LEADER 03968nam 22004933 450 001 9910163323703321 005 20250731080249.0 010 $a9781782898191 010 $a1782898190 035 $a(CKB)3810000000098080 035 $a(VLeBooks)9781782898191 035 $a(Perlego)3018627 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32230157 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32230157 035 $a(Exl-AI)993810000000098080 035 $a(Exl-AI)32230157 035 $a(OCoLC)1530376218 035 $a(EXLCZ)993810000000098080 100 $a20250731d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Art of Wing Leadership and Aircrew Morale in Combat 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aTBD :$cPickle Partners Publishing,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014. 215 $a1 online resource (89 p.) 327 $aTitle page -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION -- LEADERSHIP AND MORALE IN AIR COMBAT -- EXISTING THOUGHTS ON MILITARY MORALE -- Missing Link -- METHODOLOGY -- Morale for Aviators -- Three Case Studies -- LIMITATIONS -- ASSUMPTIONS -- FINDINGS -- CHAPTER 2 - THE MORALE PROBLEM -- WHO IS THE LEADER? -- The Leader?s Role -- MORALE: THE DEFINITION -- Many Definitions -- Morale for Airmen -- THE POWER OF THREE -- Individual Needs -- Cohesion -- Esprit de Corps -- MAINTAINING CONTROL -- CHAPTER 3 - MAJ ADOLF GALLAND: JAGDGESCHWADER 26 -- GERMANY?S BATTLE FOR BRITAIN -- Countersea Operations -- The Fighter Battle$7Generated by AI. 330 $aLt Col John J. Zentner's The Art of Wing Leadership and Aircrew Morale in Combat addresses the role that the air force wing commander plays in affecting the level of aircrew morale during combat. More specifically, Colonel Zentner's study seeks to identify and define those unique characteristics associated with leading airmen that sustain aircrew morale in the face of significant losses.Colonel Zentner defines aircrew morale as the enthusiasm and persistence with which an aviator flies combat missions. He then offers three historical case studies to establish a framework within which aircrew morale can be assessed. The first case study is of Maj Adolf Galland and Jagdgeschwader 26 during the Battle of Britain. The second case study considers Lt Col Joseph Laughlin and the 362d Fighter Group during the invasion of France in the summer of 1944. The third case study examines Col James R. McCarthy and the 43d Strategic Wing during Operation Linebacker II. Drawing heavily on the results of questionnaires and personal interviews, each case study is focused on the importance that aircrews ascribed to three general areas: individual needs, group cohesion, and unit esprit de corps.Colonel Zentner concludes that aircrew control over development of combat tactics was the single most important element affecting morale. This finding supports one of the fundamental truths about the employment of airpower, centralized control and decentralized execution that has become embedded in the airman's culture. In each of the three cases studied by the author, morale generally improved when the wing commander either displayed a personal flair for tactical innovation or allowed his subordinates to become innovative. Conversely, morale declined when higher headquarters placed burdensome and unsound restrictions on aircrew tactics. 606 $aAirmen$7Generated by AI 606 $aFighter plane combat$7Generated by AI 615 0$aAirmen 615 0$aFighter plane combat 676 $a355.3 700 $aZenter$b Lt John J$01835766 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910163323703321 996 $aThe Art of Wing Leadership and Aircrew Morale in Combat$94412719 997 $aUNINA