The Air National and Air Force Reserve-Models for Canada's Air Reserve?

Abstract

The Canadian Government's 1987 white paper on defence, Challenge and Commitment - A Defence Policy for Canada, emphasizes the Total Force concept, and provides for an increase in the Air Reserve from 950 to over 8000. The United States Air Force experience with a Total Force, incorporating a mix of Active Air Force, Air National Guard and USAF Reserve components is a widely recognized success. What are the reasons for the success of United States' Total Force Air Force, and do they have application for the expansion of Canada's Air Reserve? This paper examines the direction of the Canadian White paper on defence, reviews the American and Canadian experience with air reserve forces, and extrapolates lessons from the American experience for possible application to the expansion of Canada's Air Reserve.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA217551

Entities

People

  • John M. Westrop

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Employment
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Administration
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).