Flight risk : the Coalition's air advisory mission in Afghanistan, 2005-2015 / Forrest L. Marion.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marion, Forrest L., author.

Series:

History of military aviation

The history of military aviation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Afghanistan. Havā-yi Poż--Reorganization.

Afghanistan.

United States. Combined Security Transition Command--Afghanistan.

United States.

Air forces--Afghanistan--Reorganization.

Air forces.

Military relations.

Afghanistan--Military relations--United States.

United States--Military relations--Afghanistan.

Administrative agencies--Reorganization.

Physical Description:

xviii, 356 pages ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Coalition's air advisory mission in Afghanistan, 2005-2015

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2018]

Summary:

"Flight Risk examines the United States and coalition partners led air advisory campaign to rebuild the Afghan Air Force (AAF). From the 1920s Afghanistan maintained a small air arm that depended heavily upon outside assistance. By 2005, U.S.-coalition rebuilding efforts in Afghanistan included the AAF and in 2007 a formal joint/combined entity, led by a U.S. Air Force brigadier general, began air advisor work with Afghan airmen."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Afghan Air Power. 1919-1989: A Pattern Emerges p. 7

2 Afghan Air Power. 1990-2005: Sustained, Splintered, and Stricken p. 29

3 2005-2010: "Building Air Power for Afghanistan" p. 47

4 January-April 2011: Cautious Optimism, Treachery, and Unanswered Questions p. 85

5 May 2011-July 2013: Recovery, New Aircraft, and Old Issues p. 122

6 August 2013-December 2014: An Accelerated Departure, Almost p. 158

7 2015: A Failing "Institutional" Air Advisor Mission? p. 196.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781682473368

1682473368

OCLC:

1028603001