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...Since our founding 50 years ago, the US Air Force has been responsible to the nation for controlling and exploiting the air and space environment. We are the nation’s Air Force—the only service that provides air and space power across the spectrum, from basic research ...

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...Apollo’s WarriorsApollo’s Warriors US Air Force Special Operations US Air Force Special Operations duri... ...old War / Michael E. Haas. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. United States. Air Force–Commando Troops–History. 2. Special... ... First Printing July 2000DisclaimerOpinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those of the aut... ...personnel found themselves constantlyengaged in psychological, covert, and search and rescue operations far north of the 38th parallel untilthe war en... ...ound themselves constantlyengaged in psychological, covert, and search and rescue operations far north of the 38th parallel untilthe war ended in 1953... ... NORTH SEA ENGLANDN RAF HARRINGTON HOLLAND (B-24) ... ...eater. Only specialized air support could we’ll still get twice what the RAF are giving us.”make the difference. The first joint ma... ... A KOREA DET HIGH-SPEED RESCUE JACK R 22d CBRS ... ... as possible before turning inland to search for the small fires that woul...

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...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 ...

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... ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 3 HERITAGE AND CULTURE OF AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES . . . . . . . . . .29 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 4 HERITAGE AND CULTURE OF AIR RESCUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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... Circle, Maxwell AFB AL 36112–6428. Black Hats and White Hats ... ... The Effect of Organizational Culture and Institutional Identity on the Twenty-third ... ...Institutional Identity on the Twenty-third Air Force Thank you for your assistance.. . . . . .... ...ory. 5. Special opera- tions (Military science)—United States—History. 6. Search and rescue operations— United States—History. 7. Interservice rival... ...cial opera- tions (Military science)—United States—History. 6. Search and rescue operations— United States—History. 7. Interservice rivalry (Armed F... .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 4 HERITAGE AND CULTURE OF AIR RESCUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 ... ...is research effort is clear consideringthe 1 October 2003 merger of Combat Search and Rescue(CSAR) and AFSOF under the aegis of the Air Force Special ... ...h counterpart,the Special Operations Executive (SOE), used Royal Air Force(RAF) aircraft to infiltrate agents into Axis-held territory andresupply res... ...mendorf AFB; 41st ARRS, McClellanAFB; 55th ARRS, Eglin AFB; and 67th ARRS, RAF Woodbridge) had a com-mon mission—CR and SAR (ibid.). 116. Pribyla, in...

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...A comparison of the Misty and A-10 FAC missions clearly demonstrates a failure of the USAF to develop a full range of suitable tactics for the direct attack of enemy fielded forces. Although the quantum leaps in weapons delivery accuracy from Vietnam...

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...VIETNAM . . . . . . . 7 3 MISTY-FAC TACTICS: HYPOTHETICAL MISSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 4 HISTORY OF ATTACKING FIELDED FORCES: POST-VIETNAM TO KOSOVO . . . . . . . . . . . .41 5 A-10 FORWARD AIR CONTROLLER TACTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 6 CONCLUSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79...

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...Airpower versus a Fielded ForceMisty FACs of Vietnam and A-10 FACs of Kosovo—A Comparative Analysi... ...Airpower versus a Fielded ForceMisty FACs of Vietnam and A-10 FACs of Kosovo—A Comparative Analysis PHIL M. “GOLDIE” HA... ...labama 36112-6615 May 2004 This School of Advanced Air and Space Studies thesis and others in this series are available electronic... ... sorties as an airborne forward aircontroller mission commander and combat search and rescue mission com-mander over Kosovo during Operation Allied Fo... ... an airborne forward aircontroller mission commander and combat search and rescue mission com-mander over Kosovo during Operation Allied Force. He als... ...ghttime affect operations? How didMisty and A-10 FACs contribute to combat search and rescue (CSAR) mis-sions? What occurred between Vietnam and Kosov... ...ect operations? How didMisty and A-10 FACs contribute to combat search and rescue (CSAR) mis-sions? What occurred between Vietnam and Kosovo that caus... ...ade them susceptible to attack. Even with formation of theRoyal Air Force (RAF) for the express purpose of targeting German indus-try, transportation ... ...al and steel works on thetarget-priority list for the heavy bombers of the RAF Independent Force.7Although British bombers often failed to locate thei...

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...The years from 1947 through the beginning of the twenty first century witnessed the USAF steadily progress until it became the preeminent air force in the world. With less than 400,000 active duty personnel, the USAF has capabilities and tasks today that were not imaginable six decades ago. The World War II legacy from the Army Air Forces, epitomized in the familia...

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... Following the Flag An Air Force Officer Provides anEyewitness View of Major Events and Pol... ...lowing the Flag An Air Force Officer Provides anEyewitness View of Major Events and Policies during the Cold War LLoyd R. “dick” Lea... ...wing the flag : an Air Force officer provides an eyewitness view of major events and policies during the Cold War / Lloyd R. “Dick” Leavitt. p. ; ... .... . . . . . . . . 385 Admiral Moorer congratulates a MAC HHC-53 air rescue crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 VI... ...s, books by other authors,public records, and newspaper reports the author has re-searched. Since so much has been written, authors can pickand choose... ... of each graduate’s ca-reer. It has been an invaluable source of information as I searched for names,assignments, dates, and career accomplishments. ... ...reline and rescuing downed aircrews. In Green’scase, an SA-16 did not attempt the rescue because ocean sprayon landing might have caused wing icing an... ...F-84s stopped at LajesAir Base in the Azores before flying on to Royal Air Force (RAF)Station Sturgate. The ADVON had arrived several days earlier ... ...nd enjoyed the rest of the show from a safe distance. Our next stop was England. RAF Sturgate was an active airbase in World War II. Located near Not...

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...To lead the US Air Force into the future, it is necessary to understand the past and present nature of the force. With this in mind, Air Force leaders have always sought to arm members of the force with a basic knowledge and understanding of ...

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... Introduction to theUnited States Air Force B. CHANCE SALTZMAN, Capt, USAF and ... ... theUnited States Air Force B. CHANCE SALTZMAN, Capt, USAF and THOMAS R. SEARLE Airpower Research Ins... ... Airpower Research Institute, College of Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education, and Air University Press Maxwe... ...nd do not necessarily rep-resent the views of Air University, the United States Air Force, the Department of Defense, or any other US government agenc... ...te” Quesada were involved in and although the plane could remain aloft on the rescue of the three-man crew that accom- one engine it could no... ...t because he needed him on the staff. long ordeal on a raft and was eventually rescued.However, in March 1918, Captain Rickenbacker After... ...c At the time of his death, Luke was the leading aceat German soldiers who were searching for him along of the US Air Service with 18 confirmed... ... Air Force Cross, Distin-fighter in the No. 1 Fighter Squadron at RAF guished Service Medal,Tangmere. ... ...arry C. “Heinie” Aderholt was born in ported special operations and combat search and res- 1920 and joined the US Army Air Forces cu...

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...The study concludes that a viable Air Force strategy in Africa is properly based on modest “ends” that reflect US national interests on the continent that are themselves limited in scope. These modest ends require that correspondingly limited “ways” and “means” b...

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...M THE PAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 3 CURRENT US ACTIVITIES AND GUIDANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 4 WHAT CAN AIRMEN EXPECT IN AFRICA? . . .47 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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... Air University Allen G. Peck, Lt Gen, Commander Air Force Research InstituteJohn A. Shaud, Gen, PhD, USAF, Retired... ...esearch InstituteJohn A. Shaud, Gen, PhD, USAF, Retired, DirectorSchool of Advanced Air and Space Studies Gerald S. Gorman, Col, PhD, Commandant ... ... paper ; no. 7. 355.031/096—dc22 DisclaimerOpinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely tho... ...mander Tim Below, Royal AirForce, for being unpaid, but deeply appreciated, informal re-search assistants. Last and most importantly, I thank my wife... ...e USAF operations in Africa. Royal Air Force in Africa The Royal Air Force (RAF) has strong historical ties to Africa,which began with Ita... ...), which togetherwith the Royal Naval Air Service was the immediate predeces-sor to the RAF, was founded in 1912 in large part because “theefficiency ... ...nt-state.Seeking a way to intervene without arousing domestic condem-nation while still searching for a political solution, Mitterrandsent French airc... ...ome of them. ThoughPres. Lyndon B. Johnson was unwilling to commit US groundtroops to a rescue, he did allow USAF transports to carry Bel-gian troops ... ...ithin a regional framework. In addition, those discussionshave addressed: • Search and rescue capability • Cooperation at the national and regional ...

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...dience, team members set out to answer this question through a wide-ranging examination of the geopolitical, sociological, diplomatic, technological, and operational factors that shaped the characteristics and outcome of this particular air campaign....

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...1 The Demise of Yugoslavia and the Destruction of Bosnia: Strategic Causes, Effects, and Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Dr. Karl Mueller 2 The Planning Background . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Lt Col Bradley S. Davis 3 US and NATO Doctrine for Cam...

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...Edited by Col Robert C. Owen, USAF Air University Press Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama January 2000 Library of Congress Catal... ...study / edited by Robert C. Owen. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-58566-076-0 1. Yugoslav War, 1991–1995—Aerial operatio... ...War, 1991–1995—Aerial operations. 2. Yugoslav War, 1991–1995—Campaigns—Bosnia and Hercegovina. 3. Yugoslav War, 1991–1995—Foreignparticipation. 4. Pea... ...erate Force and tostart an archive of related materials to support further re-search. As they pursued their research, however, the teammembers soon re... ...archers tolook far afield for data and perspectives on Deliberate Force.Their search was complicated by the return of many non-USmidlevel planners and... ...owing day aBritish Sea Harrier was shot down. The pilot ejected, and UNforces rescued him. The BSA offensive against Gorazde led the United States toa... ...craft struck again on 22 September, when another A-10 andtwo Royal Air Force (RAF) Jaguars attacked a tank near Sara -jevo that had fired on an armore... ...e the subject of intense speculation until a USMarine Corps combat search-and-rescue mission rescued himsix days later. Popular American concern about... ...MUELLERber 1995 (Group Capt Trevor Murray and British UN delegation officials,RAF Uxbridge and Headquarters NATO, interviewed by author, 6–9 Febru -ar...

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...ower over a FieldedArmy as Told by the Airmen Who Fought in Operation Allied Force Edited by CHRISTOPHER E. HAAVE, Colonel, U... ...e Edited by CHRISTOPHER E. HAAVE, Colonel, USAF and PHIL M. HAUN, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF Air Uni... ...by the airmenwho fought in Operation Allied Force / edited by Christopher E. Haave and Phil M.Haun. p. : ill., ports. ; cm. Includes bibliographical... ...th caked-on Serbian mud . . . . 230 Sandys involved in the Vega 31 rescue . . . . . . . . 231 SA-6 Gainful . . . . . . .... ...rs’ job was to find and destroy fielded Serbforces in Kosovo and to provide combat search and rescue fordowned allied aircrews. This is their story. T... ... to find and destroy fielded Serbforces in Kosovo and to provide combat search and rescue fordowned allied aircrews. This is their story. They take yo... ...ielded Serbian forces. Additionally,“Sandys” (A-10 pilots qualified to lead combat search and rescue[CSAR] missions) were responsible to cover the ent... ...USAFA in 1982. After pilot training at Laughlin, he flew the A-10 at RAF Wood- bridge, United Kingdom, and the AT-38B ... ... more than 2,000 flying hours in the A-10 with assignments at RAF Bentwaters, Lt Col Phil M. Haun England; Osan; Spangdahlem;...

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...The essays and speeches in this volume are some of Dennis Drew's best and most important. They reflect the struggle over the past 30 years to relate classical military theory to modern airpower, the difficulties of dealing with the new ...

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...g the Air Force Intellect Recapitalizing the Air Force Intellect Essays on ... ...the Air Force Intellect Essays on War, Airpower, and Military Education ... ... inForMation center recapitalizing the air Force intellect Essays on War, Airpo... ... recapitalizing the air Force intellect Essays on War, Airpower, and Military Education ... ...e prisoners of their own history. Granted, the history of the Royal Air Force (RAF) is very different from that of the USAF, and e... ...h affects airpower doctrine is, oddly enough, lack of experience. Searching for a Foundation Doctrine, wh... ...s circumstances from which it was again difficult to draw doctrinal generalizations. The RAF, for ex- ample, was used to police th... ...t military functions in situations short of war (drug interdiction, humanitarian relief, rescues, raids, peacekeeping, and the lik... ...assumptions that consistently proved wanting even during the Cold War. Further, the vain search for an enemy has so dominated the ...

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...This thesis focuses on operational-level coalition air force interactions in three conflicts: the Korean War (1950–53), the Persian Gulf War (1990–91), and the Balkan Air Campaign (1992–95). The capability that coalition air forces offer usually benefits the overall effort, while...

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...RESENTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE SCHOOLOF ADVANCED AIRPOWER STUDIES, MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE,ALABAMA, FOR COMPLETION OF GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS, ... ...ma March 1998 DISCLAIMEROpinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those of the... ... and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those of theauthor and do not necessarily represent the views of Air University, the Unite... ... documentation about coalition planners and their activities isscarce, and the search for foreign sources is often complicated by languageproblems and... ...y, whose on-station carrier requiredextended maintenance. The Royal Air Force (RAF) played a minimal role inKorea, as no land-based squadrons were sen... ...ea, as no land-based squadrons were sent in-theater. However, a smallnumber of RAF Short Sunderland flying boats performed maritime tasks suchas antis... ...ings of trust among the allies. On the positive side, arrangements forcombined search and rescue (SAR) missions, pilot exchanges, and formaldecoration... ...st among the allies. On the positive side, arrangements forcombined search and rescue (SAR) missions, pilot exchanges, and formaldecorations seemed to... ...R effort included forces from theAustralian Navy, the RAAF, and the US Navy to rescue a downed Australianpilot. The RAAF squadron commander compliment...

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...This volume offers the best assessment we have of General Henry H. “Hap” Arnold as he survived four wartime heart attacks and continued to work tirelessly for proper recognition of airpower. It will also continue my emphasis while Chief of Staff of the US Air Force on encouraging professional reading through making historical accounts available ...

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... . . . . . 320 Postscript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 12 PARIS AND GERMANY 10 JULY–30 JULY 1945 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359 The Diary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 Postscript . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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... Volume 2 Air University Press Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama January 2002 Library of Congress Ca... ... / edited by John W. Huston. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-58566-094-9 1-58566-093-0 1. Arnold, Henry Harley, 18... ... 2001041259 DisclaimerOpinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those ofthe edit... ...ng (Boston: Little Brown & Co., 1980), 404; Air Chief MarshalPortal of the RAF is quoted in Forrest C. Pogue, George C. Marshall: Orga-nizer of Victor... ...repre-sentatives of the British Ministry of Economic Warfare as wellas the RAF. They presented a document that became knownas the Plan for the Combine... ...ip and support the strategic bombing offensive.Among his endeavors was the search for an effective long-rangefighter to escort the bombers to their de... ...r bailed out over Channel and tookto boat, cold and chilled, drank brandy. Rescued by BritishRescue Service, still cold, told by British CO to go down... ...: “I am not one to be where I am notwanted,” and jumped into the sea, then rescued again. [Germans using] Rcb [radio-controlled bombs], four shipssunk... ...andered around about an hour they were convinced thatwe were lost, hence a search party. We came out about a milefrom where we went in. Went into Russ...

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...Minelaying by the U.S. Army Air Forces (AAF) had to overcome the absence of doctrine, serious questions of service autonomy, and preconceptions about naval and air force traditional roles. Though this initially unappreciated weapon gained considerable accep...

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...1. MINE WARFARE..................3 Theory and History Mines and How They Worked 2. WORLD WAR II AERIAL MINELAYING IN EUROPE............7 First Use by Germany The Royal Air Force Fights Back 3. MINELAY’ING IN JAPAN’S "OUTER ZONE" -1942-1945............10 Early P...

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... paper are entirely those of the author expressed under Air University principlesof academic freedom and do not reflect official views of the School o... ...o not reflect official views of the School of Advanced Airpower Studies, AirUniversity, the U.S. Air Force, or the Department of Defense. In accordanc... ... 11. MINE WARFARE 3 Theory and History Mines and How They Worked2. WORLD ... ...ck The British accomplished almost all allied mining in the European theater. The Royal Air Force(RAF) quickly adapted to the task, and Bomber Comm... ...scay, and the Mediterranean along the Italian-Sicilian coasts. As an example oftactical support, the RAF laid nearly 4,000 mines between April and Jun... ...he aircraft operated at nearly thelimit of their range, where it was nearly impossible to loiter and search out individual targets. The firstAAF minel... ...nes to be carried, complicated Japanese defensive measures, and providedtwelve hours of daylight for search and rescue should the bomber not make it b... ...arried, complicated Japanese defensive measures, and providedtwelve hours of daylight for search and rescue should the bomber not make it back. The Br... ... the basels elimination due to the danger. The mining mission cost two aircraft, but the U.S. Navy rescued the crews.37. "Fleet Air Wing One," Naval...

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...igadier General, USAF, Retired Air University Press Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama August 2004 Air University Librar... ...aly / Michael C. McCarthy. p. ; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-58566-128-7 1. World War, 1939–1945 — Aerial operations... ...tle. 940.544973—dc22 DisclaimerOpinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those ofthe auth... ...some miraculous shooting at extremerange, he shot down an Royal Air Force (RAF) Spitfire mistakenfor an Me 109. The Spitfires were on the deck over th... ...igence. It certainly strained the healthy relationswe had enjoyed with our RAF friends. The 57th Fighter Group established a very wise commandphiloso... ...dingy. My element leadertold me to stay until relieved. A RAF “Duck Butt” (rescue biplane)was on the way and a fresh P-40 element would replace me.Mea... ...m Naples to Foggia. The other two sections stayed high toprovide cover and search for enemy aircraft. The terrain wasrough with coastal mountains and ... ...atthe effort was unlikely to succeed. I was flying Captain Exon’swing on a search and destroy mission north and west of 55AIR-TO... ... a safe bail out overwater in case the engine quit. We had alerted the air rescueguys about that possibility. The collision had crazed Lieutenant Bro...

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...By the end of the Vietnam War, advances in technology allowed these FACs to control strikes against targets at night, in bad weather, and with improved precision. Laser-guided weapons systems, new computer navigation equipment, and advanced ground radars combined to provide an effective and lethal capability. If the Mosquitoes were an annoyance in Korea, th...

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...r GARY ROBERT LESTER Air University Press Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama August 1997Library of Congress Cataloging-i... ...r / Gary Robert Lester. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. 1. Close air support—History. 2. Close air support—Case studies... ... CIP DisclaimerOpinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those of theauth... ...half werekilled.”18 The increased danger to ground-attack aircraft led toa search for models of aircraft that were better suited for suchcombat. Air s... ...ns: win air battlesand support ground forces. However, the Royal Air Force(RAF) and the US Army Air Corps (AAC) became convincedthat strategic bombard... ...e was tooclosely tied to ground forces. USAF and Britain’s Royal AirForce (RAF) concluded that tactical airpower should becontrolled centrally and app... ...inuous cover for convoys, reconnaissance of areas behindadvancing UN lines searching for bypassed North KoreanPeople’s Army (NKPA) troops, directing l... ...eoff roll11 made it a candidate for basingnear the front and for emergency rescues.12 One critical feature for any FAC aircraft is the wing.Because ob... ...close support, interdiction,reconnaissance, transport, airlift, search and rescue, airdefense, and tactical control. For preplanned missions, thefrag ...

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...This companion to personal professional study is intended to promote the early development of such a lifetime program and to serve as a tool to facilitate its planning and execution....

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.... . . . . . . . . . . . 37 10 WORLD WAR II: EUROPE—NAVAL AVIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 11 WORLD WAR II: ROYAL AIR FORCE . . . .45 12 WORLD WAR II: SOVIET AIR FORCE . . . .51 13 WORLD WAR II: THE FALL OF THE LUFTWAFFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 14 WORLD WAR II: PACIFIC—JAPANESE AIRPOWER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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... DaviD R. Mets, PhD Air University Press Air Force Research Institute Maxwell Air Force Base, Al... ...2. Aeronautics, Military—History. 3. Aeronautics, Military—Biography. 4. Military art and science—History. I. Title. 358.4—dc22 ... ...History. I. Title. 358.4—dc22 DisclaimerOpinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those... ...mbing in Tripoli before World War I. Even aerial evacuation had beenconceptualized to rescue political leader Leon Gambetta from the Prussian siege of... ...oats and seaplanes. The aircraft pro-vided scouting ashore and aerial photography and searched for mines in the wateraround the port. Bellinger flew o... ...the gov-ernment got into a controversy with the airlines contracted to carry airmail. Searchingfor an alternative, the postmaster general asked the ch... ...at-tempted to cripple the evacuation at Dunkirk, but it ran into the Royal Air Force (RAF)for the first time and failed. The collapse of these countri... ..., it is possiblethat their tired airmen’s motivation was not as strong as that of the RAF. The interwar 29WORLD WAR II: THE RIS... ...tian Islands. In a 10-day saga, he and his engineer survived in the wilderness un-til rescued. The flight then proceeded and did make it around the wo...

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...Professor Gray identifies and discusses nine fallacies that: (1) the USAF should abandon large-scale regular warfare; (2) airpower is inherently a strategic weapon; (3) airpower is driven by technology rather than ideas; (4) airpower is about targetin...

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...e of the Fallacies Colin S. Gray Research Paper 2009-3 Air Force Research Institute Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 36112-60... ...2-6026 March 2009 DisclaimerOpinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those o... ...ions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those of theauthor and do not necessarily represent the views of the Air Force Resear... ...ly forces— 20insertion and timely extraction, reconnaissance, search andrescue, medivac, resupply, and humanitarian relief—to ci... ...hering; aboutsupply and its movement; about medical evacuation; and aboutsearch and rescue. Also, our airpower is about the business ofhelping train t... ...ust four: Italian general GiulioDouhet ( 869– 930), Marshal of the Royal Air Force (RAF) SirHugh Trenchard ( 873– 956), Brig Gen William Mitchell of t... ...ofstrategic effect, find themselves in a dangerous alliance withpolicymakers in the search for swift and economical solutionsto messy and complex prob... .... It is one thing to insert an airborne force, it canbe quite another to relieve or rescue them. Paratroops were popular, evenfashionable, in the 940... ...7), 4 –47, is a deadly assess-ment. The author happens to be a group captain in the RAF, a fact whichlends weight to his critique. 82. An important s...

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...U.S. Armed Forces Insignia - Annotated Bibliography is a catalog of over 4,000 references addressing military and supporting auxiliary services insignia, rank/rate, and decorations. Compiled materials span the period from 1810 to 2010....

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...Introduction Statistical Summaries Deciphering Bibliographic Citations References Armed Forces Awards and Decorations Auxiliary Services Antiquarian Acronyms and Abbreviations Resource Indices ...

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...U. S. ARMED FORCES INSIGNIA ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHYU. S. ARMED FORCES INSIGNIA ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY Compiled by Loui... ...with a review.Printed in the United States of AmericaDisclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by authors cited in this bibliography donot necessar... ...y authors cited in this bibliography donot necessarily represent the views and opinions of the compiler. The topicalarrangement of citations in this b... ...mination included abstractindexes, online public access catalogs, internet search engines, and personalcommunication with various experts. The foundat... ...rary of Congress and WorldCat on-line public access catalogs. Usingvarious search criteria, these catalogs provided a foundation for further explorati... ... P. 237 pp. illus. Insignia. Continued: 41st Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron to Polder, Jerome. 130th Tactica... ...dron Forty-four. Detachment 8 is responsible for anti-shipping aircrew rescue operations and mine operations. The article identifies the unit’s in... ...feature the 108th Observation Squadron, Alaska Defense Forces, and the RAF Eagle Squadron.K57 Fitzsimmons, Charles I. “[Letter to Mike Minnich].... ...on; Insignia-Station; Van Kaufman; Ed Parks; Hank Porter; NASR Atlanta; RAF Eagle Sq; Selfridge Fld; VF- 7; Walt Disney Studios This article ...

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...LOW-INTENSITY CONFLICT: WHAT IS IT AND WHY SHOULD IT CONCERN THE USAF? . . . . . 1 Low-Intensity Conflict Defined . . . . . . . . . . .1 Special Characteristics of Low-Intensity Conflict . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Operational Terms Relating to Low-Intensit...

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...arch Institute Air University Air University PressMaxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 36112-5532 October 1986Library of Cong... ...e Doctrine, Research, andEducation. "October 1986." Includes bibliographies and index. 1 . Air warfare. 2. Low-intensity conflicts. 3. Aeronauti... ...-Morocco . I . Air University (U .S.) . Center forAerospace Doctrine, Research, and Education. II. Title.UG630.1338 1986 358.4'14 86-17498ISBN... ...in Low-Intensity Conflict . . . . . . 85 In Search of an Air Force Role in Small Wars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...the ground, according toparticular requirements .' How did the Royal Air Force (RAF) come to be thedominant arm in colonial control? What doctrine did... ...ming increasinglyburdensome . During the early 1920s the British began to search out alternativesto these costly expeditions . At that time the... ...really approved the creation of a new service fromtheir air arms .z Thus, the RAF faced both a threat and an opportunity-the threatwas to its ver... ...entlyconfigured are direct-action, one-time raids such as the aborted Iran rescueattempt. Capabilities for the broader missions of low-intens... ...perations force was elevated from a wing to an airdivision . The Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service (ARRS), long a MACorganization, also ...

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...This study analyzes whether special operations forces (SOF) should use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to support intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, communications, and resupply capability deficiencies. The author’s objective is to review the missions and requirem...

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...INTRODUCTION . . . . 1 Notes . . . . . 3 SPECIAL OPERATIONS TASKS AND CAPABILITY DEFICIENCIES . . . . . 5 Notes . . . . . 12 CURRENT AND EMERGING UAV TECHNOLOGIES . . . . 13 Notes . . . . . 24 ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION . . . . 27 Notes . . . . . 35 BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . 37...

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...Special Operations Forces and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Sooner or Later? STEPHEN P. HOW... ...CULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIRPOWER STUDIES, MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, ALABAMA, FOR COMPLETION OF GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS, ... ...epartment of Defense school environment in the interest ofacademic freedom and the advancement of national defense-related concepts. The viewsexpresse... ...their activities verydifficult. Elements of special operations forces will rescue hostages, attackterrorist infrastructure, and recover sensitive mate... ...ment officers. Although the conventional forces have the responsibility to search for andrecover downed or stranded personnel, special operations forc... ...rsonnel recovery operations. Not organized, equipped, ortrained to conduct search and rescue operations, SOF can nonetheless usetheir sophisticated ai... ...overy operations. Not organized, equipped, ortrained to conduct search and rescue operations, SOF can nonetheless usetheir sophisticated airpower asse... ...nation of the one used by Air Chief Marshal Sir MichaelArmitage, KCB, CBE, RAF, Unmanned Aircraft (London: Brassey’s Defence Publishers, 1988),xi; and... ... 2.1, 10 February 1995.Armitage, Sir Michael, Air Chief Marshal, KCB, CBE, RAF. Unmanned Aircraft. London: Brassey’s Defence Publishers, 1988.Brown,...

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...This history continues the story of United States Air Force ideas, concepts, and doctrine from the watershed of massive retaliation/flexible response that was occasioned in 1960. The first three chapters of this volume are in effect reprinted from the 1974 edition of Ideas, Conc...

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...me IIIDEAS, CONCEPTS, DOCTRINE: Basic Thinking in the United States Air Force 1961-1984 by ... ...litary art andscience-United States-History-20th century. 4. Aeronautics, Military-Study and teaching-UnitedStates. I. Title. U6633.F84 1989 3... ...duced in the Department of Defense school environment in the interestof academic freedom and the advancement of national defense-related concepts. The... ...ry Analysis of the Soviet Missile Threat . . . . . . . . . . . 333 Search for a United States Nuclear Strategy . . ... ...port, and attack, and return, and attack again. We will always need systems which can search out and destroy mobile targets, as well as fixed or ra... ...ce (communications operations), the Air Weather Service(weather operations), and the Air Rescue Service (search and rescue operations).Operational doc... ...addition, Air Force KC-135 tankers and radio-relay planes, electronic countermeasure and rescue planes, and C-130 airborne battlefield command and con... ...h,and Seventeenth Air Forces as operational functions, the Third Air Force beingmoved to RAF Mildenhall, England, and the Seventeenth from Ramstein AB... ...ughmidsummer 1977, an F-111F wing (84 F-111Fs) established itself at the Royal AirForce (RAF) base at Lakenheath in England. In 1978 the integrated ai...