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Toppling the Taliban : air-ground operations in Afghanistan, October 2001/June 2002 /
The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks caught the United States without a plan for military operations in Afghanistan. In less than 30 days, the Department of Defense created a plan that involved an unprecedented combination of special operations forces (SOF), Afghan fighters, and airpower. Opera...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, CA :
RAND,
[2015]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Figures and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; A Different Kind of War for U.S. Forces; Other Military Demands of the War on Terrorism; Homeland Security; Force Protection; The War on Terrorism Outside Central Asia; Meeting the Manpower Requirements; The Area of Operations; About This Report; Purpose; Organization of This Report; CHAPTER TWO: Laying the Groundwork; The Strategic Context; Building and Managing the Coalition; The Coalition; Indigenous Partners; Joint and Covert Forces
- TechnologyHumanitarian Operations and Reconstruction; Pre-September 11 Planning and Operations Against Al Qaeda; Developing the War Plan: September 11-October 6, 2001; War Aims Emerged; Initial Military Planning; Intelligence Community Planning; Role of the Allies in Planning; Planning at CENTCOM; Guidance to Planners; Component and Supporting Command Planning; ARCENT Planning; CENTAF Planning; Observations; Coordination with Coalition Partners; Inter-Agency Coordination; Humanitarian Operations; Deliberate Planning; CHAPTER THREE: Toppling the Taliban; Command and Control
- Intelligence, Surveillance, and ReconnaissanceRole of the CIA; Unmanned Aircraft Systems; Intelligence Fusion Centers; Intelligence Failures; Air Operations; Basing; Control of Air Assets; The Bombing Campaign; Air-Ground Operations with Anti-Taliban Forces; Mazar-e Sharif; Kandahar; The Collapse of the Taliban; Role of Special Forces; Air and Air-Ground Operations; Conventional Ground Forces; Marines; Army Forces; Logistics; Concurrent Humanitarian Operations; The Detainees; Treatment of Detainees; National Detainee Database; Treatment in Afghanistan Facilities; Rules for the Use of Force
- Treatment at Camp X-RayThe Debate over Detainee Status-The U.S. Position; Arguments Against U.S. Policy; Implications; Observations; Command and Control; Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance; The Coalition; Humanitarian Assistance; Treatment of Detainees; CHAPTER FOUR: Hunting Down Taliban and Al Qaeda Remnants; Control of Ground Forces; Task Force 58; Formation of Task Force 58; Coordinating Operations with Pakistan; Joint and Coalition Operations; FOB Rhino; Operations; Taking the Kandahar Airport; Sensitive Site Exploitations; Detainee Operations5; Air Support Operations
- End of MissionTora Bora; The Area of Operations; Indigenous Forces; Operations; The End Game; A Missed Opportunity; Operation ANACONDA; Planning; Execution; Roberts Ridge; End Game; Summing Up; CHAPTER FIVE: Building for the Long Run; Putting International Efforts in Place; Establishing the Interim Administration; Providing International Financial Assistance; Setting Up the International Security Assistance Force; Coordinating and Conducting Civil Affairs Activities; Stabilization Role of U.S. Forces; The Afghan National Army; Other Stability Activities