02483nam 22004932a 450 991069825860332120230124182609.01-4356-1198-5(CKB)1000000000474729(MH)008693095-8(SSID)ssj0000268140(PQKBManifestationID)12064328(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000268140(PQKBWorkID)10235760(PQKB)10572744(OCoLC)53164403(EXLCZ)99100000000047472920001221d2001 uy 0engtxtccrThe vital link the tanker's role in winning America's wars /David M. CohenMaxwell Air Force Base, AL Air University Press2001Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. :Air University Press,[2001]1 online resource (67 p. )ill. ;"Fairchild paper."1-58566-088-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.This paper focuses on the unique and vital capabilities of the US Air Force's KC-135 tanker fleet. It analyzes historic and current tanker usage, tanker operational employment, and the capability of today's tanker fleet, with emphasis on force structure and force management. In light of decreasing budgets, aging airframes, increase downtime for maintenance, and an explosion in the operations tempo, this paper proposes a four-pronged methodology addressing tanker vision, organization, training and employment, as the correction needed to get the KC-135 weapon system back on centerline. This will allow the tanker to effectively aid the Air Force in successfully deterring conflict and, if needed, quickly win the nation's future wars.KC-135 (Tanker aircraft)Airtankers (Military science)United StatesKC-135 (Tanker aircraft)Airtankers (Military science)358.4/183Cohen David M.1965-1352390Air University (U.S.).Press.DLCDLCBOOK9910698258603321The vital link3174993UNINAThis Record contains information from the Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset, which is provided by the Harvard Library under its Bibliographic Dataset Use Terms and includes data made available by, among others the Library of Congress