LEADER 05022nam 2200625 450 001 9910220087703321 005 20240102112703.0 010 $a0-8330-8809-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000454535 035 $a(EBL)2120780 035 $a(OCoLC)907811633 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2120780 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2120780 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11082506 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000454535 100 $a20150810h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aPrecision and purpose$eairpower in the Libyan Civil War 210 $aSanta Monica, California$cRAND$d2015 215 $a1 online resource (467 p.) 300 $a"Prepared for the United States Air Force Approved for public release; distribution unlimited." 311 $a0-8330-8793-2 327 $a""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Figures and Tables""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""CHAPTER ONE""; ""Examining the Air Campaign in Libya / Karl P. Mueller""; ""Introduction ""; ""Considering the Libyan Air Campaign in Context ""; ""Why the Libyan Air Campaign Is Important""; ""What This Book Is (and Is Not) About""; ""Study Approach and Overview""; ""CHAPTER TWO""; ""Strategic and Political Overview of the Intervention / Christopher S. Chivvis""; ""Introduction""; ""Libya and the Arab Uprisings""; ""The Debate over Intervention "" 327 $a""U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973""""Operation Odyssey Dawn""; ""Transition to NATO Command""; ""Operation Unified Protector ""; ""The Relief of Misrata""; ""Naval Operations""; ""Operations Grind On""; ""Increasing the Diplomatic Pressure""; ""Emergence of the Western Front ""; ""The Fall of Tripoli""; ""The Impact on NATO""; ""CHAPTER THREE""; ""The Libyan Experience / Frederic Wehrey""; ""Introduction""; ""Libyan Airpower and Air Defenses: A Hollow and Marginalized Force""; ""Between Awe and Exasperation: Perceptions of NATO Airpower""; ""Targeting and Coordination with NATO"" 327 $a""Conclusion """"CHAPTER FOUR""; ""The U.S. Experience: National Strategy and Campaign Support / Robert C. Owen""; ""Introduction""; ""Intervention ""; ""Deployment and Operations ""; ""Allies ""; ""Conclusions and Lessons""; ""CHAPTER FIVE""; ""The U.S. Experience: Operational / Deborah C. Kidwell""; ""Introduction""; ""U.S. Military Planning and Considerations""; ""Evolving Strategic Guidance""; ""The Coalition Coalesces""; ""Concept of Operations""; ""U.S. Forces Assigned""; ""Operation Unified Protector""; ""Conclusions""; ""CHAPTER SIX"" 327 $a""The British Experience: Operation Ellamy / Christina Goulter""""Introduction""; ""Intervention and Initial UK Air Operations""; ""The Transition to NATO Command""; ""Lessons and Conclusions""; ""CHAPTER SEVEN""; ""The French Experience: Sarkozy's War? / Camille Grand""; ""Introduction""; ""Why and How Did France Decide to Act?""; ""The French Military Engagement""; ""Learning from Libya""; ""Libya and the Future of Warfare: A Model for Future Conflicts?""; ""CHAPTER EIGHT""; ""The Italian Experience: Pivotal and Underestimated / Gregory Alegi ""; ""Introduction"" 327 $a""The Political Scenario """"ITAF Situation and Doctrine""; ""Operational Summary ""; ""Discussion and Conclusions""; ""CHAPTER NINE""; ""The Canadian Experience: Operation Mobile / Richard O. Mayne""; ""Introduction""; ""Beyond Rhetoric, Taking Action""; ""Ready to Act, but Awaiting Consensus""; ""An Opportunity to Lead""; ""Adaptability and Impact""; ""Air Refueling and Long-Range Patrol""; ""Assessing Operation Mobile""; ""RCAF and NATO: Lessons Observed""; ""CHAPTER TEN""; ""The Belgian, Danish, Dutch, and Norwegian Experiences / Christian F. Anrig""; ""Introduction""; ""Background"" 327 $a""The Royal Danish Air Force"" 330 $aA team of U.S. and international experts assesses the impact of various nations' airpower efforts during the 2011 conflict in Libya, including NATO allies and non-NATO partners, and how their experiences offer guidance for future conflicts. In addition to the roles played by the United States, Britain and France, it examines the efforts of Italy, Canada, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Qatar, the UAE, and the Libyan rebels. 606 $aAirpower$2FBC 606 $aLuftmagt$2FBC 606 $aBorgerkrig$2FBC 606 $aLibyen$2FBC 606 $2FBC 607 $aLibya$xHistory$yCivil War, 2011-$xAerial operations 607 $aLibya$xHistory$yCivil War, 2011-$xCampaigns 608 $aElectronic Books 615 7$aAirpower 615 7$aLuftmagt 615 7$aBorgerkrig 615 7$aLibyen 686 $a355.469 686 $2z 702 $aMueller$b Karl P 712 02$aProject Air Force (U.S.) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220087703321 996 $aPrecision and purpose$92073711 997 $aUNINA