Air Force Air Refueling for Naval Operations: History, Practice, and Recommendations

Abstract

The first three chapters of this project represent research into the history of Air Force/Navy air refueling, attempts toward joint air refueling concepts, and the need to formalize joint operations at the squadron and air wing levels. Appendix A presents a draft concept of operations. Appendix B includes the Air Force and Navy agreements pertaining to air refueling. Lastly, this product is a result of years KC-135 and KC-10 operational and staff experience that has been interwoven into the draft concept of operations aimed directly at providing the how, who, when, and where of land-based tankers for naval air operations. Keywords: Refueling in flight; Tanker aircraft; Naval aviation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA228351

Entities

People

  • Dennis K. Ryan

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Organizations
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Business Analytics
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.