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Author Johnson, David E. (David Eugene), 1950-2022

Title Learning large lessons : the evolving roles of ground power and air power in the post-Cold War era / David E. Johnson
Edition New updated ed
Published Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (xxvii, 235 pages) : illustrations
Contents Introduction -- The relationship between American ground power and air power before the end of the Cold War -- Iraq, 1991 -- Kosovo, 1999 -- Afghanistan, 2001 -- Iraq, 2003 -- What has been learned and what has not?
Summary The relative roles of U.S. ground and air power have shifted since the end of the Cold War. At the level of major operations and campaigns, the Air Force has proved capable of and committed to performing deep strike operations, which the Army long had believed the Air Force could not reliably accomplish. If air power can largely supplant Army systems in deep operations, the implications for both joint doctrine and service capabilities would be significant. To assess the shift of these roles, the author of this report analyzed post-Cold War conflicts in Iraq (1991), Bosnia (1995), Kosovo (1999), Afghanistan (2001), and Iraq (2003). Because joint doctrine frequently reflects a consensus view rather than a truly integrated joint perspective, the author recommends that joint doctrine-and the processes by which it is derived and promulgated-be overhauled. The author also recommends reform for the services beyond major operations and campaigns to ensure that the United States attains its strategic objectives. This revised edition includes updates and an index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-230) and index
Notes "MG-405-1-AF."--Page 4 cover
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Subject Military doctrine -- United States
Air power -- United States
Unified operations (Military science)
Operational art (Military science)
HISTORY -- Military -- Strategy.
HISTORY -- Military -- Aviation.
Armed Forces
Air power
Armed Forces -- Operations other than war
Military doctrine
Operational art (Military science)
Unified operations (Military science)
SUBJECT United States -- Armed Forces. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139803
United States -- Armed Forces -- Operations other than war
Subject United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780833042415
0833042416
1433709600
9781433709609
128118084X
9781281180841
9786611180843
6611180842