Force-application planning : a systems-and-effects-based approach /
The central question of this study is how current force application (FA) planning methodologies can be changed or supplemented to provide better linkage between objectives, effects, and targets in order to achieve more effective applications of military force. The Air Force has not articulated a cle...
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. :
Air University Press,
[2004]
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| Summary: | The central question of this study is how current force application (FA) planning methodologies can be changed or supplemented to provide better linkage between objectives, effects, and targets in order to achieve more effective applications of military force. The Air Force has not articulated a clear theory of effects. Yet, in all FA analysis, planning, execution, and assessment, effects are used explicitly and implicitly. Due to this imprecise understanding of where effects fit into FA, the overall planning process for selective FA to achieve objectives suffers a like imprecision. Airpower's efficiency and effectiveness can be enhanced by a clear articulation of a systems-and-effects-based approach to FA that will supplement the existing planning frameworks. |
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| Item Description: | "March 2004." |
| Physical Description: | xi, 115 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. Full text document available on public STINET. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |