American Air Power: Multiple Services or Multiple Capabilities?

Abstract

This paper addresses the national concern about the apparent duplication of tactical air power assets in each of the Nation's four services. Included are discussions of airpower Is recent contributions to national defense, descriptions of each of the service's aerial force projection components and employment philosophies, as well as an option for future air power organizational structures. The major finding is that there is considerable redundancy in the tactical air force application units of the four services, and each of the services is moving towards a unified consolidation of its air assets. The primary recommendation is that the consolidation continue and that eventually, a single manager for the application of air power will organize, train, and equip air assets for eventual use by the warfighting CINCs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA276922

Entities

People

  • Steven E. Barach

Organizations

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies