American carrier air power at the dawn of a new century
In the Afghanistan war, U.S. carrier-based fighters substituted almost entirely for land-based theater air forces. The Navy's carriers again played a key role in conducting around-the-clock operations against Saddam Hussein's forces in Iraq. American carrier air power is now able to conduc...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Santa Monica, CA
RAND
2005
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United States
> Aviation
> POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / General
> POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / International Security
> TECHNOLOGY / Military Science
> Aircraft carriers
> Afghan War, 2001-
> Aerial operations, American
> Naval operations, American
> War on Terrorism, 2001-
> Iraq War, 2003-
> Terrorismus
> Afghanistankrieg
> Golfkrieg
> Bekämpfung
> Marine
> Flugzeugträger
> USA
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | In the Afghanistan war, U.S. carrier-based fighters substituted almost entirely for land-based theater air forces. The Navy's carriers again played a key role in conducting around-the-clock operations against Saddam Hussein's forces in Iraq. American carrier air power is now able to conduct coordinated deep-strike missions well beyond coastal reaches. The Navy's performance over Afghanistan and Iraq showed how the nation's carrier force can provide around-the-clock target coverage, consistently accurate target attack, and multiple successful target attacks per sortie. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Beschreibung: | XXIV, 113 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 0833038427 0-8330-3842-7 |