Tanker Airlift Control Elements and Contingency Response Units

<p>The Air Force has created Contingency Response Units (CRUs) without fully exploring the ramifications such units could have to existing air mobility support doctrine. The purpose of this paper is to determine if the Air Force should change its operational level doctrine about the support of mobility air forces. Various issues are addressed in the paper to develop a conclusion specifically the capabilities of both types of Mobility Support Forces (MSFs) in the form of the CRU and Air Mobility Command Tanker Airlift Control Elements (AMC TALCEs) the reasons behind the development of the CRUs and possible alternate solutions for MSF force structure. Research consisted of a Delphi Technique to collect data in the form of interviews with selected experts familiar with the CRU issues from various Air Force Major Commands. The paper concludes that Air Force operational level doctrine does need to change however Air Force leadership must determine first both a strategy and structure for MSFs. Only if this is accomplished will the confusion about the roles of MSFs in the CRUs and AMC TALCEs be eradicated.</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>