Combined NATO Operations With the Turkish Air Force: An Alliance Weakness

Abstract

In view of the Soviet Union's growing interest in the Middle East-Persian Gulf area, NATO's Southern Region, neglected for over 30 years, is rapidly becoming a chief area of concern, second only to the Central Region. And yet, its defensive capability is no match for the Soviet-Warsaw Pact threat. Turkey, although the most strategically important member in the Southern Flank, is the weakest. The USAF rotational fighter squadron at Incirlik can be utilized immediately and cost effectively, to both strengthen the Turkish Air Force and to develop a combined USAF-Turkish Air Force concept of operations that will enhance the deterrent posture of the entire Southern Region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA436499

Entities

People

  • Samuel E. Porter

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Alliances
  • Combat Readiness
  • Language
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Tactical Air Support
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • International Relations and European Studies