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Abstract:
The U.S. military's reliance on strategic mobility has increased tremendously in the past decade. Strategic airlift's versatility and speed place it at the forefront of strategic mobility assets to meet the demands of Strategic Agility, Power Projection, and Dominant Maneuver. The threat from manportable or shoulder launched surface-to-air missiles (MANPADs) is beginning to degrade the U.S. military's strategic capacity and flexibility. To counter the threat Security Forces are operating under wartime constraints, which are personnel intensive. Aircraft Defense Systems (ADSs) are incomplete and vulnerable in the military strategic fleet and non-existent in the civilian air carrier fleet. Two proposals would help meet the MANPAD challenge. Emphasis on technology improvements in Security Force detection equipment and ADSs will alleviate personnel pressures. Assigning Mobility Air Force Commanders to regional Commanders-in-Chief during contingency or wartime operations will improve the present decentralized force protection effort.
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Final rept. |
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29 |
| Report Date: |
05 FEB 1999 |
| Report Number: |
A181363 |
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