Independent Air Operations: A Gap in Joint Doctrine

Abstract

Sustained air strikes to coerce enemies are operations that joint doctrine does not describe well. Such "independent air operations" are often less effective than desired due to competing objectives and limited legitimacy. Joint doctrine for military operations other than war should be revised to include new combat related categories, stress the importance of legitimacy, and describe application of the principles of mass and perseverance to independent air operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 17, 1999
Accession Number
ADA370623

Entities

People

  • Douglas W. Gregory

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Bombing
  • Collateral Damage
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Munitions
  • New York
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies