The Cold War and Beyond: Chronology of the United States Air Force, 1947-1997

Shaw, Frederick J; Warnock, Timothy

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“…Even “precise” weapons can land at precisely wrong locations and cause incidents of unintended suffering. Shaw (1997) compiled several different causes for such tragic outcomes: system inadequacies, human error, incomplete intelligence, enemy defenses, environmental conditions, and inadequate comprehension. Such a wide range of possible causes and the roles of circumstance and error seem to defy attempts at their elimination.…”

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Beyond Precision: Morality, Decision Making, and Collateral Casualties.

Roblyer¹

2005

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology

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Coalition aircraft [had] regularly been the target of hostile fire from the Deh Rawod area … Gunfire from various caliber weapons was observed throughout the day and at night, including mortars and AAA [anti-aircraft artillery] fire … Several compounds in the Deh Rawod area were positively identified as sources of this AAA fire. AAA fire had emanated from these compounds on repeated occasions over the previous two days and the source of the fires did not change. In all cases, the locations of these compounds were such that they could range and threaten coalition ground and airborne forces … As coalition ground and airborne forces approached the area, fire erupted from some of the compounds. By firing, these AAA batteries established that they were manned, armed, and operational. Their proximity to the objectives, landing zones, and blocking positions made them a threat to inbound coalition forces. Consequently, these sites were valid targets and AC-130 aircraft were directed toward them.Significant efforts were expended to ensure only the compounds that were the sources of fire were targeted. At the first targeted compound, the apparent location of most of the deaths and injuries, AAA fire was directed at the AC-130 as it approached. At one location, however, the AC-130 arrived at a target and found it to be "cold" and elected not to strike it.The AC-130 was not able to observe the AAA weapon itself. Rather, the ground location of the source of the fire was identified and fires were directed to that area. Just as the weapon itself is not seen, it is also not possible to determine if the fires from the AC-130 have damaged or destroyed the weapon. Consequently, personnel at the

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Section: A Failure In Precision Targetingmentioning

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Beyond Precision: Morality, Decision Making, and Collateral Casualties.

Roblyer¹

2005

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology

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Current situation and technology trends of high altitude platforms

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AIP Conference Proceedings

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Analyzing the United States Air Force Organizational Structure - A Case for Reorganization

Sundberg¹

2011

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Analyzing the United States Air Force Organizational Structure-A Case for Reorganization by Lt Col Jeffrey P. Sundberg, USAF, 77 pages. The United States Air Force (USAF) faces a fiscally constrained environment today and will likely become even more constrained in the near future. With a reduced budget and important programs and critical functions that require funding, the USAF must find opportunities to save and reallocate these limited resources. This monograph will analyze the top-level USAF organization to address specifically whether organization and personnel changes can provide needed savings, while at the same time improving the USAF organization to support the combatant commanders and become more geographically focused to handle the complex global environment and nature of conflict. While the size of force and force structure have shrunk to the lowest points in USAF history, organizational analysis finds the USAF structure overmanned with staff officers and civilians. Further examination finds an organization with significant depth and primarily organized in a functional manner. Given these issues, this monograph proposes eliminating a layer of the USAF organization by removing major commands and promoting numbered air forces subordinate to the Headquarters USAF. This type of organization can better support combatant commands, advance USAF regional expertise and focus through the numbered air forces, adapt quicker to global situations, and also ensure important USAF history and traditions endure.

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The Cold War and Beyond: Chronology of the United States Air Force, 1947-1997

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Beyond Precision: Morality, Decision Making, and Collateral Casualties.

Beyond Precision: Morality, Decision Making, and Collateral Casualties.

Current situation and technology trends of high altitude platforms

Analyzing the United States Air Force Organizational Structure - A Case for Reorganization

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