
Managing Command and Control in the Persian Gulf War
Praeger Publishers Inc
Published on 24. September 1996
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-275-95261-7 (ISBN)
Description
During Desert Shield, the Air Force built a very complicated organizational architecture to control large numbers of air sorties. During the air campaign itself, officers at each level of the Central Command Air Forces believed they were managing the chaos of war. Yet, when the activities of the many significant participants are pieced together, it appears that neither the planners nor Lt. Gen. Charles A. Horner, the Joint Force Air Component Commander, knew the details of what was happening in the air campaign or how well the campaign was going. There was little appreciation of the implications of complex organizational architectures for military command and control. Against a smarter and more aggressive foe, the system may well have failed.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
452 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-275-95261-7 (9780275952617)
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Thomas C. Hone | Mark D. Mandeles | Sanford S. Terry
Managing Command and Control in the Persian Gulf War
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Persons
MARK D. MANDELES is President of the J. de Bloch Group.
THOMAS C. HONE is a member of the faculty of the George C. Marshall Center.
SANFORD S. TERRY is Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force.
THOMAS C. HONE is a member of the faculty of the George C. Marshall Center.
SANFORD S. TERRY is Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force.
Content
Abbreviations
Introduction
The Black Hole and Its Impact in Desert Shield
The TACC and GAT in Desert Storm
Bomb Damage Assessment and Command and Control of the Air Campaign
Lt. Gen. Charles A. Horner as the First Joint Force Air Component Commander
Conclusion
Appendix: "Black Hole" Strategic Air Campaign Planners
Notes on Sources
Index
Introduction
The Black Hole and Its Impact in Desert Shield
The TACC and GAT in Desert Storm
Bomb Damage Assessment and Command and Control of the Air Campaign
Lt. Gen. Charles A. Horner as the First Joint Force Air Component Commander
Conclusion
Appendix: "Black Hole" Strategic Air Campaign Planners
Notes on Sources
Index