Rescuing Joint Personnel Recovery: Using Air Force Capability to Address Joint Shortfalls

Abstract

This study attempts to address how the Air Force, the only service to have global personnel recovery as one of its core functions, should organize its dedicated forces prior to providing this capability to the joint force. In doing so, it first defines personnel recovery and proceeds with an examination of why this function is critical to national security. Next, the study provides a description of available combat capability and explains how each service approaches its tasked personnel recovery duties and responsibilities. It evaluates whether the Department of Defense is capable of meeting the established requirements. Finally, it focuses on the Air Forces dedicated personnel recovery forces to determine how it can fill identified gaps to improve the capabilities the service presents for joint personnel recovery.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2011
Accession Number
AD1019458

Entities

People

  • Chadwick J. Sterr

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Climate Change
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • International Organizations
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Theoretical Analysis.