Aerospace power: the case for indivisible applicationGrover E. Myers, Air University (U.S.). Center for Aerospace Doctrine, Research, and Education, Air University (U.S.). Press Major Myers offers a serious alternative to "aerospace folklore." He proposes an indivisible airpower concept and argues that it would result in a far more flexible aerospace force structure7one that gets the most from our increasingly expensive and limited assets and applies the right force at the right place at the right time. |
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A MATTER OF DOCTRINE | 1 |
A REQUIREMENT | 9 |
THE EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGY | 25 |
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