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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"airpower"”.
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Assessing Impacts of Decentralizing Airpower Command and Control
… control is a fundamental tenet of joint airpower doctrine, yet there are operational situations in which some degree of decentralization may be appropriate. The purpose of this research was to quantitatively assess the impacts of decentralizing the command and control (C2) of airpower …
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Command in air war : centralized vs. decentralized control of combat airpower
… traces the evolution of command and control of airpower through operations Desert Storm, Allied Force, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom and compares its practice with classic theories established by Huntington, Cohen, Van Creveld, and Air Force doctrine. In the absence of a peer superpower in …
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One fighting machine : joint learning and tactical airpower operations in World War II
… in successfully learning to execute tactical airpower operations during World War II. In addition to demonstrating variation in the learning process, these three cases allow me to focus on a subset of joint operations that sets a high bar for existing theories of military learning in ways that …
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"Of the sky above you must beware": Airspace and airpower in twentieth century literature
… of aerial warfare that has allowed airpower advocates to propose, and conduct, massive airstrikes on cities and civilians, while promising a "cleaner" method of waging war. Suggested in the writings of military theorists Giulio Douhet, Billy Mitchell, and B.H. Liddell Hart, this …
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Lessons learned and unlearned, the theory and practice of employing airpower in small wars, the RAF, 1910 – 2010.
Since the end of The First World War, airpower has been used extensively by some states in unconventional operations. Surprisingly, very little has been written about this role of airpower in comparison to conventional operations, both by historians and theorists, and even more surprisingly by air …
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Fighting In Space: Understanding the Opportunity and Willingness to Pursue Space Weapons
… context of the transition to the use of airpower to fight wars. The study applies both statistical modeling and qualitative case studies in order to better understand state choices regarding space weapons. The study of state choices on space weapons contributes to the literature on …
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The Revolution in Military Affairs and Its Implication For Force Structure
… basis for their arguments is the manner in which airpower, precision guided munitions, and surveillance systems were used in Desert Storm to transform warfare. At the same time, the small defense budget is hampering funding for modernization to replace the aging equipment of the 1980's. Therein …
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Retrospect and prospect : oral history in Texas museums.
The oral history movement flourished during the 1970s in Texas and is a wellestablished, legitimate research tool in the state today. During the same period, Texas museums experienced unprecedented growth and established themselves as viable public educational institutions. History museums in Texas …