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...1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About Revolutions in Military Affairs and Disproportionality . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2 DOCTRINE FOR STRATEGIC AIR CAMPAIGNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 O...

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...Implementing Joint Vision 2010 A Revolution in Military Affairs for Strategic Air Campaigns CHRISTOPHER G. WARNER... ...er, Christopher G., 1954– Implementing Joint Vision 2010 : a revolution in military affairs for strategic aircampaigns / Christopher G. Warner. p. cm.... ...ODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About Revolutions in Military Affairs and Disproportionality . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ... ...on and guidance to the unifiedcommanders and services to meet the national militarystrategy. Gen John Shalikashvili has met this responsibilitywith hi... ...s Joint Vision 2010 (JV2010). JV2010 is the conceptualtemplate for how the military services should develop andmerge United States (US) resources, war... ...vepolarization, and viewed aspect angle of the target (fig. 8).Source: The Camouflage Handbook, AAFWAL-TR-86-1028 (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio: Air For... ...heincident-radar energy is scattered away from the transmittingSource: The Camouflage Handbook, AAFWAL-TR-86-1028 (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio: Air For... ...itary aircraft. Since an LO aircraft’s high priority is to avoiddetection, camouflage paint selection and scheme designshould emphasize blending with ... ... makean attacking aircraft less detectable (table 5) (fig. 26).Source: The Camouflage Handbook, AAFWAL-TR-86-1028 (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio: Air For...

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...ress Cataloging-in-Publication DataChallenge and response: anticipating US military security concerns/ Karl P. Magyar, editor-in-chief; associate edit... ...Mitchum, Lewis B. Ware.443p. Includes bibliographical references. 1. Military planning-United States. 2. National Security-United States. 3. Wor... ...1The Changing Nature of Alliances ..................................117The Military's Changing Sociological Concerns .............141US National Secur... ...............................................................221Forecasting Military Technological Needs......................239Constituting US Milita... ...Warsaw Pact as acohesive unit raises the most fundamental question for the militaryplanner: Who will be the likely enemies in the future for whichthey... ...eslower but are more immune to destruction or interruption. Deception and camouflage are relatively inexpensive and can bevery effective. For example...

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...Dr. David R. Mets’s The Long Search for a Surgical Strike: Precision Munitions and the Revolution in Military Affairs is a broad, thought-provoking examination of the relationship between the advancement in conventional weapons guidance technology and the “revolution in military affairs” (RMA). He defines an RMA as a rapid c...

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...INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 WHAT IS A REVOLUTION IN MILITARY AFFAIRS (RMA)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 WHAT WERE THE NOTIONS OF THE FIRST AIRPOWER ADVOCATES OF RMA? . . . . . . . .4 HOW DID RMA WORK OUT IN WARS FROM 1939 TO 1972?. . . . . . . . . . ....

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... Precision Munitions and the Revolution in Military Affairs Thank you for your assistanceCO... ... for a Surgical Strike Precision Munitions and the Revolution in Military Affairs DAVID R. METS, PhD School of Advanced Airpower S... ...g search for a surgical strike : precision munitions and the revolution in military affairs / David R. Mets. p. cm. -- (CADRE paper ; no. 12) — ISSN... ...itutions of higher learn-ing, public policy institutes, and the media. All military members and civilian employees assigned to AirUniversity are invit... ...ong Search for a Surgical Strike:Precision Munitions and the Revolution in Military Affairs is abroad, thought-provoking examination of the relationsh... ...oncrete in a limited war world. They also provedexpert at using decoys and camouflage to help them hide—atsome cost in time and mobility. But the incr...

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...e past but for the most part still exists today. Further weaponizing space, though, could change that and introduces important issues. The political, military, social, economic, and diplomatic ramifications of American space weapons demand that strategists carefully consider all sides of this critical debate. Current defense literature, however, indicates analysts and lead...

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... space, though,could change that and introduces important issues. The political, military, social,economic, and diplomatic ramifications of American s... ...velopmentof space weapons, for now, serves national interests in the diplomatic, military,economic, and domestic arenas. The author does not weigh the... ...f spacesanctuary thought. Such a broader understanding is essential in order for militarystrategists to make sound, well-reasoned space policy. ... ...merican leaders are debating theefficacy of United States (US) space weapons. In military circles thesediscussions frequently gravitate to issues of t... ...Liddell Hart succinctly defined strategy as “the art ofdistributing and applying military means to fulfill the ends of policy,” hecorrectly subordinat... ...effortmissed were 177,018 troops of the Chinese Fourth Field Army—true mastersof camouflage and operations security.22 Although US countermeasures wil...

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...This paper briefly traces the evolution of the military/media clash and identifies the Vietnam War as the turning point where mutual trust seemed to be permanently damaged. Government and military leadership pathologies combined with press distortions to leave the impress...

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... as“media spin.” Media spin is the product of a clash between media and military that has existed as longas the Union itself. Finding its roots in ... ...rveoperational security. This paper briefly traces the evolution of the military/media clash and identifies theVietnam War as the turning point whe... ...g point where mutual trust seemed to be permanently damaged.Government and military leadership pathologies combined with press distortions to leave th... ... perceived to be lost in the media, precipitated media safeguards toinsure military campaigns in Grenada and Panama would not be lost on television ne... ...omewhat tempered by the time of the Gulf War, theRubicon had been crossed. Military commanders could never again afford to ignore the waycombat operat... ...based. (8) Information on the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of enemy camouflage, cover,deception, targeting, direct and indirect fire, intellige...

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...er. 2. Space warfare. 3. Air power—History—20th century. 4. Astronautics, Military. 5. United States. Air Force. 6. Military doctrine—United States. ... ...e r o s p a c e p o w e r . W i t h o u t t h i sfoundation, aerospace and military leaders would have adifficult time deploying and using air and spa... ...es intoday’s dynamic world. With the end of the Cold War, theUnited States military has been challenged by a series ofworld events that have forced ae... ...rospace power. Some ofthem view airpower as a force that can replace other militarycapabilities. Some stress the integration of airpower into existing... ... debatemany issues. How one defines the use, organization, andstructure of military forces frequently depends upon leadership’s xvbe... ...nallow surveillance of surface activities, but weather, enemydeception and camouflage, and other actions can limit thesecapabilities. Currently, aircr... ...rt the same mission. Surface forces might moveout of a satellite’s path or camouflage themselves before theyare detected and then conduct their assign... ...use of decoys, hardening systems against electronic or radia -tion damage, camouflage, maneuvering, and other defensivemeasures. 77A... ...ts, but the PRC and North Korean drivers switched tonight convoys and used camouflage to hide their vehicles fromattack during daylight. Fifth Air For...

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...e alsoconsidering cost andfiscal issues. Thereport is authoritative inits blending of military art with industrial science, and only aperson with ... ...icalengineer developing and acquiring combat aircraft, as a staffofficer at the Military Airlift Command dealing with dailyoperational issu... ...he evolution of combat airlift. Everyone who has a role infuture airlift issues or US military strategy will want to read it. ABOUT THE AUT... ...elopment program, acquisition source selection evaluator,branch chief at Headquarters Military Airlift Command(MAC) responsible for C-5 and C-17 aircr... ...search. Their help was also invaluable in producing thebriefing taken to Headquarters Military Airlift Command,which concluded the year-long effort. ... ... of minimizing distinguishable characteristics ofairlift aircraft suggests the use of camouflage. In this context,camouflage includes disguising aircr...

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... most decisive engagements in any theater of World War I. Ably employing and synchronizing infantry, cavalry, and air forces, Allenby provided future military professionals and historians with a shining illustration of the efficacy of combined arms operations. Unfortunately, the true lessons of Allenby’s campaign were lost for future generations of military officers. This ...

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...orld War I, while also hopefully drawing out lessons thatare still applicable for today’s military professionals. As with any historical work, this p... ...ly employing andsynchronizing infantry, cavalry, and air forces, Allenby pro-vided future military professionals and historians with ashining illustra... ... Unfortunately, the true lessons of Allenby’s campaign werelost for future generations of military officers. Focusing onthe culture and romanticism of... ... his force structure andoperational planning and execution. Though largely unex-plored by military professionals and historians, Allenby’sfinal campai... ...itzkrieg, authorJames Corum gives no indication that the Palestine theaterimpacted German military reform during the interwar pe-riod. The British, fo... .... 34. On British air missions, see Sheffy, British Military Intelligence,279. On Turkish camouflage techniques, see Edward Davis, “The BritishCavalry...

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...Describes the journey the Chinese military has taken to contemporise their military combat uniform and equipment to make it robust and a peer to US and Australian combat uniforms and equipment...

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...there was nocomparison between Chinese Communist and British (Commonwealth) military equipment anduniforms, which had the fundamental design idea of a... ... other hand had the industrial capacity todesign, trade, develop and import military attire. Thus the NRA wore a uniform designed by the firstChinese ... ...onalism, people’s rights andpeople’s livelihoods.6 The idea was to link the military to China and to the Chinese people.The NRA uniform was made from ... ...,P45, 20124 History of the PLA’s Ground Forces Organizational Structure and Military Regions, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Volume 1, Number... ...e Plates, Chinese Army, Mine Creek Battlefield, 10 May 202010 International Military Antiques, Original WWII Chinese National Revolutionary Army Field... ...splay a soldier’s rank. Around 1985, the PLA alsostarted to experiment with camouflage uniforms making a reversible item, with a US ‘Woodland’influenc... ...amouflage uniforms making a reversible item, with a US ‘Woodland’influenced camouflage pattern (using different green hues) on one side and a US Vietn... ...’ pattern on the other side. Up until after the year 2000 these specialised camouflageduniforms were only issued in limited to numbers to Special Forc... ...form.By 1997, the PLA created the Model 97 uniform which was a single sided camouflage uniform thatused a very close adaptation to the US ‘Woodland’ c...

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...ficult to determine in the combat environment. One unexpectedproblem was in visual acquisition of a camouflaged SAM site. The North Vietnamese oftenpl... ...ds and marking the target. More likely, the Weasel ended upoverflying the site due to the effective camouflage of the North Vietnamese. As the aircraf... ...t club in which one American servicemember was killed and 230 people injured, including about 50 US military personnel.114Planning began on April 7, a... ...h Air Force, 1944), 8. USAF Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, AL.25 Ibid.26 Ibid.27 Ibid.28 Military Attache Report: Battle Damage and Losses ... ...d. The U.S. Air Service in World War I, Vol I. Washington, DC.: Office of Air Force History, 1978.“Military Attache Report: Battle Damage and Losses ...

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...B, and a grad-uate with academic distinction from AWC, Colonel Kemperholds a master of military operational art and science de-gree from ACSC and a ma... ... Procedures for Close Air Support, 3 September2003, the study considers whether the US military has suf-ficient training to execute multiservice TTPs.... ...r Support in anUrban Environment. In “Urban Offensive Air Support: Is theUnited States Military Prepared and Equipped?” Maj JonM. Davi... ...and doctrine of what he callsurban offensive air support.5 Since 1995 several militaryprofessional journals have published articles addressin... ...fied com-mands, four services, and the Joint Staff to vote 12–2 todevelop doctrine for military operations on urban terrain(MOUT).7 In May 1998, th... ...ets because they could not solve ROEs forordnance delivery. Other factors such as camouflage, con-cealment, and deception (CCD) and poor weather ... ...unications, and computersCAS close air supportCCD camouflage, concealment, and deceptionCENTAF US Centr...

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... Base (AFB), Alabama, curriculum consists of thestudy of military history and specific campaigns .Distinguished milit... ... are Hitler's Strategy1940-1941: the Balkan Clue (1973) ; Military Lessons ofthe Yom Kippur War: Historical Perspectiv... ...00 B.C. to the Present (1989); The Training ofOfficers : From Military Professionalism to Irrelevance(1990) ; The Transformati... ...fense- ixconsulting firm, and an adjunct professor in military history andthe operational art of war for Georgetown University's ... ...ded ex post facto. It contains thecollective wisdom of the military doctrine analysts of the AirUniversity on the same subj... ...irovka, a termthat covers the ideas of hiding, concealment, camouflage,and active deception. It includes all means of covering ... ...wever, it turned out that the latter were toowell fortified and camouflaged. The Fougas themselves wereunarmored and did ... ... know now that the Iraqis, whileexcellent at old-fashioned camouflage, knew little abouthigh-technology countermeasures. ...

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...n the doctrine and practices oftactical airpower and the US Army Center of Military History's World War II Close Air SupportJoint Operations: North Af... ...wing commemorative account derivedfrom four papers presented at the annual Military History Society conference that convened inApril 1993 in Kingston,... ... or elsewhere in the field. During the remainder of the war, the American military employed neither the three-tiersystem nor the coequality principle... ...ive air marshal. “Cooperation, soundadministration and flexibility,” wrote military historian Basil Liddell Hart, “were the keynotes ofTedder’s air st... ...rways from the African route that his 1conduct of military operations was seriously harmed. Civilian minions of Juan Trippe, ... ...carryingthe American flag abroad before Pearl Harbor-and Pan Am had helped camouflage warpreparations by building bases in the Pacific, South America,... ...mber attacks in particular. Kuter wouldlater recall that Patton refused to camouflage his command post and, when it was strafed,demanded an umbrella f...

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.... 1. Close air support-Study and teaching-United States.2. Night fighting (Military science)--Study and teaching-United States.I. Title.UG703.M38 1... ...and a master's degree in history from Old DominionUniversity. Professional military education includes Squadron OfficerSchool (in residence), Air Comm... ... in the cold war has not, however, totally eliminated the needfor American military involvement outside the NATO/Warsaw Pactarea. The reality of confl... ...ide the NATO/Warsaw Pactarea. The reality of conflict requiring the use of military forces haschanged only in scale and locale, not in kind. As this b... ...ardless of weather, time of day, or season of the year.' The mostrecent US military experiences in Grenada, Libya, and Panama gave noindication that t... ...not be preplanned. An enemy tank platoon that suddenly comes outfrom under camouflage directly across the line ofadvance could requireon-call CAS to c... ...s well preplanned. An enemytank platoon that suddenly comes out from under camouflage directlyacross the line of advance could require on-call CAS to ... ...sitions or friendlyequipment and troops marked with special low florescent camouflagethat is visible in the NVGs but not to the naked eye are some sug...

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... of the senior planners andintelligence analysts saw this concentration of military might as a “genu-ine harbinger of trouble,”1 the actual invasion f... ... And who should have the re-sponsibility of choosing those targets? The US military establishment has wrestled with the questions of targetselection o... ...Bomber Offen-sive (CBO) of World War II, competing groups of civilians and military ex-perts sent conflicting recommendations to the military commande... ... the carrying out of anysupply or service activity common to more than one military departmentby a single agency or such other organizational entities... ... the damage wrought to the enemy’s war indus-tries is felt directly by the military forces that he has or can put in the fieldagainst us.”8 Categorizi... ...the enemy’s reaction to attacksin order to determine the extent of repair, camouflage, dispersal, etc. [re-sulting in] a recommended sequence of targe...

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...attack the Germans in north-west Europe. Britishmilitary weakness in the face of overwhelming German military might made that idea unrealisticin the e... ...on the coast of north-west Europe, followed by adecisive offensive aimed at Germany itself. American military weaknesses and the dominance ofBritish m... ...r, even as the Anglo-3American armies moved from North Africa, to Sicily, to Italy in 1943, American military leaderssought to shift the focus of the ... ...he OSS was America's first centralized intelligenceagency. Up to this time the US Government and its military establishment had relied on a varietyof ... ... 6apparent that the COI could contribute more effectively to the impending military campaigns if itwas a part of the US mili... ...changeswere made on the aircraft. Finally, the B-17s and B-24s from the 885th Bomb Squadron hadblack camouflage paint sprayed under the fuselage and w...

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...desire to enforce the enemy. The battle cannot take place on the ground, in the air, or on the water, in an open paradoxist cooperation with all-military denominations, and using their armament’s procedures with the goal of empowering the non-aggressor enemy. The battle is not the only way for obtaining the miscarriage. The battle’s goal is not the destruction...

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......................13 The disorganization principle of the subunits of unpatriotic guards. ............15 The subunits of the other branches of the military, their non-role, and their non-missions. ....15 The non-role and non-missions unsustainable by the other branches of the military. ......16 Not understanding the modern military ......................17 General pr...

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.................................. 15 The subunits of the other branches of the military, their non-role, and their non-missions. ............. 15 Th... ... 15 The non-role and non-missions unsustainable by the other branches of the military. ...................... 16 Not understanding the modern mili... ...nciples disregarding the non-actions conducted by the subunits of a non-modern military in the inoffensive battles..................................... ...ess of alarm. ..................................... 29 The non-principles of camouflage of public and industrial illumination.......................... ......................................................................... 473 Non-military regulations ..................................................... ......................................................................49 The non-military’s general regulations............................................ ...s are not equipped with a large gamut of technical devisesnecessary to provide camouflage of the battle activities. In their unstructured units partic... ...ion ofbarrages, execute fortifications for ground troupes, execute projects of camouflage of thetroupes, organizes points for storing water, and other... ...ruction); The security; The anti-aerial anti-defense; The camouflage; Each of these forms of fight are unwell unknown and have...

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...ands of Germans, including virtually all of the survivingpolitical and military leaders . Germany was scoured for its warrecords, which were f... ...n the German people aswell as on their cities . Far more than any other military action thatpreceded the actual occupation of Germany itself, these... ...orces was established as the "destruction and dislocation of theGerman Military, industrial, and economic system and theundermining of the ... ... supply was tight throughout the war, and was acontrolling factor in military operations . The chief source of 20supply, an... ...y overcapacity in both lines and yards (built partly inanticipation of military requirements), and, popular supposition tothe contrary, the syst... ...ise to avoid the attacks uponher economy and to minimize their effects. Camouflage, smokescreens, shadow plants, dispersal, underground factori... ...rships, being without fuel, were decommissioned or werecovered with camouflage and used only as antiaircraft platforms .Except for its shore-...

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.... . . . . . 1 Information War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Parallel War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Revolution in Military Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 2 PEER COMPETITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Env...

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... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Revolution in Military Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Simulat... ... vi Page PhotographsUS Military Vehicles at Ad Damman, Saudi Arabia . . . . . . . 56US Army ... ...NALLY LEFT BLANK Foreword Jeff Barnett, one of a growing number of militaryprofessionals who recognize that the United States hasentered... ...rofessionals who recognize that the United States hasentered a new revolution in military affairs, thinks carefullyabout what this revolution means fo... ...in military affairs, thinks carefullyabout what this revolution means for the US military, where itwill lead us, and what must be done with it to give... ...tack avenues could bemonitored by unattended ground sensors (UGS). These couldbe camouflaged and stealthily seeded by either aircraft orUAVs. Miniatur... ...uld be covered by ground and airborneair defenders.** They would deploy/disperse/camouflageduring darkness. Most importantly, forces deploying withinr... ...e already been revealed by the high-signature airlifter).Units remain mobile and camouflaged. 121Command US Aerospace Operations from... ...acquisitionCAP combat air patrolCBU cluster bomb unitCCD camouflage, concealment, and deceptionCDC concepts developmen...

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... . . . . . 270 Have Technological Changes Impacted the Military’s Adherence to the Doctrinal Tenet of Centralized Control... ...n, the incredible quantity of data available fromthe recent conflicts. Many military professionals gave generously of their time toexplain the inner ... ... Lt Gen David Deptula. There were other professionals, some of them retired military of-ficers and some not, who work tirelessly to develop and imple... ...ates’ enemy in this war was one that didnot wear uniforms, organize in large military formations, or respectthe traditional laws of war; it depended i... ...al result, however,was a deep scar on the honor of the United States and its military,one that could have dire consequences for success not only in th... ...y nowthe army was not in the field but hiding amongst the civiliansand under camouflage. Suddenly, A-10s that had been broughtto the war for the sole ... ...ths’ preparation time and theirexperience from the Iran-Iraq War to bury and camouflage theirequipment. Combined with the extent of the theater and th... ...af-forded mountainous regions and vegetation that aided theSerbs’ efforts at camouflage and concealment. The FAC(A)s had little to aid them in the qu...