Although military leaders were quick to grasp the warfighting potential of airplanes after the Wright Brothers proved the feasibility of flight, it took decades before they were convinced there should be a separate military service dedicated to air power.
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Once that is accomplished, the United States should take the lead in assembling a "coalition of the willing" prepared and disposed to make effective use of military power (namely air assets) to punish the Serbs.
The Cold War was over, but in two successive military campaigns during the 1990s, air power had done the heavy lifting required to defeat aggressive dictators.
He refused to use our air power to destroy any Serbian military buildup or offense.
It is a belief that is deeply held by the US military, who were among the first advocates of strategic air power.
Military and political leaders convince themselves they can rely on air power and sea power to fight future wars, and thus neglect the industrial base that makes rapid production of armored systems feasible.
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"This is the third significant military campaign, after Desert Storm and Kosovo, in which air power has been the decisive element and where casualties have been negligible, " John Pike, the chief analyst at the online security newsletter GlobalSecurity.com, said.
And it was deeply held by the first advocates of air power in the early 20th Century, including early British and Italian military theorists like Sir Hugh Trenchard and Giuilo Douhet who believed that civilian morale would collapse with the first air strikes on cities.
The Colombians have an acute shortage of helicopters and air power, and it is hoped the new aircraft will help them build on the military successes against the rebels that the army achieved in the second half of last year, partly thanks to the use of air power.
However, many US supporters of air power have called for precision bombing which would not be aimed directly against civilians but only military and industrial targets.
Far from his betraying America, as the misguided and the ill-intentioned continue to charge, Colonel Lindbergh has almost single-handedly served to strengthen America's military preparedness by imparting his knowledge to our own military and by doing everything within his power to advance the cause of American aviation and to expand America's air defenses.
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