Air Campaigns: Fact Or Fantasy?
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The monograph concludes that air operations should not be considered as campaigns. Air operations are part of the overall campaign and support campaign objectives rather than accomplishing strategic goals. The implications of this analysis are that air superiority should be the primary air operation; offensive air and ground operations must be synchronized for success; and the terms and concepts applied to ground operations can be applied to air operations. By understanding the correct relationship between air operations and campaigns, air planners can help Army planners prepare for success on the joint battlefield.
Major Mark H. Skattum
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Air Campaigns - Major Mark H. Skattum
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AIR CAMPAIGNS: FACT OR FANTASY?
by Major Mark H. Skattum, USAF
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 4
ABSTRACT 5
INTRODUCTION 6
SECTION I — CAMPAIGNS AND OPERATIONS 8
SECTION II — THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN 14
SECTION III — KOREA-AIR INTERDICTION 18
SECTION IV — THE 1967 ARAB-ISRAELI WAR 21
SECTION V — IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS 24
REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 26
BIBLIOGRAPHY 27
BOOKS 27
ARTICLES 28
THESES, STUDIES, AND OTHER PAPERS 28
GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS 29
ABSTRACT
This monograph addresses the concept of air operations and their relationship to campaigns. It determines whether air actions should be considered as operations or campaigns. The monograph first addresses the definitions of the terms campaign
and operation,
and then establishes the criteria by which to judge three historical examples of the use of air power. These examples are the Battle of Britain, the Korean War air interdiction battle, and the Israeli preemptive strike against the Egyptian Air Force during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.
The monograph concludes that air operations should not be considered as campaigns. Air operations are part of the overall campaign and support campaign objectives rather than accomplishing strategic goals. The implications of this analysis are that air superiority should be the primary air operation; offensive air and ground operations must be synchronized for success; and the terms and concepts applied to ground operations can be applied to air operations. By understanding the correct relationship between air operations and campaigns, air planners can help Army planners prepare for success on the joint