Continental Air Defense: A Dedicated Force Is No Longer Needed
The continental air defense mission evolved during the Cold War to detect and intercept Soviet bombers attacking North America via the North Pole. The continental air defense force that carries out that mission is within the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), which is ajoint U.S. and...
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ftdtic:ADA344790 2023-05-15T17:39:56+02:00 Continental Air Defense: A Dedicated Force Is No Longer Needed Herley, J. Payne, R. G. Marsh, F. R. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV 1994-05 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA344790 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA344790 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA344790 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Defense Systems *AIR DEFENSE MILITARY OPERATIONS USSR ANTIMISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS DEFENSE PLANNING NORTH AMERICA BMDO COLLECTION U5077 GAO REPORTS Text 1994 ftdtic 2016-02-19T22:41:27Z The continental air defense mission evolved during the Cold War to detect and intercept Soviet bombers attacking North America via the North Pole. The continental air defense force that carries out that mission is within the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), which is ajoint U.S. and Canadian command. The U.S. portion of that force is currently comprised of 180 Air National Guard F-15A/B and F-16A/B aircraft located in 10 units and 14 alert sites in the United States. In addition to the 10 dedicated units, 2 F-15 dual-tasked general-purpose units stand alert for NORAD an active unit at Elmendorf, Alaska, and an Air National Guard unit at New Orleans, Louisiana-part of which is on 24 hour alert. Because it does not have a wartime mission outside North America, the continental air defense force is not counted as part of the Air Force's 26-1/2 fighter wing equivalent base force or the 20 fighter wing equivalent force recently proposed by the Secretary of Defense as a result of the Bottom-Up Review.' The Air Force currently budgets about $370 million annualiy to operate and support the continental air defense force. Report to Congressional Committees. Text North Pole Alaska Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database North Pole Orleans ENVELOPE(-60.667,-60.667,-63.950,-63.950) |
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The continental air defense mission evolved during the Cold War to detect and intercept Soviet bombers attacking North America via the North Pole. The continental air defense force that carries out that mission is within the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), which is ajoint U.S. and Canadian command. The U.S. portion of that force is currently comprised of 180 Air National Guard F-15A/B and F-16A/B aircraft located in 10 units and 14 alert sites in the United States. In addition to the 10 dedicated units, 2 F-15 dual-tasked general-purpose units stand alert for NORAD an active unit at Elmendorf, Alaska, and an Air National Guard unit at New Orleans, Louisiana-part of which is on 24 hour alert. Because it does not have a wartime mission outside North America, the continental air defense force is not counted as part of the Air Force's 26-1/2 fighter wing equivalent base force or the 20 fighter wing equivalent force recently proposed by the Secretary of Defense as a result of the Bottom-Up Review.' The Air Force currently budgets about $370 million annualiy to operate and support the continental air defense force. Report to Congressional Committees. |
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Continental Air Defense: A Dedicated Force Is No Longer Needed |
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Continental Air Defense: A Dedicated Force Is No Longer Needed |
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