The Air Expeditionary Force. Taking the Air Force into the Twenty-first Century

Abstract

With the demise of the Soviet Union and the resulting lone superpower status for the United States, revolutionary changes swept through the American military. For the United States Air Force, reorganization was probably the most dramatic and far-reaching change. Now, five years after reorganization, another innovative Air Force approach may very well have the same far-reaching implications for the application of American airpower. This new concept, the Air Expeditionary Force (AEF), makes the final transition from a force founded on the strategy of forward-based presence to one built on the vision of global engagement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA529784

Entities

People

  • William R. Looney

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Deployment
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Force Structure
  • Military Organizations
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Strategic Security Studies