Recent Airpower Approaches to Counterinsurgency Operations

Abstract

The United States Air Force (USAF) has proven to be a valuable force multiplier over the last decade and a half of counterinsurgency (COIN) operations around the world. As the nation continues to address security concerns in far flung corners of the earth, the USAF must posture itself to meet the challenges associated with threats posed by peer competitors and also maintain its ability to support COIN operations for the foreseeable future. In a time of fiscal constraints, it will become increasingly difficult to provide a balanced force structure that maintains capabilities for low intensity conflict (LIC) as well as high-tech systems to meet national interests in conventional engagements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA627874

Entities

People

  • Ryan T. Typolt

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Conventional Warfare
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Strategic Weapons
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.