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...This book is about national security strategy : what it is, what its objectives are, what problems it seeks to solve or at least manage, and what kinds of influences constrain and create opportunities for the development and implementation of s...

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...ng-in-Publication DataDrew, Dennis M. Making Strategy : An Introduction to National Security Processes and Problems / by Dennis M.Drew, DonaldM. Snow.... ...ldM. Snow. p. cm "August 1988 ." Includes bibliographies .1. United States-National security. 2. United States-Military policy. 3. Strategy.I. Snow, D... ...g September 2002 DISCLAIMERThis publication was produced in the Department of Defense school environment in the interestof academic fre... ...2 DISCLAIMERThis publication was produced in the Department of Defense school environment in the interestof academic freedom and the ad... ...tment of Defense school environment in the interestof academic freedom and the advancement of national defense-related concepts. The viewsexpressed in... ... school environment in the interestof academic freedom and the advancement of national defense-related concepts. The viewsexpressed in this publicatio... ...cognized that synergies can beachieved by careful orchestration. Theuse of Marines to seizeand hold forward naval bases has long been recognized asimp... ..., the American Navy expended great efforts todestroy the Japanese merchant marine, particularly throughsubmarine warfare. In addition, the drive acros... ...stage, the insurgents establish secure operatingbases inremote areas(or in sanctuaries across aninternationalborder) virtually inaccessible to governm...

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...This history continues the story of United States Air Force ideas, concepts, and doctrine from the watershed of massive retaliation/flexible response that was occasioned in 1960. The first three chapters of this volume are in effect reprinted from ...

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... 'It. Volume IIIDEAS, CONCEPTS, DOCTRINE: Basic Thinking in the United States Air Force 1961-1984 ... ..., Alabama 36112-5532 December 1989 _q,2 MEmo,3 of ~all ~E~E~aL' ay~ood ~. ... ...d ~. U I aniELL, ,~,z . 1903-1988l::~-4zciitEct of tfE ognmiican itzatEy. is aiz canzf-'alg... ... of Defense school environment in the interestof academic freedom and the advancement of national defense-related concepts. The viewsexpressed in this... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Centralization of National Security Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...tack Helicopters in Controversy . . . . . . . . 516 US Navy and Marine Corps Tactical Air . . . . . . . . . . .... ..." ; (4) must take steps to provide greater air and sea mobilityfor conventional Army and Marine forces not to fight limited wars but to removethe temp... ...n the idea of a "go-for-broke" strategy. Phase I involved set-piece battles mounted from sanctuaries with concentrated (rather than dispersed) main fo... ...d rockets into Saigon. President Nixon ordered an immediate B-52 attack on the Cambodian sanctuaries, and the first strike was flown against Base Area...

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...Since our founding 50 years ago, the US Air Force has been responsible to the nation for controlling and exploiting the air and space environment. We are the nation’s Air Force—the only service that provides air and space power across the spectrum, from basi...

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...ce Special Operations US Air Force Special Operations during the Cold War during the Cold War Michael E. Haas, Col, US... ... Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 1997Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataHaas, Michael E., 1944- Apollo’s... ...clusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those of the author and do not necessarily repre-sent the views of Air University... ...and US Army Special Forces groups,the four ARC units performed a number of national-level, clandestine, and covert operations behindthe Iron Curtain. ... ... Curtain. Backing up this small force, four states activated their own Air National Guard ARCunits as a ready reserve force to support special operati... ...scape of ridges and valleys and threatening to encircle them. Exhausted US marines (below)had to fight their way out. ... ...saved the day . . .prewar Seoul, Madam Rhee recruited the women the Marines moved up behind the 2nd Division . . .within a small circle of thea... ...ese deadly ward air control duty in “over the fence” flightsCommunist sanctuaries, the impact of official into Cambodia and Laos.4 Als... ...rawn from combat just over six years teams operating in its rear area sanctuaries.later. The losses to the FACs and recon team To elimin...

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...eflect radically changed politicalmilitary realities. Making Twenty-First-Century Strategy addresses not only traditional strategy concerns but also the chaotic nature of the post–Cold War world and the stark realities of terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and military conflicts along religious fault lines. Although the authors have changed a great deal in this edition, t...

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...Contents DISCLAIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii ABOUT THE AUTHORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii SECTION I FRAMING THE PROBLEM 1 STRATEGY IN PERSPECTI...

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... Making Twenty-First-Century StrategyAn Introduction to Modern National Security Processes and Problems DENNIS M... ...g DataDrew, Dennis M. Making twenty-first-century strategy : an introduction to modern national secu- rity processes and problems / Dennis M. Drew, ... ...Opinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those of theauthors and do not necessarily represent the views of Ai... ...essed or implied within are solely those of theauthors and do not necessarily represent the views of Air University, the United States Air Force,the D... ...arily represent the views of Air University, the United States Air Force,the Department of Defense, or any other US government agency. Cleared for pub... ... FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii ABOUT THE AUTHORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix ... ... 119OPERATIONAL STRATEGYtargets within the European theater, such as the German sub-marine pens on the coast of occupied France. Conflicting prior... ...have also recognized that synergies can beachieved by careful orchestration. The use of marines to seizeand hold forward naval bases has long been rec... ...n the first stage, the insurgents establish secure operatingbases in remote areas (or in sanctuaries across an internationalborder if necessary) virtua...

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...This book examines the role that theater-level commanders in the UN and NATO played in influencing the use of airpower over Bosnia between the spring of 1993 and the end of 1995. It also uncovers factors explaining why top UN and NATO commande...

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...1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 2 MILITARY INFLUENCE ON THE USE OF AIRPOWER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 3 BACKGROUND ON THE USE OF AIRPOWER IN BOSNIA: 1992–APRIL 1993 . . . . . . . . . .57 4 NATO AIR SUPPORT AND AIR STRIKES: MAY–DECEMBER 1993 . . . . . . ....

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... FOLD HERE POSTAGE WILL BE PAID BY ADDRESSEEResponsibility of Command How UN and NATO Commanders Influenced Airpower over Bosnia ... ... Air University Library Cataloging DataBucknam, Mark A. Responsibility of command : how UN and NATO commanders influenced airpower over Bosnia ... ...implied within are solely those ofthe author and do not necessarily represent the views of Air University, the United States AirForce, the Department ... ...ralded sacrifices make possible the service of our soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and coasties.THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ... ...studies from the University of London. He is a distin-guished graduate of the National War College. Colonel Bucknam earned his wings in May 1983 at Sh... ...91 he was named by the Big Brothers/Big Sisters ofAmerica organization as the national big brother of the year forthe entire United States. After comp... ...ithinthe US military to control airpower has, at times, been intense.Army and Marine Corps officers have long felt, with justifica-tion, that their ne... ...d and Desert Storm,’’ AirpowerJournal 6, no. 3 (fall 1992): 25–26 and 39. 79. Sanctuaries are distinct from ROE, but often the two are treatedtogether... ...tinction is not of greatenough importance to warrant a separate discussion of sanctuaries. Formore on the topic of sanctuaries, see Brodie, War & Poli...

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...Editor’s note: Dexter Dietz, the Chuckwalla Reveille's owner and publisher, remains under federal witness protection while awaiting the unlikely but hoped for trial in the Hague of Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir. I first met Dietz in San Francisco’s H...

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...Leaders in Motion A regular Reveille feature profiling vanguard personalities in the Tri-Desert area. This week we catch up with 17-year-old Boy Scout first class Henry Pipps, the highest ranking scout in Troop 354 and a senior at Chuckwalla High. Reveille: You were shot recently. Pipps: “Not the f...

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...Bound volume 2015Chuckwalla WireOn-line edition of the Chuckwalla Reveille, the Voice of the Tri-Desert Empire.(Formerly th... ...Bound volume 2015Chuckwalla WireOn-line edition of the Chuckwalla Reveille, the Voice of the Tri-Desert Empire.(Formerly the J... ...Covering Chuckwalla, Blythe, Jericho, Sometimes Spring,Pele Verde, and all of Eastern Imperial County. Home of the Yellow Jackets. GoJackets! Jacket P... ..., Sometimes Spring,Pele Verde, and all of Eastern Imperial County. Home of the Yellow Jackets. GoJackets! Jacket Power! Headquarters of the Fifth Mari... ... of the Yellow Jackets. GoJackets! Jacket Power! Headquarters of the Fifth Marines Desert Warfare Center.Gateway to the Mojave, Colorado, and Sonoran ... ...nt hags.Life is good.Police BlotterIraq Hero in Berserk Rampage Erstwhile Marine Jesse Header, honored last year as a hero after threetours in Iraq, ... ...of the carbon dioxide absorption of thegreenery. The inhabitants of these sanctuaries may be our class enemies but we can enjoy theirsidewalks.Observ... ...tatorian and honor scholar exchange student Lim Chin; Rotary four-point-oh National Merit ScholarKim Fong; Student body treasurer and Gladstone Schola... ...ay dogs that had terrorized the cross-town bike path.Councilman Pipps made national headlines last summer when he shot and killed former Chuckwallapar...

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... This publication was produced in the Department of Defense school environment and in theinterestofacademic... ... This publication was produced in the Department of Defense school environment and in theinterestofacademic freedom and th... ... school environment and in theinterestofacademic freedom and the advancement of national defense-related concepts . The viewsexpressed in this publica... ...hool environment and in theinterestofacademic freedom and the advancement of national defense-related concepts . The viewsexpressed in this publicatio... ...t,though peripheral to America's global strategy, was, nonetheless,a test of national will and determination.31 During the summer of 1950 American ai... ...got, and this thing willbe over in forty-eight hours if we do." 96 The first Marine unitslanded on 15 July; by 8 August 14,357 American soldiers were ... ..., commander in chief of the Strategic Air Command, itwas not the Army or the Marines, or even the CASF that hadresolved these situations, rather it wa... ...mbodian territory while covertly acquiescingin the American bombing of these sanctuaries. Vietcong- and North Vietnamese-occupied areas of theCambodi... ...out risking a major escalation in the antiwar movement.Bombing the Cambodian sanctuaries seemed to offer a way ofsending Hanoi yet another message, an...

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...rsity PressMaxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 36112-5532 January 1988Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataMrozek, Donald J.Air Pow... ...988Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataMrozek, Donald J.Air Power and the Ground War in Vietnam.Includes bibliographies and index.1 . Vi... ... Third Printing September 2002 DisclaimerThis study represents the views of the author and does not necessarily reflect the offic... ...rinting September 2002 DisclaimerThis study represents the views of the author and does not necessarily reflect the official opin-i... ...its extreme or ideal forms-stems largely from its compatibility with deep-seated national tendencies and preferences as to the conduct of war . I... ...rce with strategic deterrence took on even more importance after the passage of the National Security Act of 1947 . Debates over strategy now inevitab... ...ject of competition among theservices . The Army, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps all sought to gain theupper hand over the use ... ...d a key responsibility for trooptransport . Meanwhile, some Army officers noted the Marines' use of helicopters fortroop lift and supply and concluded... ...and could see air operations as the "onlyway to deter the enemy's rebuilding of his sanctuaries ." One example was thebombing of Cambodia that Preside...

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...This study concludes that in order for peacekeepers to achieve their mandate, it is critical to possess strong political will and a minimum of operational support.Furthermore, regional organizations run the gamut in both political will and operational capability. Their performance indicates that when their national interests are at stake, the regionals demonstrat...

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...INTRODUCTION . . . . 1 THE NATURE OF PEACEKEEPING . . . . . 5 REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PEACEKEEPING . . . . . 13 PERFORMANCE AND POTENTIAL OF REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. . . . . 19 THE US ROLE IN SUPPORT OF PEACEKEEPING. . . . .33 RECOMMENDATIO...

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...nizations and Peacekeeping JOHN S. CLARK JR., Major, USAF School of Advanced Airpower Studies THESIS PRESENTED TO THE FA... ...r, USAF School of Advanced Airpower Studies THESIS PRESENTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIRPOWER STUDIES, ... ... Airpower Studies THESIS PRESENTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIRPOWER STUDIES, MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, ALABAM... ...r implied within are solely those of theauthor(s), and do not necessarily represent the views of Air University, the United States AirForce, the Depar... ...litical will andoperational capability. Their performance indicates that when their nationalinterests are at stake, the regionals demonstrate the requ... ...he world’s remaining superpower,leverage the US leadership position, and further US national interests. v Abou... ...most directly. Their nations will bear the cost of providing forrefugees, end up as sanctuaries for insurrectionist action, have to spend moreon defen... ...te American citizens from the US Embassyin Santo Domingo. Bennett suggested that US Marines secure evacuation routesand help remove US citizens. On th... ...S forces to protect Americans who had not been evacuated the previousevening by the marines, and most importantly, to calm the situation in SantoDomin...

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...In the end, the theories we considered can be synthesized to form a better overall description of the control of combat airpower. Centralized control and decentralized execution is a good concept at any level, but it suffers fro...

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... Command in Air WarCentralized versus Decentralized Control of Combat Airpower Michael W. KoMeter lieutenant Colone... ...r, Michael W. Command in air war : centralized versus decentralized control of combat airpower/ Michael W. Kometer. p. cm. Includes bibliographica... ...mplied within are solely those of theauthor and do not necessarily represent the views of Air University, the United States Air Force,the Department o... ...R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii ABOUT THE AUTHOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii AC... ...bed a statue of Saddam in Firdos Square and loopeda rope around its neck, US Marines backed an armored vehicleup and pulled it down. The cheering crow... ...operations. This occurred because of a feed-back loop between technology and national security strategy.With the Soviet Union removed as a major threa... ...rgaining within the bureaucracymay explain what options are presented to the national leaders; the decision-maker’s predisposition could account for t... ...osely with ground troops.Here the support was primarily provided by USAF, US Marine,and Vietnamese air force aircraft. But the US Air Force and Ma-rin... ...power must become more effective at denyingenemy ground forces sanctuary—the sanctuaries of night,weather, hiding places, and time. Because airpower i...

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...LOW-INTENSITY CONFLICT: WHAT IS IT AND WHY SHOULD IT CONCERN THE USAF? . . . . . 1 Low-Intensity Conflict Defined . . . . . . . . . . .1 Special Characteristics of Low-Intensity Conflict . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Operational Terms Relating to Low-Intensity Conflict . . . . . . . 8...

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...PressMaxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 36112-5532 October 1986Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication DataDean, David J. The Air Forc... ... October 1986Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication DataDean, David J. The Air Force Role in Low-Intensity Conflict. At head of title: Cente... ...tion DataDean, David J. The Air Force Role in Low-Intensity Conflict. At head of title: Center for Aerospace Doctrine, Research, andEducation. "Oc... ...ourth Printing June 2001 DISCLAIMER This study represents the views ofthe author and does not necessarily reflect the official ... ...betweenthe superpowers. These conflicts have taken the form of guerrilla wars (national wars ofrevolution or even counterrevolution), direct int... ...t is not pristinely dualistic-good confronting evil, with clear-cut,"vital" national interests or national survival at stake? To answer theseq... ...ll require special training and capabilities . As aresult of the bombing of the Marine barracks at the Beirut International Airporton 23 October 1983,... ...urpose forces be employed-and then the primaryforces (at this time) would be marine and naval air resources. The Strategic AirCommand's strateg... ...continuous support of Algeria and other countries .Algeria provides territorial sanctuaries, food, military aid, and diplomaticsupport; Libya pr...

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...This study analyzes the asymmetric threat to U.S. airpower across the political, operational, and tactical levels of war and examines whether the U.S. has adequately prepared itself to counter asymmetrical measures against its airpower assets. T...

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...INTRODUCTION.......1 The Question.......2 Background and Significance of the Problem.....2 Limitations of the Study..... 4 Methodology.......5 Terminology.....6 Preview of the Argument.....7 ASYMMETRIC RESPONSES AT THE POLITICAL LEVEL.........

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... BY MAJOR MICHAEL A. O’HALLORAN, USMC A THESIS PRESENTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIRPOWE... ... BY MAJOR MICHAEL A. O’HALLORAN, USMC A THESIS PRESENTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIRPOWER STUDIES ... ... ADVANCED AIRPOWER STUDIES FOR COMPLETION OF GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIRPOWER STUDIES AIR UNIVERS... ...on A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited Disclaimer The conclusions and opinions expressed in this document a... ...ran is a native of State College, Pennsylvania and wascommissioned through the United States Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class in 1983.After attendin... ...er attending The Basic School, he proceeded to Camp Pendleton, California, he wasassigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 where he flew... ... could see the hands on thedoomsday clock and prepare for a fight that would clearly put our national survival atstake. Tomorrow’s fight will likely b... ...r national survival atstake. Tomorrow’s fight will likely be very different. While America’s national survivalmight not be in question, the adversary’... ...y not striking the tank, a valuable asset survives andwe countenance schoolyards as military sanctuaries. It is a win-win scenario for theenemy. 75 ...

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...In this discerning assessment of Operation Allied Force (OAF), Lt Col Michael W. Lamb Sr. examines the myriad of lessons learned that have been written, and debated, from this campaign and synthesizes them into some golden nuggets for strategists and camp...

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...gn: Daniel Armstrong Please send inquiries or comments to Editor The Maxwell Papers 325 Chennault Circle, Bldg. 1401 Maxwell A... ... AIR FORCE BASE, ALABAMA August 2002 This Maxwell Paper and others in the series are avail- able electronically at the AU Press Web site h... ...ons, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within aresolely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of Air Uni-... ...present the views of Air Uni-versity, the United States Air Force, the Department of Defense, or any other USgovernment agency. Cleared for public rel... ...dtraining of a well-disciplined and joint team of soldiers, air-men, sailors, and marines. Though successful, enough un-comfortable lessons turn up fr... ...d Technology Advisory Board, his hall-mark performance on time-sensitive critical national intel-ligence issues was recognized with DIA’s highest awar... ...ining by a well-disciplined andcooperative team of soldiers, airmen, sailors, and marines. The Campaign The OAF campaign was not a tradition... ...the lowest common denominator and that therewill be restrictions due to differing national legislation.” Gen-eral Naumann also pointed out that coalit... ...k. Technology allowed the United States to own the night,but poor weather created sanctuaries and operational lulls.During OAF there was greater than ...

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...Essays Introduction: The Protraction and Prolongation of Wars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Karl P. Magyar Iran-Iraq: Protracted Conflict, Prolonged War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17...

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... Edited by Karl P. Magyar, PhDConstantine P. Danopoulos, PhDLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataProlonged wars: the post-nuclear... ...oulos, PhDLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataProlonged wars: the post-nuclear challenge / editors, Karl P. Magyar, Constantine P. Dan... ...1 DisclaimerThis publication was produced in the Department of Defense school environment in the interestof academic freedom and the a... ...chool environment in the interestof academic freedom and the advancement of national defense-related concepts. The viewsexpressed in this publication ... ...sociate at the University of California, Berkeley. Stephen Blank has been a national security affairs specialistat the US Army Strategic Studies Insti... ...lic for all contingencies, Gen A. Gray, Jr.,commandant of the United States Marine Corps, cautiouslyestimated on the eve of the war that American forc... ...nsions—and eventually ledSham’un to request the military intervention of US Marines,thereby violating a major principle of the National Pact.10 The in... ...t 108 LESCHcould provide sanctuaries, material assistance, and diplomaticsupport. The government of... ...utral but vitally concerned state. The SPLA also diversifiedits territorial sanctuaries by the time Mengistu wasoverthrown. That proved invaluable, si...

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...Lt Col Clint Hinote looks at recent combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, interested particularly with the operational intersection of air and ground forces. He discovered a continuing dialog about one of the Air Force’s major tenets—centralized control, decentralized execution. He suggests that all parties, both ground and a...

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...DISCLAIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v ABOUT THE AUTHOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix CENTRALIZED CONTROL AND DECENTRALIZED EXECUTION: A CATCHPHRASE IN CRISIS? . . . 1 Salvaging the Master Tenet . . . . . . ....

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...ions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those of theauthor and do not necessarily represent the views of the Air... ...ed or implied within are solely those of theauthor and do not necessarily represent the views of the Air Force Research Institute, Air Uni-versity, th... ... of the Air Force Research Institute, Air Uni-versity, the United States Air Force, the Department of Defense, or any other US governmentagency. Clear... ...ce Research Institute, Air Uni-versity, the United States Air Force, the Department of Defense, or any other US governmentagency. Cleared for public r... ...dinate JFCs [joint force commanders], CCDRs [combatant com- manders], and even the national leadership. These technological ad- vances increase the ... ...cluding the question as to whether all aerospace power (Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps) should fall under a single aerospace component comm... ...ngenerally believe that only other airmen (including air operatorsin the Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy) have the necessarybackground and experienc... ...controlled centrally bythe CFACC and his deputy from the AOC according to the Inter-national Security Assistance Force (ISAF) commander’s priori-ties—... ... .7 Airpower hassupported ISAF in numerous operations designed to disruptinsurgent sanctuaries and movements in such places as theHelmand province in...

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...The use of the heavy bomber during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) is just one more chapter on the flexibility of airpower. Bombers in the early stages of the war destroyed the Taliban air force on the ground and the limited...

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...wson, Quality Review Please send inquiries or comments to Editor The Maxwell Papers Air War College 325 Chennault Circle, B... ...well Air Force Base, Alabama July 2003 This Maxwell Paper and others in the series are avail- able electronically at the Air University Rese... ...ons, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within aresolely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of Air Uni-... ...present the views of Air Uni-versity, the United States Air Force, the Department of Defense, or any other USgovernment agency. Cleared for public rel... ...les by which military forces or elements thereofguide their actions in support of national objectives. It isauthoritative, but requires judgment in ap... ...This will optimize the effects of friendly forces and avoid po-tential geographic sanctuaries for the enemy. Another friction point is that the Air F... ... of UTapao, Thailand, dropped bombs within the three-kilometersafety zone of a US Marine position.26 Subsequently, theMarines called for tests util... ...g the B-52 in this role, and the THEISEN 9USAF and the Marines jointly came up with procedures andtactics to make this a vi... ...port Squadron. 67. Glenn Goodman, “Close Air Support,” Armed Forces Journal Inter-national, January 2002, 54. 68. SSgt Tim Dougherty, “Bombers: A Form...

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...Lt Col Thomas D. Torkelson claims that the inability of the United States to achieve its stated political objectives in its global war on terror (GWOT) reflects its flawed kinetic-centric military strategy. This study erects a framework of effectiveness utilizing...

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...1 THE TIMELINESS OF TIMELESSNESS . . . . . 1 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 2 CLAUSEWITZIAN EFFECTIVENESS . . . . . . .9 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 3 THE KINE...

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... AIR UNIVERSITY AIR foRcE RESEARcH INSTITUTE Ideas in Arms The Relationship of Kinetic and Ideologic... ... AIR foRcE RESEARcH INSTITUTE Ideas in Arms The Relationship of Kinetic and Ideological Mea... ...airchild Research Information center cataloging Data Torkelson, Thomas D. Ideas in arms : the relationship of kinetic and ideologic... ... Information center cataloging Data Torkelson, Thomas D. Ideas in arms : the relationship of kinetic and ideological means in Ameri... ... as the provincial reconstruction team (PRT) concept need to be preserved, while significant national public diplomacy reform ... ...f an information age powered by exponential in- creases in computing capability enraptures America’s national security community. Emer... ...is relationship finds expression, much of it positive, within the modern US military. The US Marine Corps’ Small Wars Manual describes... ...Way of War, 1. 29. Ibid., 7. 30. Huntington, Soldier and the State, 83–85. 31. US Marine Corps, Small Wars Manual, ix. ... ...THE MODELS APPLIED control. Nonkinetic military action may reveal the existence of terrorist sanctuaries to unsuspecting host nations ...

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...Air War College Maxwell Paper Anthology, a compilation of the award-winning papers from our 2010 graduates. Since we published the first Maxwell Paper in May 1996, we have distributed 47 papers demonstrating the highest level of analytical creativity and scholarship. The 12 paper...

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...48 ARTICULATION BEYOND THE BUMPER STICKER: REVAMPING AN INCOMPLETE AND CONFUSING MASTER TENET . . . . . . . . .1 Col Rolanda Burnett Sr., USAF 49 THE DANGEROUS DECLINE IN THE US MILITARY’S INFECTIOUS-DISEASE VACCINE PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . ...

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...lege Robert C. Kane, Maj Gen, Commandant Daniel Baltrusaitis, Col, PhD, Dean of Research Michael Masterson, Lt Col, PhD, Series... ... Please send inquiries or comments to: Editor The Maxwell Papers Air War College ... ...aimerOpinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those of theauthors and do not necessarily represent the views ... ...YBER WORLD . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Col Rebecca A. Keller, USAF 53 US NATIONAL SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN THE AR... ... business administration from St. Mary’s University, SanAntonio, Texas; a master’s degree in National Security and Strategic vi... ...comments, AirCommand and Control workshop, Maxwell AFB, AL, 13 october 2009). 41. Air Force/Marine Corps Tiger Team, Air Force/Marine Corps Tiger Tea... ...ose of the raids was to destroy established Vietcong(VC) and People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) sanctuaries and strong-holds in Cambodia, from which nume... ...trikes onAmerican and rVN forces in South Vietnam from the relative safety oftheir Cambodian sanctuaries. These attacks intensified significantlyin th... ...land, Norway, Russia, Sweden, andthe United States. Arctic Council, Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment workingGroup, Arctic Offshore Oil and ...

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...This important research deals with the intellectual foundation of the American profession of arms—our joint doctrine. The author, Lt Col Carl R. Pivarsky Jr., USAF, argues that the current doctrine development process has become a zero-sum game driven by the c...

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...ign: Daniel Armstrong Please send inquiries or comments to: Editor The Maxwell Papers Air War College Bldg 1401 Maxwell ... ...rinter@max1.au.af.mil AIR WAR COLLEGE AIR UNIVERSITYAirpower in the Context of a Dysfunctional Joint Doctrine Carl R. Pivarsky... ...au.af.mil AIR WAR COLLEGE AIR UNIVERSITYAirpower in the Context of a Dysfunctional Joint Doctrine Carl R. Pivarsky Jr. ... ...uary 1997 DisclaimerThis publication was produced in the Department of Defense school environment inthe interest of academic freedom and ... ...nse school environment inthe interest of academic freedom and the advancement of national defense relatedconcepts. The views expressed in this publica... ...e of bias, is provided for us injoint doctrine. The work required to establish a national doctrinal basisfor the development and employment of the arm... ...ce forcesince they are part of land and naval maneuver. What thismeans is that a Marine Corps F/A-18, since it is organic tothe surface force, is cons... ...creates confusion and distrust between components, butmost importantly, provides sanctuaries for the enemy bycreating exploitable seams in our operati... ... forces. Like maneuver, interdiction is exe -cuted by soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and specialforces. Like maneuver, individual interdiction en...

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...This study defines the nature of the war on terrorism by assessing the changing nature of terrorism itself and develops an analytical framework within which to assess the strategies of terrorist groups. It compares the strategies of old terrori...

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...1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 NATURE OF TERRORISM . . . . . . . . 5 3 HOW TO ANALYZE TERRORIST STRATEGIES . . . .19 4 “OLD” TERRORISM . . . . . . . . 27 5 “NEW” TERRORISM . . . . . . . . 49 6 CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS . . . . .71...

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