AIR UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
AIR MOBILITY
The Key to the United States National Security Strategy
R
ICHARD
J. H
AZDRA
Major, USAF
Fairchild Paper
Air University PressMaxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 36112-6615
August 2001
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hazdra, Richard J., 1961-Air mobility : the key to the United States national security / Richard J. Hazdra.p. cm. –– ISSN 1528-2325Includes bibliographical references and index.ISBN 1-58566-095-71.Airlift, Military––United States. 2.United States. Air Mobility Command. 3.National security––United States. 4.United States––Military policy/ I. Title.UC333.H39 2001358.4'4'0973––dc212001046249
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Disclaimer
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Contents
Chapter Page
DISCLAIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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ABSTRACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Key to National Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Three Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Literature Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Importance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82THE MOBILITY SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9US Transportation Command . . . . . . . . . . . .9Strategic Mobility Triad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Air Mobility Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Air Mobility Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Air Mobility Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Airlift Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Demands on Airlift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213FORCE STRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . .23Planning Deployments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23A Model for Two Major Theater Wars . . . . . . .24Incongruity of TPFDD Planning . . . . . . . . . . .25Air Mobility Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Requirements of Four Scenarios . . . . . . . . . .33Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Halt Phases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Airlift Capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
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