Large Force Employment -- NATO's Turn to Carry the Ball

Abstract

The paper reiterates the critical importance of effective application of airpower in the NATO Central Region. It advocates the use of large numbers of tactical air assets in integrated attack packages, outlining the benefits achieved from having a capacity to do so. It describes progress made by USAF planners in planning and conducting large scale tactical air employment exercises and recommends that NATO develop an internal capability to plan, integrate, command and control the large scale employment of tactical air assets that are provided by the Central Region Air Forces.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA202071

Entities

People

  • Gary A. Voellger

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Attrition
  • Central Europe
  • Combat Areas
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Programs
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Organizations
  • Nato Forces
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

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