First in! Expeditionary Airbase Seizure and Operations

<p>This study analyzes the historical perspectives of airbase seizure and follow-on airbase operations from World War Il to today. It attempts to glean lessons for the new USAF Contingency Response Groups (CRG). I explore what the value of such a unit is to the United States armed forces and the potential effects it should offer in future conflicts. CRGs are an attempt to combine several legacy groups from various Air Force commands into standardized units with like capabilities. There is debate however over the capability these groups should possess and how they should operate. USAF leadership must examine future CRG requirements and train these personnel to meet USAF and sister service needs enabling effective combat operations. The conclusion recommends how the USAF must organize train and equip the CRG to build a combat unit with the capability and culture to meet future anti-access environments.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>