Project Air Force Analysis of the Air War in the Gulf. An Assessment of Strategic Airlift Operational Efficiency
Abstract
This report assesses strategic airlift operations during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. The research represents a portion of two larger research projects, one assessing the initial deployment of Air Force assets in Operation Desert Shield, and the other assessing Air Force performance in Operation Desert Storm. It is one of a set that documents the results of a Project AIR FORCE study of the Desert Storm air campaign. Unlike the others in the series, this document also addresses Operation Desert Shield and the period after fighting ceased. The study began in March 1991 under the sponsorship of the Air Force Vice Chief of Staff. Its objectives are to describe and assess (1) the effectiveness of air missions in Desert Storm at both the strategic and tactical levels in terms of the initial and evolving campaign objectives, (2) the use of airpower as a major instrument of achieving the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from Kuwait and the implications for future Air Force doctrine, missions, systems, logistics needs, force modernization, and research and development (R&D), and (3) the doctrine for planning and executing Desert Storm in terms of the doctrine for joint U.S. and allied operations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA282446
Entities
People
- Corinne Replogle
- John Lund
- Ruth Berg
Organizations
- RAND Corporation