Sökt på: Böcker av Alan J. Vick
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Force Presentation in U.S. Air Force History and Airpower Narratives
Force presentation constructs are salient to service leaders because they are often viewed as a way to constrain demands for rotational forces and personnel, thereby protecting …
Distributed Operations in a Contested Environment
Proclaiming Airpower
This report examines the evolution and interaction of U.S. Air Force narratives and popular attitudes toward civil and military aviation over the past century. It draws on a …
A New Division of Labor
An emerging U.S. grand strategy--the promotion of democracy and freedom abroad--will certainly involve the U.S. armed forces. Although they must change to meet changes in emphasis …
Air Base Attacks and Defensive Counters
This report provides a reference on air-base attack and defense, explores the history of air-base attacks in the past century, and describes the American way of war that emerged …
Continuity and Contingency in USAF Posture Planning
This study develops a framework for long-term U.S. Air Force posture planning that accounts for posture drivers and identifies steps to take to increase posture robustness and …
Air Power in the New Counterinsurgency Era
History shows that an afflicted nation must itself defeat an insurgency politically and militarily, and the best way to help is to offer advice, training, and equipment.
Air Base Defense
The growing cruise and ballistic missile threat to U.S. Air Force bases in Europe has led to a reassessment of defensive options, including ground-based systems currently assigned …
Is the USAF Flying Force Large Enough?
The U.S. military has mostly operated at a high operational tempo since the end of the Cold War, and there appears to be no significant reduction in demand on the horizon. This …