The future of USAF Combat Search and Rescue

Abstract

The genesis of this paper is based on the following concept. The need to recover isolated personnel quickly and reliability raises many policy issues about U.S. combat air search and rescue forces, not the least of which relate to the suitability of their aircraft fleet. Along these lines, this study asks the question of whether the USAF should be satisfied with its helicopter-based CSAR force for the indefinite future, or whether it should make definite plans to replace those helicopters expeditiously with tiltrotor aircraft, probably the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA391709

Entities

People

  • Timothy J. Leahy

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Business Administration
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.