Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Mesic, Richard, 1943-
2. United States. Air Force
3. Project Air Force (U.S.)
4. Rand Corporation

Description

1. xxvi, 90 p. : col. ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

1. "The U.S. Air Force leadership plans in the near term to identify and implement a range of initiatives for enhancing the service's contributions to irregular warfare (IW) operations and to meet DoD guidance that directs its components to "recognize that IW is as strategically important as traditional warfare." This monograph is the result of a "quick-turn" study to provide the leadership with a menu of actions it could consider both in the very near term and over an extended period to strengthen and expand the Air Force's capabilities to take part in joint and interagency efforts in irregular warfare. Rather than developing detailed endpoints for Air Force capabilities or structure in the future--e.g., what the USAF could look like in, say, 2015--the authors propose solution vectors that could enable the Air Force to move out quickly while continuing to consider responses to emerging demands in a dynamic IW environment."--Rand web site.

Series statement

1. Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG-913-AF

Uniform title

1. Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG-913-AF.

Subject

1. United States. Air Force -- Operational readiness
2. Asymmetric warfare -- United States
3. Unified operations (Military science)

Contents

1. Engaging in Irregular Warfare -- Exploring Courses of Action for Irregular Warfare -- Recommendations for Successful Implementation of Irregular Warfare Initiatives -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Snapshot Descriptions of the Irregular Warfare Initiatives -- Appendix B: Estimates of Resources Required for Irregular Warfare Initiatives.

Call number

1. JFE 10-3830

Note

1. "Rand Project Air Force."
2. "MG-913-AF"--P. [4] of cover.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-90).

Additional formats (note)

1. Also available via the Internet.

Funding (note)

1. Sponsored by the United States Air Force

Title

1. Courses of action for enhancing U.S. Air Force "irregular warfare" capabilities : a functional solutions analysis / Richard Mesic ... [et al.].

Imprint

1. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, c2010.

Series

1. Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG-913-AF
2. Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG-913-AF.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-90).

Additional formats

1. Also available via the Internet.

Funding

1. Sponsored by the United States Air Force FA7014-06-C-0001

Connect to:

1. http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG913/

Added author

1. Mesic, Richard, 1943-
2. United States. Air Force.
3. Project Air Force (U.S.)
4. Rand Corporation.

LCCN

1. 2010000854

ISBN

1. 9780833048745 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2. 0833048740 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Research call number

1. JFE 10-3830