USSOCOM Rotor Wing Aviation Support: The Role of the USMC

Abstract

As discussed in the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), American forces depend heavily upon rotor wing aviation. Nowhere is the dependence on rotor wing aviation more evident than for Special Operations Forces (SOF). Recent events have shown a shortfall of appropriate aviation support for forward deployed SOF forces. The question at hand is therefore, Can and should the USMC assault support fill that gap?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1020163

Entities

People

  • Stuart H. Howell

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Guidance
  • Helicopters
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Iraqi-War
  • Military Organizations
  • Navigation
  • United States
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3