American carrier air power at the dawn of a new century /

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The terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, heralded the start of a fundamentally new era for American carrier-based air power. The ensuing war in Afghanistan required a deep-strike capability in the remotest part of Southwest Asia where the United States maintained virtua...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lambeth, Benjamin S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, National Defense Research Institute, 2005.
Subjects:
United States. > Navy > Aviation.
United States. > Marine Corps > Aviation.
United States. > Marine Corps.
United States. > Navy.
2001-2011
Aircraft carriers > United States.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Aerial operations, American.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Naval operations, American.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Aerial operations, American.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Naval operations, American.
Porte-aéronefs > États-Unis.
Guerre contre le terrorisme, 2001-2009.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Marine & Naval.
Aircraft carriers.
Armed Forces > Aviation.
Military operations, Aerial > American.
Military operations, Naval > American.
Iraq.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Carrier air over Afghanistan
  • Operation Iraqi freedom
  • A new carrier operating concept
  • The next-generation carrier
  • The changing face of American carrier air power
  • Conclusions.

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