Central American Tactical Airlift Wing
Abstract
Central America is a region with unique security requirements. Asymmetric threats posed by organized crime, drug trafficking, and humanitarian disasters require flexibility in force and aide movement. Currently, the countries in the region are unable fiscally to maintain their own airlift capability to meet requirements. The Heavy Airlift Wing (HAW) in Papa, Hungary provides a successful model for a collaboration of countries maintaining an airlift wing to meet their airlift needs while lowering the cost per country to an affordable level. A C-130 Tactical Airlift Wing (TAW) in Central America, funded and operated by Central American countries and the US, is a fiscally and operationally feasible solution for meeting airlift requirements. This paper will examine the airlift demands for Central America. Then it will examine the success of the HAW in Europe. Next, cost analysis will illustrate the feasibility of a collaborative airlift wing in Central America. Finally, we will offer a proposal for the construct of the Tactical Airlift Wing.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 17, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1042076
Entities
People
- Brenton Gaylord
- Christopher Hakola
- Guillermo Gonzales
- Jacob Delapasse
Organizations
- Air Command and Staff College