Historical Study of Air Defense and Air Control Units in the Battle of Okinawa

Abstract

This paper exposes critical lessons learned from the air defense and air control units during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945 that remain relevant to 21st century amphibious operations. This historical analysis explores potential concepts of operations for the Marine Air Command and Control System (MACCS) to achieve agility, survivability, battle management efficiencies, and scalability necessary to meet the demands outlined in The Marine Corps Operating Concept.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1177103

Entities

People

  • Belinda Jarolimek

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Operations
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Cooperative Engagement Capability
  • Defense Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Radar Equipment
  • Second World War
  • Situational Awareness
  • Tactical Air Support
  • Task Forces
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control