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The USAF argues over this internally. See [1], and a reply, [2]. Some USAF officers have been making noise about the need for more dispersal for years.[3] The
by Animats 1y ago
The USAF argues over this internally. See [1], and a reply, [2].
Some USAF officers have been making noise about the need for more dispersal for years.[3]
There's a "build tougher bases" faction in the military. Read "Concrete Sky"[4]
If you want to read up on this, those are some good starting points.
[1] https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/AEtherJournal/Journals/Volume-3_Number-3/Grieco_and_Bremer.pdf https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/AEtherJournal/Jo...
[2] https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/drone-hype-and-airpower-amnesia/ https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/drone-hype-and-air...
[3] https://www.doctrine.af.mil/Portals/61/documents/AFDN_1-21/AFDN%201-21%20ACE.pdf https://www.doctrine.af.mil/Portals/61/documents/AFDN_1-21/A...
[4] https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/media.hudson.org/Concrete+Sky+-+Air+Base+Hardening+in+the+Western+Pacific+-+Shugart+-+Walton.pdf https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/media.hudson.org/Concrete...
- echelon 1y agoThis is so much better than I even asked for! Thank you so much for putting this together and sharing. Any opinion as to which faction(s) will win these arguments?