"To Hell with the Paperwork:" Deciphering the Culture of the Air Commandos

Abstract

The title of this thesis refers to a quote attributed to General "Hap" Arnold as he parted ways with the two commanders of a newly created unit that would soon become designated the 1st Air Commando Group. Having already coined the force as his "air commandos," General Arnold's parting words to John Alison and Phil Cochran were, "To hell with the paperwork; go out and fight" (in Kelly, 1996, p. 15). Perhaps no statement better captures the essence of what it meant to be an Air Commando. This thesis adopts an organizational design framework proposed by Vijay Sathe in order to explore the culture of the historic Air Commandos.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA493877

Entities

People

  • Justin M Hoffman

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Combat Areas
  • Employment
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Flight Training
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Second World War
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Tactical Air Support
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Military History
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.