Strategic Airlift: Can the C-17 Fill the Requirement?

Abstract

Based on forecasts of a shrinking manpower pool and the operational ambiguities caused by deploying in several locations in the changing battlefield -- airlift has become a matter of sustained military readiness and national security. This paper provides a brief historical overview of military airlift, elaborates on the current capabilities given the changing scenarios of airlift requirements for various combat locations, and provides the main concerns confronting increased airlift requirements in the military with some basic recommendations for effecting change.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 06, 1998
Accession Number
ADA345605

Entities

People

  • Donald W. Warner

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aeromedical Evacuation
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Army
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Directives
  • Governments
  • Lessons Learned
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • Refueling
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Economics
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.