UID:
almafu_9958279006802883
Format:
1 online resource (138 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-8330-4096-0
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1-4337-0955-4
Content:
American carrier air power is now able to conduct coordinated deep-strike missions well beyond coastal reaches: The Navy's performance over Afghanistan and Iraq showed how the nation's carrier force can provide around-the-clock target coverage, consistently accurate target attack, and multiple successful target attacks per sortie.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Preface; Preface; Contents; Contents; Figures; Figures; Summary; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Acronyms; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; CHAPTER TWO- Carrier Air over Afghanistan; CHAPTER TWO- Carrier Air over Afghanistan; Naval Aviation Goes to War; Naval Aviation Goes to War; Carrier Air Operations in Retrospect; Carrier Air Operations in Retrospect; Key Operational Achievements; Key Operational Achievements; Lessons of the Afghan Air War; Lessons of the Afghan Air War; CHAPTER THREE- Operation Iraqi Freedom
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CHAPTER THREE- Operation Iraqi Freedom The Air War Unfolds; The Air War Unfolds; Tanker Troubles; Tanker Troubles; The Super Hornet's Combat Debut; The Super Hornet's Combat Debut; Highlights of the Carrier Contribution; Highlights of the Carrier Contribution; On Balance; On Balance; CHAPTER FOUR- A New Carrier Operating Concept; CHAPTER FOUR- A New Carrier Operating Concept; How the Surge Concept Works; How the Surge Concept Works; The Payoff for Combatant Commanders; The Payoff for Combatant Commanders; CHAPTER FIVE- The Next-Generation Carrier; CHAPTER FIVE- The Next-Generation Carrier
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CHAPTER SIX- The Changing Face of American Carrier Air Power CHAPTER SIX- The Changing Face of American Carrier Air Power; Planned Super Hornet Improvements; Planned Super Hornet Improvements; Meeting the Needs of Electronic Warfare; Meeting the Needs of Electronic Warfare; The Promise of JSF; The Promise of JSF; Evolving Air-Wing Composition; Evolving Air-Wing Composition; Toward a More Effectively Linked Force; Toward a More Effectively Linked Force; CHAPTER SEVEN- Conclusions; CHAPTER SEVEN- Conclusions; Bibliography; Bibliography
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8330-3842-7
Language:
English
