Force Protection After Next.

Abstract

The 1996 Khobar Towers Bombing brought renewed emphasis on terrorism in the Air Force and the subsequent Force Protection efforts to defend against it. This paper argues the Air Force must implement more fundamental changes than currently planned in order to adequately protect resources against Khobar Towers-type attacks in the future and enhance combat sustainability. It explores the bombing and its lessons learned (documented and undocumented) and existing Air Force documents on Force Protection. It analyzes current and planned Force Protection requirements and ways to provide a more viable Force Protection program for the 21st century.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 1998
Accession Number
ADA342146

Entities

People

  • Ken Freeman

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Antiterrorism
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Doctrine
  • Force Protection
  • Governments
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Nuclear Weapons Security
  • Physical Security
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Vietnam War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies