The Future of Airpower in the Aftermath of the Gulf War

By Richard H. Shultz Jr.; Robert L. Pfaltzgraff Jr.

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Title:	The Future of Airpower in the Aftermath of the Gulf War
Author:	Richard H. Shultz Jr.; Robert L. Pfaltzgraff Jr.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Military Science, Gulf War
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Publisher:	Air University Press

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Citation APA MLA Chicago H. Shultz Jr, B. R., & Pfaltzgraff Jr, R. L. (n.d.). The Future of Airpower in the Aftermath of the Gulf War. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.us/

Table of Contents
DISCLAIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix PART I Strategic Factors Reshaping Strategies and Missions Maj Gen Charles D. Link, USAF Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Air Power in the New Security Environment . . .9 Secretary of the Air Force Donald B . Rice Air Power in US Military Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Dr EdwardN. Luttwak The United States as an Aerospace Power in the Emerging Security Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Dr Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr. Employing Air Power in the Twenty-first Century . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Col John A . Warden III, USAF The Role of the US Air Force in the Employment of Air Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 PART II Air Power as an Element of US Power Projection Page Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 Air Power since World War II: Consistent with Doctrine? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 Dr Williamson Murray Aerospace Forces and Power Projection . . . 115 Lt Gen Michael A . Nelson, USAF The Relevance of High-Intensity Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127 Lt Gen Glenn A . Kent, USAF, Retired Air Power in Low- and Midintensity Conflict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139 Gen Larry D . Welch, USAF, Retired PART III Air Power: Deterrence and Compellence Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167 Compellence and the Role of Air Power as a Political Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Dr Richard H. Shultz, Jr. Reinforcing Allied Military Capabilities in a Global-Alliance Strategy . . . . . . . . . . 193 Dr Jacquelyn K. Davis PART IV Designing Aerospace Force Structures Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213 Force Structure for the Future . . . . . . . . . .217 Maj Gen RobertM. Alexander, USAF The Air National Guard Today: Looking to the Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225