The Dilemma of an Ally.

Abstract

The report practically reveals the strength and weaknesses of an ally's air capability. It describes its previous records and how it stands today in performing its role of supporting its government in the fight against insurgencies on the Philippines. A depiction of some difficulties it is facing today and it has faced before which affect its effectiveness as a tactical organization is discussed. This is correlated to the probable type of conflict it is facing in the years to come. In the end, suggestion was made in some areas where it can improve its posture to help the Armed Forces of the Philippines in fighting the war against communist insurgencies. A message is being delivered to that in case of future intervention the United States can study and understand first the problem of a poor country and will not fall into the same 'trap' that it did similar to the situation in South Vietnam.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA186623

Entities

People

  • Aurelio J. Cantos

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Strikes
  • Aircrafts
  • Asia
  • Command And Control
  • Doctrine
  • Logistics
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Security
  • Tactical Air Support
  • Task Forces
  • Terrorists
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.