Operations short of war, one of three basic responsibilities of the U.S. armed services, are increasingly consuming the attention and resources of U.S. military forces around the world, in such places as Bosnia, Somalia, Haiti, Rwanda, and Kuwait. The most stressing of these operations are nonroutin...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben

Hauptverfasser:	Builder, Carl H. (VerfasserIn), Karasik, Theodore William (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Santa Monica, Calif. Rand 1995
Schriftenreihe:	Project Air Force
Schlagworte:	United States. > Air Force > Equipment United States. > Air Force > Operational readiness United States. > Air Force > Organization POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / General Low-intensity conflicts (Military science) Military education > United States Rüstung Organisation Luftwaffe USA
Zusammenfassung:	Operations short of war, one of three basic responsibilities of the U.S. armed services, are increasingly consuming the attention and resources of U.S. military forces around the world, in such places as Bosnia, Somalia, Haiti, Rwanda, and Kuwait. The most stressing of these operations are nonroutine international crises and conflicts, particularly those that might lead to U.S. combat operations short of war. These situations have, at times and for some specialized capabilities, stressed the forces to exhaustion or failure. More generally, they have encroached upon the training and readiness of the forces, leading to a public debate as to whether such assignments are a "proper" use of U.S. military power. This report explores where, why, and how operations short of war are stressing the forces, particularly the aerospace forces, and how those stresses upon USAF capabilities might be relieved by changes in Air Force organization, training, and equipment.
Beschreibung:	XXII, 93 S.
ISBN:	0833023209