Proven Force--Proof of Concept for the Composite Wing

Abstract

The lion's share of USAF tactical air assets participating in Operation Desert Storm were functionally organized by aircraft unit and geographically dispersed among numerous air bases throughout Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Cooperation Council states. In Turkey the situation was quite different. A multiplicity of aircraft units were collocated Incirlik AB, and functionally organized into a composite wing under one boss. This was Proven Force. This article considers the advantages of this composite wing organization in the context of Desert Storm; and implications for the future role of composite wings within the USAF. It concludes that the composite wing organization is a force multiplier that offers decisive qualitative advantages over a geographically dispersed air combat structure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 13, 1992
Accession Number
ADA249881

Entities

People

  • J. S. Norwood

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Attrition
  • Battle Damage Assessment
  • Combat Effectiveness
  • Combat Operations
  • Composite Wings
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • United States
  • Universities
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design