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Air Base Defense for the Air Expeditionary Force: More Than Defending the Redline

Clifton L Dickey

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The Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) is the wave of the future for the United States Air Force's power projection mission. The Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) is the wave of the future for the United States Air Force's power projection mission. Airpower is most vulnerable on the ground. Thus, air base defense is an integral part of airpower deployments. Bases not only must withstand aerial and ground attacks, but also must sustain concentrated and prolonged activities against the enemy. This must be a particular focus of operations during peace support or crisis situations when force operate from austere and unimproved locations, in small units, or in crowded urban settings and face threats to security from individuals and groups as well as possible military or paramilitary.

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The Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) is the wave of the future for the United States Air Force's power projection mission. The Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) is the wave of the future for the United States Air Force's power projection mission. Airpower is most vulnerable on the ground. Thus, air base defense is an integral part of airpower deployments. Bases not only must withstand aerial and ground attacks, but also must sustain concentrated and prolonged activities against the enemy. This must be a particular focus of operations during peace support or crisis situations when force operate from austere and unimproved locations, in small units, or in crowded urban settings and face threats to security from individuals and groups as well as possible military or paramilitary.

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The Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) is the wave of the future for the United States Air Force's power projection mission. The Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) is the wave of the future for the United States Air Force's power projection mission. Airpower is most vulnerable on the ground. Thus, air base defense is an integral part of airpower deployments. Bases not only must withstand aerial and ground attacks, but also must sustain concentrated and prolonged activities against the enemy. This must be a particular focus of operations during peace support or crisis situations when force operate from austere and unimproved locations, in small units, or in crowded urban settings and face threats to security from individuals and groups as well as possible military or paramilitary.

Key concepts: Adversary, Aeronautics, Power (physics), Political science, Face (sociological concept), Military strategy, Law, Computer security

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