Pacific Air Forces Power Projection: Sustaining Peace, Prosperity, and Freedom
Abstract
Just as Gen George C. Kenney tenaciously focused the airpower resources under his command to support General MacArthur's his toric campaign to liberate the Pacific theater, so does today's Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) concentrate on supporting the broader theater objectives of the commander, United States Pacific Command (CDRUSPACOM). To enhance this goal, PACAF categorizes its activities and operations into five distinct lines of operation (100): theater security cooperation, integrated air and missile defense, agile and flexible command and control (C2), resilient Airmen, and power projection (see the figure below). This article examines the power projection 100. Power projection is PACAF's application of control and influence at a distant point from the source of that power. As the essence of airpower, projection consists of three primary elements: vigilance, reach, and power. This article demonstrates how PACAF's power projection 100 supports the PACOM theater. It introduces unique characteristics of the Pacific theater and then describes how vigilance, reach, and power contribute to the CDRUSPACOM's ability to establish the necessary conditions for securing peace, expanding freedom, and sustaining prosperity through the application of air and cyber power.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2015
- Accession Number
- ADA622316
Entities
People
- David A. Williamson
Organizations
- Air University