Command and Control for Training and Combat Operations: A Case Study of Current C-NAF Organization and Commitments (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781249364375)

At the dawn of the 21st Century, the Air Force adapted too many of the challenges presented by nearly a decade of sustained combat operations. Notable among these adaptations are the doctrinal and real-world changes with regard to senior command and control structures. The concept of the Numbered Air Force command echelon evolved and current doctrine created Component Numbered Air Forces aligned with regional combatant commanders. While these changes improved clarity of command issues, they also generated their own challenges. This study presents current command and control doctrine and analyzes two specific Component Numbered Air Forces. The 12th Air Force provides the doctrinal model for the stateside Component Numbered Air Force, while 9th Air Force in 2011 looks vastly different than it did just two years earlier. In 2009, Air Force leaders split 9th Air Force along its two major responsibilities in an effort to improve its handling of the air campaign in the Middle East. While Air Force leaders assert this change is temporary in nature, this research shows why 9th Air Force needs to remain a split command by examining the conditions in which the stateside Component Numbered Air Force can succeed.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.

As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.