Defending air bases in an age of insurgency / / edited by Shannon W. Caudill

• Autore: Caudill Shannon W.
• Pubblicazione: Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama : , : Air University Press, Air Force Research Institute, , 2014; Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama : , : Air University Press, Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education, , 2019; Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama : , : Air University Press, , 2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (3 volumes) : illustrations (some color), color maps
• Soggetto topico: Air bases, American - History; Air bases - Security measures - United States; Irregular warfare - United States; Air bases, American; Air bases - Security measures; Armed Forces - Security measures; Irregular warfare
• Soggetto geografico: United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Case studies.; History
• Note generali: [Volume I] lacks index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: [volume 1]. [Without special title] -- volume 2. [Without special title] -- volume 3. Integrated base defense principles for commanders. ; [Volume 1]: Introduction -- Part 1. Historical and international perspectives -- A short history of air base defense: from World War I to Iraq -- A Canadian perspective on air base ground defense: ad hoc is not good enough -- Air support for base defense: lessons for the noncontiguous battlefield -- Part 2. Case study -- Balad air base, Iraq. -- Defending the joint force: lesons learned from Joint Base Balad -- The defense of Joint Base Balad: an analysis -- Part 3. There is no "rear area" : changes to air base defense in a counterinsurgency environment -- The Air Force's new ground war : ensuring projection of air and space power through expeditionary security operations -- Sharpening the eagle's talons : assessing advances in air base defense doctrine -- Setting the right glide slope : preparing the Air Force for the next counterinsurgency campaign -- Part 4. Organizing for the future -- Nowhere to hide : the growing threat to air bases -- Law enforcement and base defense : improving interoperability to benefit the war fighter -- Conclusion : ten propositions on the defense of air bases -- Afterword -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography.
• Altri titoli varianti: Defending Air Bases in an Age of Insurgency
• Titolo autorizzato: Defending air bases in an age of insurgency
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910708012303321
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