What Happened To Bai? Army and Air Force Battlefield Doctrine Development from Pre-Desert Storm to 2001

Abstract

This study set out to determine why the term Battlefield Air Interdiction (BAI) disappeared from the military lexicon following the Persian Gulf War. To accomplish this task, the study demonstrates that BAI was present in both US Army and US Air Force doctrine before the war and that it was removed after the war. Additionally, the study investigates three possible explanations for this occurrence. First, it considers whether BAI was eliminated because it no longer served a useful purpose. Second, it contemplates whether service self-interest was instrumental in removing BAI from the doctrine. Finally, the study examines each service's doctrinal development process to determine if the processes themselves were a contributing factor.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA420526

Entities

People

  • Terrance J. Mccaffrey Iii

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Airframes
  • Artillery
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Aviation
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Tactical Air Support
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Strategic Security Studies