Special Operations Forces after Kosovo

Abstract

To many observers the NATO air campaign against Serbia in the spring of 1999 represents the future face of war. The long-distance, high-tech application of force is an attractive template as the United States and other nations become ever more casualty-averse. Indeed, Allied Force was the first major operation in which aircraft achieved victory without the need for a land campaign. What really encouraged airpower enthusiasts was the apparent vindication of decades-old theories that air attacks could achieve a psychological effect on an enemy that would force it to yield even when its military remained in the field able to resist.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA527162

Entities

People

  • Charles J. Dunlap Jr.

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Civil Affairs
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Criminal Justice System
  • International Law
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Psychological Operations
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Training
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies