By Lieutenant Colonel, USAF, David W. Allvin, Air University Press
Lt Col David W. Allvin's Paradigm misplaced: Rethinking Theater Airlift to aid the military After subsequent analyzes the theater airlift implications of the USA (US) Army's imaginative and prescient for land conflict within the twenty-first century. these making plans the "Army After subsequent" (AAN)---now known as the "Army imaginative and prescient: The Transformation of the Army," that's a continuum of the AAN---envision a lighter, leaner, and extra deadly strength that would depend seriously on details dominance to maximise strive against effectiveness during the projected nonlinear battlespace. Of leader problem in Colonel Allvin's learn are adjustments within the position of theater airlift that the AAN may well portend. Colonel Allvin identifies theater airlift features severe to the AAN notion and examines rising structures that appear more likely to provide these functions. He argues that advancements in shipment dealing with, situational know-how, and protecting systems---as good because the skill to function in austere conditions---constitute the main the most important destiny requisites for theater airlift. in keeping with his research of at the moment to be had facts, Allvin concludes the main promising rising platforms for reaching required theater airlift features comprise the tiltwing suggestion, self sustaining cargo-handling structures, and a standoff strength for studying the suitability of opportune touchdown websites.
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36 Cargo-Handling Capability. 37 This demanded substantial cargo-handling efficiency. 39 One specific challenge was the requirement to haul mules, as they were the prime means of moving heavy equipment on the ground. This challenge was answered by the construction of bamboo stalls in the cargo compartments of the C-47s. 40 Situational Awareness. The tactics of night operations brought with them an inherent loss of situational awareness. If operations had been conducted during daylight, the obstacles encountered by the initial gliders might have been avoided, enabling the ground mobility required to prepare for the second wave.
34. , 72. 35. , 14. 36. , 137. 37. , 40. 38. Riley, 75. 39. , 74. 40. , 95. 41. , 92. 42. Craven and Cate, 505. 43. Taylor, 72. 44. , 138. 34 Chapter 4 Current Theater Airlift Capabilities Every tool carries with it the spirit by which it has been created. —Werner Karl Heisenberg Given the capability requirements for future theater airlift derived in this paper, it is useful here to identify the capabilities and growth potential of current systems. Such an analysis will illuminate capability gaps and pave the way for assessing future concepts to support the Army After Next.
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