelling an adversary to do something to which he is averse. It involves using force and threatening action to compel an adversary to cease his current activity, or coerce him to reverse actions already taken. Two contemporary theories of strategic coercion seem to offer promising alternatives to brute force. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1995 Air University Electronic Book
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011582
CADRE Paper No. 24-Black Hats and White Hats, The Effect of Organizational Culture and Institutional Identity on the Twenty-third Air Force (ebook)
011582-CADRE Paper No. 24-Black Hats and White Hats, The Effect of Organizational Culture and Institutional Identity on the Twenty-third Air Force 236 Pages 2006 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT On 1 March 1983, the United States Air Force activated the Twenty-third Air Force to consolidate the Air Force Special Operations Forces (AFSOF) and the Air Rescue and Recovery Service (ARRS). The Twenty-third Air Force's stewardship of AFSOF and rescue forces lasted until 1989, when the Military Airlift Command separated the two communities. Although brief, the Twenty-third Air Force's experience provides sufficient data for a thorough analysis of the effect of organizational culture and institutional agendas on the evolution of a nascent organization. The basic hypothesis explored in this paper is that organizational culture and institutional agendas significantly affected the rise and fall of the Twenty-third Air Force. The significance of this research effort is clear considering the 1 October 2003 merger of Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) and AFSOF under the aegis of the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). In light of recent events, this study's ultimate goal is to provide a preview of how culture may affect AFSOC's endeavors to strengthen CSAR capabilities. By studying the past, this paper looks for glimpses into the future. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
2006 Air University Electronic Book
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003383
1 August 1943-Today's Target Is Ploesti; A Departure From Doctrine (ebook)
003383-1 August 1943-Today's Target Is Ploesti; A Departure From Doctrine 49 Pages1999 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT The focus of this paper will be on the 1 August 1943 bombing raid on the Ploesti oil field and refineries by an American task force composed of bombardment groups of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces. The Ploesti raid stood apart from the rest of the war in the air. The idea for it, and the unusual tactics employed, came from the top; it generated from General Arnold's headquarters and was approved by President Roosevelt. Winston Churchill called Ploesti "the taproot of German might." It was not a part of any particular campaign, but was considered vital in itself. It was painstakingly planned and executed relatively quickly by the best-prepared and most experienced force available at the time. It was also fought with unparalleled bravery, the sole action of the war for which five Congressional Medals of Honor were awarded. The purpose in examining Ploesti is to first gain a complete understanding of the events leading to the planning for the raid, the raid itself, and finally the impact on the Germans in its aftermath. With this established, the intent is to assess the raid while keeping one fascinating question in mind-after building a doctrine for twenty years based on high altitude, daylight, precision bombing, why, in its first major bombing effort, did the United States "depart from doctrine" and conduct a low level bombing mission on Ploesti, the only low-level bombing mission conducted in the war? THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1999 Air University Electronic Book
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007229
The Battle of Khafji- An Overview and Preliminary Analysis (ebook)
007229-The Battle of Khafji- An Overview and Preliminary Analysis 38 Pages1996 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT In the early evening of 29 January 1991, Iraqi armor and mechanized infantry in eastern and southern Kuwait attacked US Marine Forces, Central Command (MARCENT) and Arab Joint Forces Command-East (JFC-East) units at several points along the Kuwaiti-Saudi Arabian border. The Iraqi offensive lasted a little over four days, continuing until 2 February. Known collectively as the Battle of Khafji, the series of engagements between Iraqi forces and the US-led anti-Iraq coalition represented the first significant ground action of the Gulf War. At the time it was fought, the Battle of Khafji was viewed as a small and relatively inconsequential attack on an abandoned Saudi border town. In fact, Khafji was a very significant engagement, since described in one highly regarded study as the "defining moment" of Operation Desert Storm. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1996 Air University Electronic Book
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Reinventing the Wheel, Structuring Air Forces for Foreign Internal Defense (ebook)
011785-Reinventing the Wheel, Structuring Air Forces for Foreign Internal Defense 34 Pages 1991 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This paper examines the theoretical role of air forces in counterinsurgency and the disconnect between what's needed and the US Air Force's capability. The equipment, organizations, doctrine, and tactics required to support third-world counterinsurgencies are different from that which the Air Force has focused on to counter the Soviet threat in Europe. The study's purpose is to suggest a possible wing structure for the US Air Force to address the perceived shortfall. Effective US military support of counterinsurgency efforts in developing nations almost always takes the form of indirect support-training, advisory assistance, logistics, and transfer of excess military equipment. This has been United States policy since the Nixon Doctrine in 1969. The aggregate of actions taken by the United States to help another country resist an insurgency is called foreign internal defense (FlO). The premise of this paper is that US Air Force doctrine, force structure, and training are inadequate for the lower half of the conflict spectrum-intrastate war in developing nations where US national interests are at stake. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1991 Air University Press Electronic Book
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011859
The Evolution of the Cruise Missile (ebook)
011859-The Evolution of the Cruise Missile 296 Pages 1985 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT While weapons come and go in the military, history provides examples of classes of weapons having both a dramatic and a lasting impact upon the conduct of warfare. These examples involve weapons which were, at their inception, revolutionary since they were not merely new but clearly superior to equipment already in use on the battlefield. Because they dominated warfare they were crucial to battlefield success; and nations possessing and using such weapons effectively were, more often than not, victorious. A class of missile of particular interest, now entering the US inventory, is the cruise missile. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the cruise missile against the criteria suggested above, seeking answers to two basic questions: Is the current cruise missile simply another weapon in the now familiar class of aerial munitions? Or does it represent a potentially revolutionary class of weapons in its own right? These questions, and the answers to them, may well have far-reaching implications, for if the current version of the cruise missile represents not an evolutionary development but a quantum leap forward in weaponry, then US development and employment strategies require significant adjustment. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1985 Air University Press Electronic Book
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008751
Claire Lee Chennault: Military Genius (ebook)
008751-Claire Lee Chennault: Military Genius 42 pages1995 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT The military genius is a rare and valued individual. Carl von Clausewitz wrote extensively on the necessity for and determinants of the military genius. Specifically he wrote of the need for an inquiring mind, a comprehensive approach, and a calm head. Claire Lee Chennault lived during a time when these qualities of genius were critically important to the United States. This paper examines Chennault's actions within Clausewitz's definition and explores the reactions of those around him during his life. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1944 Air War College Electronic Book
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006502
The Culminating Point and the 38th Parallel (ebook)
006502-The Culminating Point and the 38th Parallel 24 Pages1994 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT As he observed the debacle taking place around him, the commander of the 23rd Regimental Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, turned to his executive officer and quipped, "You are seeing a sight few have ever seen--an entire US Army Corps in rout and flight, abandoning their equipment and wounded."' Colonel Paul Freeman's observation near Kunu, North Korea described what was typical of the action that began when United Nations forces met over two hundred thousand Communist Chinese Forces (CCF) in late November 1950, about seventy miles south of the Yalu River. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1994 Air War College Electronic Book
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006366
Crossbow and Gulf War Counter-Scud Efforts Lessons from History (ebook)
006366-Crossbow and Gulf War Counter-Scud Efforts Lessons from History 96 Pages 1996 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT During the Gulf War Coalition air forces experienced great difficulties stopping Iraqi tactical ballistic missile operations directed against Israel and the Arabian Peninsula. This operation, although unique in some aspects, closely resembled Crossbow-Allied air operations designed to stop Hitler's first generation cruise and ballistic missile attacks against Great Britain and Continental Europe. The common thread shared by both World War II Crossbow and Persian Gulf War counter-Scud efforts was both failed to suppress enemy missile launches. The continued worldwide proliferation of ballistic missiles virtually guarantees the United States armed forces will again be confronted by the specter of suppressing enemy missile operations during our next conflict. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1996 Air War College Electronic Book
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006374
Lieutenant General William H. Tunner in the China-Burma-India Hump" And Berlin Airlifts; A Case Study in Leadership in Development of Airlift Doctrine (ebook)
006374-Lieutenant General William H. Tunner in the China-Burma-India Hump" And Berlin Airlifts; A Case Study in Leadership in Development of Airlift Doctrine 35 Pages 1995 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Airpower in the early part of the twentieth century was dominated by the development and demonstration of the power of the strategic bomber and the high performance fighter. Yet, airlift, one of the last elements of airpower to emerge from this era, proved to be one of the most instrumental in our nation's ability to project power quickly throughout the world by moving large numbers of men and materiel. This is due primarily to the leadership of Lieutenant General William H. Tunner. During the decade of the 1940s, Tunner and his "hand picked" staff of innovators developed early airlift doctrine during the "Hump" airlift of World War II and the Berlin Crisis of 1948-1949 that remains as the foundation for much of today's airlift doctrine. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
US Navy
1995 Air War College Electronic Book
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006369
European Security after the Cold War (ebook)
006369-European Security after the Cold War 26 Pages 1994 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT The Cold War lasted 40 years. Today we are on the threshold of a new world order. The revolutions in Eastern Europe in 1989 and the subsequent unification of Germany disrupted the postwar security order in Europe. The dissolution of the Warsaw Pact and the Soviet Union has caused dramatic changes in the region. In the East, the Commonwealth of Independent States has emerged as a loose superstructure but with a highly uncertain future. In the West we see more gradual adaptation to the new European situation. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1994 Air War College Electronic Book
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006391
The Leadership Decision and Necessity to Use Nuclear Weapons to End World War II (ebook)
006391-The Leadership Decision and Necessity to Use Nuclear Weapons to End World War II 27 Pages 1994 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT The purpose of the research paper is to examine the leadership's decision and the necessity for using the atomic bomb in World War II. This examination will focus on the key American and coalition leaders orchestrating the Second World War. The military and strategic objectives developed by these leaders and the necessity to use nuclear weapons will be explored. The overriding aim of the complete defeat of all coalition enemies ruled out most other options of ending World War II. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1994 Air War College Electronic Book
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006392
The P-51 Mustang as an Escort Fighter-Development Beyond Drop Tanks To An Independent Air Force (ebook)
006392-The P-51 Mustang as an Escort Fighter-Development Beyond Drop Tanks To An Independent Air Force 39 Pages 1996 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT The P-51 Mustang was an outstanding fighter in World War II. Popular history gives the majority of the credit to the addition of drop tanks to this aircraft which extended its range and allowed it to be used as an escort fighter for bomber operations in World War II. This paper highlights the unique design characteristics of the P-51 Mustang with its Packard Merlin engine. The incorporation of innovative, laminar flow wings and aerodynamic "smoothing," along with a delivery oriented production system made the aircraft an outstanding escort fighter-the addition of the drop tanks just made it better. Because of this addition to the Allied fighting force, the doctrine of daylight, strategic, high altitude, precision bombing by United States bombers was successful in World War II and the United States Air Force was born. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1996 Air War College Electronic Book
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006390
The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Korean War; The Formative Period (ebook)
006390-The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Korean War; The Formative Period 39 Pages 1995 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT The half decade following World War II represented an era of austerity, uncertainty, and tremendous challenge for the United States national command authority. Conditions and developments characteristic of these years were a severe reduction in armed forces capabilities; contentious issues dividing the military services; a near exclusive defense policy focus on Europe; a growing Soviet threat; an expectation that future war would be total war; and a general unpreparedness to execute a limited war marked by the non-use of full military capability. The role of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was about to undergo a dramatic transformation, as did that of the military under its control in the prosecution of battle campaigns with directed outcomes falling short of total victory. In June, 1950, the JCS faced a crisis of national proportion involving a country that did not initially enjoy the status of "national security interest;" a heroic theater commander prone to challenge higher authority; and an overriding concern for avoiding actions tantamount to hostilities with the Soviet Union. Against this backdrop, the collective and individual performance of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the first six months of the Korean War represented an appropriate balance of professional military judgment and conduct under the condition of civilian control of the military. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1995 Air War College Electronic Book
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007146
A U.S. ASAT; Do We Need It? (ebook)
007146-A U.S. ASAT; Do We Need It? 43 Pages1989 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This document comments on some historical aspects in the development of antisatellite (ASAT) weapons within the United States and the Soviet Union introduce a brief discussion of the current status of ASAT development within the U.S. The vital importance of space systems for U.S. strategic and tactical interests is described, followed by a treatment of the Soviet military space threat to those interests-setting the stage for an in-depth review of U.S. ASAT policy issues. The author addresses several of the outstanding issues, questions, and concerns about ASAT, including its appropriateness, military essentiality, impact on arms control, and its close relationship with Ballistic Missile Defense (ABMD) initiatives. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1989 Air War College Electronic Book
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007228
The Battle of Khafji-An Assessment of Airpower (ebook)
007228-The Battle of Khafji-An Assessment of Airpower 48 Pages1998 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT General Bernard Trainor has called the Battle of Khafji the defining moment of Desert Storm. General Charles Link has stated we must reexamine how we spend our defense dollars to restructure our future forces due to Khafji. Three former USAF Chiefs of Staff all recognized Khafji as a marker of airpower's ability to leverage sensors and new weapons to gain the advantage over enemy maneuver forces. This study examines Khafji to see if the ability of airpower to exploit the ground maneuvers elements exists and if it does decisively win the battle. To adequately examine the full scope of the battle, a joint team was formed. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1998 Air War College Electronic Book
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007608
The Strategy of Barbarossa (ebook)
007608-The Strategy of Barbarossa 19 Pages1983 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Throughout this essay, numerous parallels are drawn between the campaigns of Hitler and of Napoleon. Clausewitz' assessment of Napoleon's 1812 campaign can be applied almost word for word to Hitler's 1941 Barbarossa: We maintain that the 1812 campaign failed because the Russian government kept its nerve and the people remained loyal and steadfast. the fault . lay in his being late in starting the campaign, in the lives he squandered by his tactics, his neglect of matters of supply and of his line of retreat. (3:628) We might also point to the overconfidence, vanity and hubris that these two men had in common. Neither seemed capable of owning up to a monumental error in judgment or of calling a retreat even when faced with certain disaster. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1983 Air War College Electronic Book
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007620
Defense of the Philippines to the Battle of Buna: A Critical Analysis of General Douglas Macarthur (ebook)
007620-Defense of the Philippines to the Battle of Buna: A Critical Analysis of General Douglas Macarthur 62 Pages1989 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT While General MacArthur's accomplishments during World War II have been widely acclaimed, the fact is that during the first 13 months of the war his actions were not only less than heroic but in several instances self defeating. This paper analyzes General MacArthur's contributions to the allied effort in the first 13 months of World War II, looking at only two campaigns: the first campaign in the Philippines, and the initial fighting in New Guinea culminating with the battle of Buna. In numerous biographies; MacArthur has been hailed as the 'Hero of Bataan" and the, Fighting General, leading his troops through the Jungles of New Guinea. In simple fact he was neither. Instead he was a slave to his own ego and self promotion, and was seldom concerned with his men who carried the brunt of battle in some of the worst combat conditions of World War II. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
US Army
1989 Air War College Electronic Book
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007667
Reflections on the Signal Corps: The Power of Paradigms in Ages of Uncertainty (ebook)
007667-Reflections on the Signal Corps: The Power of Paradigms in Ages of Uncertainty 64 Pages1995 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT The advent of the Information Age is reshaping the battlefield just as the Industrial Age did in the early twentieth century. The telephone redefined the fire support paradigm, resulting in the expanded role of artillery in World War I. Today digital data networks are redefining how we synchronize maneuver on the battlefield. Information technology, expected to make a thousand fold advance over the next twenty years, is already making our current organizational structures, doctrines, hardware and software inadequate. This paper draws upon an historical example to address not just the "why" but also "what are consequences when the Army fails to change its paradigm of warfare based on the character of warfare it faces?" This is accomplished by constructing converging lines of evidence that establish the similarities of the Signal Corps as it struggled to support the American Expeditionary Force during World War I to an early twenty-first century Signal Corps faced with supporting future military operations in a predominately information age. This paper argues that the reluctance of America and its Army to accommodate the shift in warfare paradigms during the first two decades of the twentieth century contributed to its unpreparedness in general, and that of the Signal Corps specifically, to face the character of warfare present in Europe. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1995 Air War College Electronic Book
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007866
Maxwell Paper No. 35 USAF Combat Search and Rescue-Untapped Combat Power (ebook)
007866-Maxwell Paper No. 35 USAF Combat Search and Rescue-Untapped Combat Power 41 Pages2005 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This paper provides background information on how CSAR (Combat Search And Rescue) forces are currently utilized in the GWOT and highlights the need for better application of three doctrinal air and space power tenets, leading to more effective and efficient utilization of the force. It concludes with recommendations on how to better employ these forces to support a broader range of mission areas in this new era that requires rapid response to unexpected threats and crises both at home and abroad. USAF CSAR can be a more agile, multifaceted asset, able to rapidly respond to unexpected or emerging crises across the spectrum of conflict. - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1976 Air War College Electronic Book
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008315
The Selective Service System; A Historical Perspective (ebook)
008315-The Selective Service System; A Historical Perspective 69 Pages1985 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Starting with the Revolutionary War, there have been nine wars or conflicts that the United States has used its' armed forces for a sustained period of time. Armies were raised through volunteers when possible; however, the first conscription act was passed in 1863, during the Civil War. There have been two major conscription acts passed since then, in 1917 and again in 1940. The purpose of this research effort is to present a historical review of conscription as it applied to each war or conflict that the United States participated in the current registration law, and what might be required to Increase military manpower should the United States enter a tenth war or conflict. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1985 Air War College Electronic Book
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008401
Pointblank: A Strategic and National Security Decision Making Analysis of the World War II Combined Bomber Offensive (ebook)
008401-Pointblank: A Strategic and National Security Decision Making Analysis of the World War II Combined Bomber Offensive 27 Pages1991 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT POINTBLANK was the code name for the British-American Combined Bomber Offensive of World War II, a campaign that was mandated by the 1943 Allied "Casablanca Directive" and carried out from May 1944 to April 1945. POINTBLANK has become almost mythical in today's Air Force as the campaign that "proved" the decisiveness of air power in war and consequently led to the establishment of the Air Force as a separate Service in 1947. With this legacy of notoriety and importance, an analysis of POINTBLANK could be expected to produce national security decision making and strategic insights of general applicability to policy makers and strategists alike, if such insights are to be gleaned from any WW II campaign. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1991 Air War College Electronic Book
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008407
United States Air Force Ground Launched Cruise Missiles: A Study in Technology, Concepts, and Deterrence (ebook)
008407-United States Air Force Ground Launched Cruise Missiles: A Study in Technology, Concepts, and Deterrence 87 Pages1992 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Although generally neglected by historians, USAF Ground Launched Cruise Missiles (GLCM) have made important contributions to US national security. The paper begins with a brief description of the German V-1, the first true operational GLCM. The balance of the paper traces the lineage of the three tactical, theater based GLCMs that served with the US Air Force: The Martin TM-61 "Matador," the Martin TM-76 "Mace," and the General Dynamics BGM-109G "Gryphon." Areas for a comparison and contrast assessment of these systems include the strategic setting, technological description (missile and support equipment), concepts of operation, operational history, phase out, and contributions to deterrence. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1992 Air War College Electronic Book
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009067
Insights into Modularity 753rd Tank Battalion in World War II (ebook)
009067-Insights into Modularity 753rd Tank Battalion in World War II 59 Pages2008 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT The U.S. Army is in the midst of its largest organizational change since World War II. At the heart of its transformation is its conversion to a modular, brigade-based force design. The creation of self-contained brigade combat teams, as well as modular support and functional brigades, is intended to provide a more capable and adaptable force in which units can be combined or augmented to build tailored formations to meet specific mission requirements. As the Army's modular force continues to evolve and mature so must the doctrine, leader development systems, and institutions that create and support it. Current operations provide a wealth of insights to inform this refinement. History provides insights as well, since many of the underlying concepts of modularity are not new, nor are the challenges they present. One example of early modularity can be seen in the World War II separate tank battalions, units specifically designed to be task organized to provide additional capability to infantry or other formations. This project examines the experience of one separate tank battalion and, drawing from it, suggests insights and provides recommendations for the U.S. Army's current-day modular force. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
US Army
2008 Air War College Electronic Book
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008458
Genesis of Air Mobility: The Hump and the Berlin Airlift (ebook)
008458-Genesis of Air Mobility: The Hump and the Berlin Airlift 31 Pages1995 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Strategic air mobility was born over the Himalayan mountain ranges of the China-Burma India 'Hump" airlift. Lessons learned during this airlift were applied three years later during the humanitarian Berlin Airlift of 1948 to 1949. Procedures, techniques and official Air Force doctrine on air mobility was first written during these operations and provided the standards of modern force enhancement thought as found in the current Air Force Manual 1-1. Air mobility is a vital Air Force mission and its doctrine must be proven and sound. As the military enters more and more operations other than 'war, the aerial vehicle of choice will, more than likely, be an air mobility asset. Doctrine must be dynamic enough for the Air Force to do this job right the first time and every time. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1995 Air War College Electronic Book
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009007
Negating the Threat of Libyan Weapons of Mass Destruction (ebook)
009007-Negating the Threat of Libyan Weapons of Mass Destruction 70 Pages 2002 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT The global war on terror illustrates a major change in the way the United States will use its military forces in the future. It is a war against not just governments but individuals with no solid national ties. The American formula for success in past wars will not work in the future, and its ability to recognize the enemy and the threat he poses will be critical to the country's ability to defend its national interests. Two of the biggest threats to peace and stability in the world today are terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). President Bush has made it clear that countries that support terrorism or acquire and use WMD represent the enemies of the United States and her allies. One such nation is Libya. Since coming to power in a coup in 1969, Libyan dictator Muammar Qadhafi has been on a collision course with American presidents angry over the dictator's support for global terrorism. They also recognized that Qadhafi's quest for nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons posed an unacceptable threat to peace in the Middle East. The United Nations also recognized the Libyan threat and joined the United States in imposing sanctions on the dictator to force his compliance with internationally accepted standards of behavior. The sanctions imposed on Libya, compounded by the end of the Cold War and its loss of support from the former Soviet Union, have caused a steady economic decline in Libya and a period of political isolation from many other countries in the world. Qadhafi has recently signaled a willingness to change his ways and cooperate with his former enemies, especially the United States, in exchange for a revocation of the remaining sanctions against Libya and the resumption of trade with the world's major powers. Libya has much to offer, including a vast oil production base and a strategic location, but the United States must proceed cautiously so as not to inadvertently help Libya further its quest for WMD. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
2002 Air War College Electronic Book
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009068
The Political Context behind Successful Revolutionary Movements, Three Case Studies; Vietnam (1955-63), Algeria (1945-62), And Nicaragua (1967-79) (ebook)
009068-The Political Context behind Successful Revolutionary Movements, Three Case Studies; Vietnam (1955-63), Algeria (1945-62), And Nicaragua (1967-79) 86 Pages2008 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Contrary to the wave of euphoria following the collapse of the Soviet Empire, the new world order did not bring about a closure of revolutionary warfare. In fact, the Soviet-inspired wars of liberation against imperialism have been eclipsed by reactionary, jihadist wars. By all indications in Afghanistan, Chechnya, Somalia, and Iraq, Islamic militants have embraced revolutionary warfare, although not Mao's People's War model. In view of this assumption, a study of revolutionary warfare is apt because the conflict between the West and radical jihadism with continue to take place in dysfunctional, collapsing, or failed states. Lieutenant Colonel Raymond Mitten examines the extent to which some states create the conditions for revolutionary movements to flourish. Employing Jeff Goodwin's analytical framework for exploring the political context behind revolutionary movements, Lieutenant Colonel Mitten explores how the governments in Vietnam (1955-63), Algeria (1945-62), and Nicaragua (1967-79) unintentionally empowered revolutionary movements, resulting in these governments' demise. He supplements Goodwin's framework by including an examination of the insurgent leadership's political-military acumen. Lieutenant Colonel Mitten extrapolates the political-military lessons from these conflicts to suggest that the United States should minimize the level and type of assistance to states fighting in an insurgency because these states possess greater advantages than previously supposed. The reader with find his analysis compelling. Often, examining failure provides greater enlightenment than examining success. The Strategic Studies Institute is pleased to offer this insightful monograph as a topic of debate among counterinsurgency specialists and the Department of Defense. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
US Army
2008 Air War College Electronic Book
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012641
Douglas MacArthur Upon Reflection
012641-Douglas MacArthur Upon Reflection 46 Pages 1998 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT-THIS IS AN EBOOK General-of-the-Army Douglas MacArthur was a complex man whose behaviors seem contradictory on the surface. In fact, he demonstrated an enduring pattern of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about himself and his environment. This consistent personality is evident across a wide range of social and personal contexts and can be traced back to his developmental childhood and adolescent years. This research recounts MacArthur's personality development from childhood, investigates his last military campaign, and, finally, applies the diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder to the assembled data. Upon reflection, MacArthur's apparent behavioral inconsistencies are reconciled within this clinical framework. Finally, organizational, heuristic and predictive implications are drawn from this research. Academic and operational military uses are suggested. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT-THIS IS AN EBOOK
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Air War College Electronic Book
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013251
Atoms for Peace; An Opportunity For American Policy Makers (ebook)
013251-Atoms for Peace; An Opportunity For American Policy Makers 60 Pages 1957 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT-THIS IS AN EBOOK In choosing to present Colonel Dishuck's study on the peaceful uses of atomic energy, the Editorial Board of the Air War College Studies Series recognized the limitations of several aspects of this monograph. For the advanced scientist much of the material would be elementary. For the reader seeking the latest topical information, the contents would, in part, appear dated. And for the individual expecting prefabricated answers to as yet unsolved riddles of the universe, the findings might be inadequate. Yet, for these very reasons, the study seemed an obvious choice. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT-THIS IS AN EBOOK
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1957 Air War College Electronic Book
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006009
Air Weather Service, A Brief History; 1937-2000 (ebook)
006009-Air Weather Service, A Brief History; 1937-2000 34 Pages 2001 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT The Army Air Corps Weather Service was born July 1, 1937, the date the Army Air Corps assumed responsibility for providing weather services from the Signal Corps. While this is the officially recognized birth date, a better historical perspective can be achieved by looking back nearly two centuries. In 1814, the Surgeon General of the U.S. Army directed hospital surgeons to keep records of the weather, a tradition that continued and expanded with his successors. During those early days, the observer's only instruments were thermometers, wind vanes , and determination. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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2001 Air Weather Service Electronic Book
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006010
Air Weather Service 1937-1977 An Illustrated Chronology (ebook)
006010-Air Weather Service 1937-1977 An Illustrated Chronology 82 Pages 1977 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Great strides have been made in military meteorology these past forty years. Particularly in areas such as computer and satellite applications, and severe weather prediction. Tall in the ranks of the vanguard of those advances were men and women from AWS. But AWSI existence was not perpetuated by breakthroughs in technology or techniques. AWS came into being in 1937--and exists today- -because military leaders recognized that their operations and resources could be destroyed by the elements. "Weather" as General "Hap" Arnold once wrote, "is the essence of successful air operations." As long as that tenet remains valid, as long as the "all-weather" military force remains fancy rather than fact. We can look to the future just as our forbearers in AWS did, knowing that we playa vital role in the Army's and Air Force's plans. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1977 Air Weather Service Electronic Book
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006011
Air Weather Service Historical Study No. 5, Air Weather Service And Meteorological Satellites 1950-1960 (ebook)
006011-Air Weather Service Historical Study No. 5, Air Weather Service And Meteorological Satellites 1950-1960 177 Pages 1973 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Interest in high-altitude cloud photography was stimulated as early as World War II by the Japanese successes in sending balloons across the North Pacific to North America in 1944. It was obvious to meteorologists that high-altitude, free-floating, manned and unmanned balloons might prove convenient vehicles for very-high-altitude photographic cloud reconnaissance. While the idea was not new, the development of techniques for the radio transmission of visual materials broadened the area of opportunity in the opinions of some meteorologists. Air Weather Service--AWS--meteorologists of the United States Air Force--USAF--experimented with model depictions of cloud cover over militarily strategic areas as early as 1944 to encourage such developments. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1973 Air Weather Service Electronic Book
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006012
Air Weather Service in Southeast Asia 1961-1976 A Pictorial Account (ebook)
006012-Air Weather Service in Southeast Asia 1961-1976 A Pictorial Account 166 Pages 1979 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT The Air Weather Service became involved in weather support to the United States Ai r Force and Army in Southeast Asia in December 1961, when it placed a forecaster in Saigon to support some reconnaissance aircraft. It received the first formal statement of requirements for support at Tan Son Nhut and Bien Hoa, Vietnam, and Don Muang, Thailand, on December eighth. The rapid buildup of the Air Force and Army units in Southeast Asia was reflected in the increased weather support requirements and Air Weather Service's response to those needs. Weather support increased and waned as needed through the advisory period, the combat period, and withdrawal from Southeast Asia. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1979 Air Weather Service Electronic Book
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006013
AWS Historical Study No 8, Air Weather Service Support to the United States Army Tet and the Decade After (ebook)
006013-AWS Historical Study No 8, Air Weather Service Support to the United States Army Tet and the Decade After 309 Pages 1979 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT The war in Korea during the early 1950s was not too old before AWS weathermen supporting elements of the United States Eighth Army there ran afoul of problems similar to those faced in World War II. They did not receive adequate logistical support, and it was subsequently recommended that their needs be made an Army responsibility by including them in the Table of Organization and Equipment (TOEs) of the individual Army units supported. There was more interest in weather support by Army units at the front than by Headquarters Eight h Army, which was extremely vague about its requirements-although it asked for a five-day forecast , furnished eventually by the 30th Weather Squadron. "The Army had never expressed a desire for any but the most general type of weather forecasts , and its representatives had in fact, always shrugged off all attempts by the AWS to find out what they wanted in the way of an improved service," the AWS history for the period related; " the real trouble was that while the Army had to depend on the Air Force for its weather service, there was no one at Army Headquarters who knew enough of the technical aspects of the matter to be able to tell the Air Force what kind of weather service the Army needed."The Eighth Army," the history concluded, "was not getting a service comparable to that being received by the Fifth Air Force." THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
USAF
1979 Air Weather Service Electronic Book
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006014
Air Weather Service; Our Heritage, 1937-1987 (ebook)
006014-Air Weather Service; Our Heritage, 1937-1987 182 Pages 1987 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This book, a combined effort of the Military Airlift Command's Historical Office and the AWS staff, begins with that day in 1937 and takes us on a 50-year journey through time as we examine the places, faces, and events that have shaped our Air Weather Service into what it is today. As the Air Weather Service evolved from its original complement of about 300 people, it gradually acquired tools that make the provision of weather services faster and more accurate and responsive to customer needs. Our "supercomputer," for example, performs millions of calculations in the time it once took a forecaster to sharpen a pencil. Weather satellites offer a view of our planet that few in 1937 could have dreamt of. And communications of the sort only science fiction writers dared discuss 50 years ago tie us and our hard-won knowledge and technology together as if we were all in the same room. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1987 Air Weather Service Electronic Book
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006041
Mission Accomplished; The Air Weather Service In Desert Shield And Desert Storm August 1990-April 1991 (ebook)
006041-Mission Accomplished; The Air Weather Service In Desert Shield And Desert Storm August 1990-April 1991 224 Pages 2002 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm was the largest and most important military operation in which the United States engaged since the war in Southeast Asia almost a generation ago. It was not only large and important; it was, from a military standpoint, hugely successful. Beginning as a limited defensive contingency operation intended to protect Saudi Arabia from Iraq, it ended as a large full-scale air and ground offensive war aimed at ejecting Iraqi forces from Kuwait. The combat phase of the operation was not only successful, it was short and relatively free of casualties. When the Persian Gulf contingency operation began in early August 1990 few, if any, persons in Air Weather Service anticipated that before it was over it would extend and challenge Air Weather Service to its utmost, perhaps as never before. But such was the case. Nevertheless, Air Weather Service, due especially to the hard work and dedicated efforts of its people in the deployed weather support force, was able to successfully accomplish its mission of providing weather support to the air and ground forces participating in the operation. To be sure, it encountered its share of problems and experienced some failures and shortcomings. But overall, Air Weather Service had a right to be proud of its performance. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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2002 Air Weather Service Electronic Book
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006421
Technical Publications and Documents of Air Weather Service Field Activities, Part One; 1945-61 (ebook)
006421-Technical Publications and Documents of Air Weather Service Field Activities, Part One; 1945-61 160 Pages 1961 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This Pamphlet is issued to inform all AWS activities of the technical publications and miscellaneous informal documents which have emanated from AWS field activities since the end of World War II. Many studies made in one AWS unit have value to other AWS units. As dissemination of this material between units was very limited or nil, and holdings or lists of the documents in the loiter headquarters are very incomplete, this Pamphlet will preserve for all AWS units an indication of what they have accomplished. It also contains a Chronology of AWS Organizations, 1945-61 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1961 Air Weather Service Electronic Book
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006422
Technical Publications and Documents of Air Weather Service Field Activities, Part Two; 1937-45 (ebook)
006422-Technical Publications and Documents of Air Weather Service Field Activities, Part Two; 1937-45 77 Pages 1960 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This Bibliography is issued to inform Air Weather Service and other US military activities of the technical documents which were prepared by the various field weather-service activities of the Air Corps 1937-41 and of the Army Air Forces during 1941-45. Although many of these documents are now only of historical or intelligence interest, some of them have been widely disseminated and are still occasionally referenced as of technical value. A chronology of the AC-AAF weather organizations is included to facilitate identification of documents and indicate their applicability. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1960 Air Weather Service Electronic Book
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008251
Catalog of Air Force Weather Technical Documents (ebook)
008251-AFWTL-TC-06-001 Catalog of Air Force Weather Technical Documents 1941-2006 182 Pages2006 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This catalog lists unclassified technical documents produced by or for the Air Force Weather Agency and its subordinate units from 1941 through 2006. Documents listed include technical reports, technical notes, data summaries, project reports, special studies and forecaster memos along with availability data and ordering instructions. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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2006 Air Weather Service Electronic Book
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008298
Technical Publications and Documents of Air Corps and AAF Field Weather Activities (ebook)
008298-AIJSP O-17-2A Technical Publications and Documents of Air Corps and AAF Field Weather Activities 75 Pages1965 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This Bibliography is issued to inform Air Weather Service and other US military activities of the technical documents which were prepared by the various field weather-service activities of the Air Corps 1937-41 and of the Army Air Forces during 1941-45. Although many of these documents are now only of historical or intelligence interest, some of them have been widely disseminated and are still occasionally referenced as of technical value. A chronology of the AC-AAF weather organizations is included to facilitate identification of documents and indicate their applicability. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1965 Air Weather Service Electronic Book
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006038
Leadership-A Treatise for AWS Commanders (ebook)
006038-Leadership-ATreatise for AWS Commanders 32 Pages 1955 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Few individuals in the Air Weather Service are as well qualified as Colonel William S. Barney to write on Leadership. Colonel Barney's treatise on this subject is not only timely , it is in line with our theme for 1955: "The Detachment Commander." It should be of particular help to commanders at that level since, in many instances, the problems of our detachments stem not so much our technical deficiencies as from the failure of some of our detachment commanders to exercise proper leadership. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1955 Air Weather Service Electronic Book
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005478
Operation Buster-Project 3.8-Effects of an Atomic Detonation on Aircraft Structures on the Ground (ebook)
005478-Operation Buster-Project 3.8-Effects of an Atomic Detonation on Aircraft Structures on the Ground 97 Pages 1952 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT The pictures in this document are for the most part very poor quality. The objective of Project 3.8 is to determine the effects of an Atomic detonation on parked aircraft with respect to structural damage. The two aircraft allotted to this project were flown to Yucca Lake landing strip and then moved overland to the test location. For Dog Shot, the fighter (F-47) was positioned with tail toward the blast at a ground range of 4,250 feet from the target ground zero. The bomber (BE-17) was located with the left side toward the blast at a ground range of 6,310 feet from the target ground zero. The damage to the fighter from Dog Shot was confined primarily to the control surfaces, whereas damage to the bomber included a severe fuselage buckle aft of the wing, burning of the rudder fabric, and extensive local skin damage. The aircraft were relocated for Easy Shot. The fighter was positioned with the tail toward the blast at a ground range of 2,675 feet. The bomber was placed with the nose toward ground zero at a range of 5,850 feet. The fighter was severely damaged, one wing failing completely. The bomber sustained additional damage to skin panels, and the bomb-bay doors were buckled inward. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1952 Aircraft Laboratory of the Aeronautics Division Electronic Book
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011446
The Role of Airpower in the Overlord Invasion; An Effects-based Operation (ebook)
011446-The Role of Airpower in the Overlord Invasion; An Effects-based Operation 37 Pages 2007 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Conventional wisdom has long held that the strategic airpower supporting the Normandy landings on D-Day was generally ineffective. Time and again, the OVERLORD researcher is told that the Eighth Air Force failed to provide the landing troops, particularly on Omaha Beach, with any significant support in establishing the beachhead. The eminent Max Hastings, in his outstanding book Overlord, opines that air power was unable to inflict significant damage upon German defensive positions to offer the Allied armies anywhere an easy passage... Similarly, Adrian Lewis agrees: To this list of battles with disappointing applications of strategic air power at the tactical level of war can be added the Normandy Invasion. However, in light of both a detailed examination of what was asked of the American air forces by the OVERLORD plans, and in consideration of modern ideas about effects-based operations, it is perhaps time to re-examine the role played by the Army Air Forces in the success of that critical day of 6 June 1944. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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2007 Airpower Research Institute Electronic Book
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011411
Enactments and Approved Papers of the Control Council and Coordinating Committee, Allied Control Authority, Germany (1945-1948) Volumes 1 to 9 (ebook)
011411-Enactments and Approved Papers of the Control Council and Coordinating Committee, Allied Control Authority, Germany (1945-1948) Volumes 1 to 9 1695 Pages 1945 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT All enactments, and all approved papers of the Control Council or Coordinating Committee, from the date of the establishment of the Control Council through 31 December 1945, are herein assembled. There have been incorporated in these papers all agrees revisions which appear in the minutes of the Meetings of the Control Council or Coordinating Committee. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
Office of Military Government for Germany
1945 Allied Control Authority Electronic Book
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005422
Intelligence Lessons from North Africa, Operation Torch, Up to 1st March 1943 (ebook)
005422-Intelligence Lessons from North Africa, Operation Torch, Up to 1st March 1943 21 Pages 1943 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Intelligence lessons learned from Operation Torch during the campaign for North Africa. Report includes operation intelligence, photographic intelligence and air liaison, signals intelligence, counter intelligence, and censorship, public relations, and propaganda. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1943 Allied Force Headquarters Electronic Book
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005999
History of Allied Force Headquarters, Part 1, Allied Force Headquarters, August-December 1942 (ebook)
005999-History of Allied Force Headquarters, Part 1, Allied Force Headquarters, August-December 1942 123 Pages 1945 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This is Part 1 and covers August-December, 1942 and discusses the North African Invasion. The topics include: the Allied Command and headquarters, the Administrative sections and offices, general and special staff sections, the move of AFHQ to North Africa and contains a list of photographs. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1945 Allied Force Headquarters Electronic Book
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010994
History of Allied Force Headquarters, Part 2- Section 3, Allied Force Headquarters, December 1942-December 1943 (ebook)
010994-History of Allied Force Headquarters, Part 2- Section 3, Allied Force Headquarters, December 1942-December 1943 144 pages 1945 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Part two is titled "Period of the Tunisian, Sicilian, and South Italian campaigns" (December 1942 to December 1943). Topics include information about supply staff organizations, transportation staff organizations, finance staff organizations, and staff organizations for civil affairs. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
US Army
1943 Allied Force Headquarters Electronic Book
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010996
History of Allied Force Headquarters, Part 3- Section 4, Allied Force Headquarters, December 1943-July 1944 (ebook)
010996-History of Allied Force Headquarters, Part 3- Section 4, Allied Force Headquarters, December 1943-July 1944 106 Pages 1945 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This part three is titled "Period of the Italian campaign from the winter line to Rome" (1 December 1943 to 30 June 1944). Chapters contain information for finance staff organizations, staff organizations for civil affairs, liaison staff organizations, technical staff organizations, medical staff organizations, staff organizations concerned with law/military police/inspections, and morale staff organizations. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1944 Allied Force Headquarters Electronic Book
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011202
History of Allied Force Headquarters, Part 1 (ebook)
011202-History of Allied Force Headquarters, Part 1 123 Pages 1942 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Part on covers August-December, 1942 and discusses the North African Invasion. Topics include: the Allied Command and headquarters, the Administrative sections and offices, general and special staff sections, the move of AFHQ to North Africa and contains a list of photographs. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
War Department
1942 Allied Force Headquarters Electronic Book
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011754
Agreement with French, 22 Nov 42-Allied Forces Headquarters (ebook)
011754-Agreement with French, 22 Nov 42-Allied Forces Headquarters 7 Pages 1942 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Contains French and English texts of the agreement concluded with Admiral Darlan on November 22, 1942. Regards the presence of US troops in French North Africa and their involvement with French forces toward the common goal of removal of enemy forces from the region. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
War Department
1942 Allied Force Headquarters Electronic Book
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011771
History of Allied Force Headquarters, Part 2, Section 4, Allied Force Headquarters, December 1942-December 1943 (ebook)
011771-History of Allied Force Headquarters, Part 2, Section 4, Allied Force Headquarters, December 1942-December 1943 133 Pages 1944 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This document covers the period of the Tunisian, Sicilian, and South Italian campaigns. There are descriptions on technical, medical, and morale staff organization, as well as staff organizations concerned with law, military police, and inspections. (Table of contents does not match chapter titles and numbers in document.) THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT - THIS IS AN EBOOK.
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1944 Allied Force Headquarters Electronic Book
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