Playing Defense and Offense: Employing Rescue Resources as Offensive Weapons

Abstract

Throughout history, conventional combat search and rescue forces within the US Air Force have been marked by a severe lack of capabilities prior to conflict, followed by an effort to rebuild after hostilities break out. This cyclic trend has resulted in the US Air Force being ill prepared to immediately field a robust combat search and rescue force prior to every war in modern US history. In addition, conventional combat search and rescue forces have not been strongly represented during the many smaller-scale contingencies that have characterized the geopolitical environment of the late 2Oth century. In their place, US leaders have directed special operations forces to performing combat search and rescue in addition to their special operations missions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA391703

Entities

People

  • John W. Blumentritt

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Airframes
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Military Aviation
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies