Airpower and Peace Enforcement.

Abstract

In the last five years, the world community has seen a dramatic increase in peace-enforcement operations conducted by multinational forces in locations such as Somalia, Haiti, and Bosnia. Accordingly, peace- enforcement operations have taken on an unprecedented level of importance for the militaries of the major powers that are dispatching large military forces, along with significant humanitarian relief, in support of these operations. One major problem is a lack of clear doctrinal guidance for the particular issues and conditions typically faced by military forces during these operations. This article draws primarily from the experience of the United States Air Force (USAF) in supporting peace-enforcement operations to assess our present Air Force doctrine, or lack thereof, and to pinpoint areas in which we need to make changes in our force structure and operational methods in order to carry out these operations more effectively.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA360616

Entities

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Governments
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Organizations
  • Psychological Operations
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Surveillance
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies