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1 online resource (xix, 303 pages) : Budgetary, political, and organizational changes left the USAF unprepared for the combat search and rescue (CSAR) mission going into Desert Storm. Colonel Whitcomb relates his and others₂ experiences from CSAR in Southeast Asia and examines the organization that was established to provide CSAR services in the Iraq-Kuwait theater of operations. He traces each incident from beginning to end along with the tactical and sometimes strategic implications. Scores of interviews, e-mails, and published works provide a compendium of lessons learned and recommendations gleaned from those who flew the missions and made the decisions in Iraq "September 2006." Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-290) and index A rich heritage: the saga of Bengal 505 Alpha -- The interim years -- Desert Shield -- Desert Storm week one -- Desert Storm weeks two/three/four -- Desert Storm week five -- Desert Sabre week six Budgetary, political, and organizational changes left the USAF unprepared for the combat search and rescue (CSAR) mission going into Desert Storm. Colonel Whitcomb relates his and others₂ experiences from CSAR in Southeast Asia and examines the orga

Author

Daniel D. Whitcomb

Publisher

Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.: Air University Press

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781585661534

Subjects

History, Humanities