Integrating joint intratheater airlift command and control with the needs of the modular army: a perspective of current and past nonlinear operations.

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Collection	Master of Military Art and Science Theses
Title	Integrating joint intratheater airlift command and control with the needs of the modular army: a perspective of current and past nonlinear operations.
Author	Percival, William D.
Branch/Country	United States Air Force
Abstract	The command and control of today's intratheater airlift system, as seen in doctrine and in application, is complicated and conflicted. As the Army continues its transformation to the modular force, requirements for responsive and flexible intratheater airlift have grown. In contrast, existing Joint and Air Force intratheater airlift doctrine does not address these needs, as seen in recent operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Presented in this thesis are two historical case studies of past intratheater airlift efforts: Burma during World War II and the tactical airlift system of Vietnam. Both provide examples of distinct intratheater airlift command and control arrangements with similar attributes called for by Army transformation. Both case studies provide lessons in the application of theater airlift to support ground forces in a nonlinear battlefield. Coupled with identified failings in both doctrine and structure of the current theater distribution system, this thesis identifies requirements of theater airlift if it is to provide effective and efficient support to the modular force. With an understanding of current and past doctrine, structural evolutions of intratheater airlift, and the effects of each system, this thesis concludes with recommended changes to the intratheater airlift command and control structure to meet Army requirements.
Keyword	Joint operations; Intratheater airlift; Command and control; Joint doctrine; Theater Air Control System (TACS); Theater Distribution System (TDS); Modularity; Tactical airlift; United States Air Force; Military requirements; Operation Iraqi Freedom; Iraq; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Vietnam; Burma; World War, 1939-1945; World War II; WWII; Birrer-Brookes Award Winner
Series	Command and General Staff College (CGSC) MMAS thesis
Focus Program	General Studies
Publisher	Fort Leavenworth, KS : US Army Command and General Staff College,
Date, Original	2008-06-13
Date, Digital	2008-06-13
Resource Type	Textual
Format	PDF; Adobe Acrobat Reader required; 131 p.; 435 KB.
Award winner	Birrer-Brookes Award Winner; 2008-01
Call number	ADA 483230
Release statement	Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited. The opinions and conclusions expressed herein are those of the student-authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. (References to these studies should include the foregoing statement.)
Repository	Combined Arms Research Library
Library	Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library
Date created	2008-06-25

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