Risky Business: Reducing Moral Hazard in Airlift Operations PDF
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TTHHEE 19 DDDRRREEEWWW A PE P R S Risky Business Reducing Moral Hazard in Airlift Operations Robert C. Bearden Lieutenant Colonel, USAF Air University Steven L. Kwast, Lieutenant General, Commander and President School of Advanced Air and Space Studies Thomas D. McCarthy, Colonel, Commandant and Dean AIR UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIR AND SPACE STUDIES Risky Business Reducing Moral Hazard in Airlift Operations Robert C. Bearden Lieutenant Colonel, USAF Drew Paper No. 19 Air University Press Air Force Research Institute Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama Project Editor Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dr. Ernest A. Rockwell Bearden, Robert C., 1975– Copy Editor Risky business : reducing moral hazard in airlift operations / Sandi Davis Robert C. Bearden, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF. pages cm. — (Drew paper, ISSN 1941-3785 ; no. 19) Composition and Prepress Production Includes bibliographical references. Nedra O. Looney ISBN 978-1-58566-244-9 Cover Art, Book Design 1. Airlift, Military—United States. 2. Dien Bien Phu, Battle of, Daniel Armstrong Điện Biên Phủ, Vietnam, 1954 3. Khe Sanh, Battle of, Vietnam, 1968. 4. Airlift, Military—Case studies. I. Title. II. Title: reduc- ing moral hazard in airlift operations. Illustrations UC333.B43 2014 Susan Fair 358.4’141–dc23 Print Preparation and Distribution 2014038694 Diane Clark AIR FORCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE Published by Air University Press in January 2015 AIR UNIVERSITY PRESS Director and Publisher Allen G. Peck Editor in Chief Oreste M. Johnson Managing Editor Demorah Hayes Design and Production Manager Cheryl King Disclaimer Air University Press 155 N. Twining St., Bldg. 693 Opinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6026 implied within are solely those of the author and do not neces- [email protected] sarily represent the views of the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, the Air Force Research Institute, Air University, http://aupress.au.af.mil/ the United States Air Force, the Department of Defense, or any http://afri.au.af.mil/ other US government agency. This publication is cleared for public release and unlimited distribution. AFRI This Drew Paper and others in the series are available electronically Air Force Research Institute at the AU Press website: http://aupress.au.af.mil. ii The Drew Papers The Drew Papers are award-winning master’s theses selected for publica- tion by the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SAASS), Maxwell AFB, Alabama. This series of papers commemorates the distinguished career of Col Dennis “Denny” Drew, USAF, retired. In 30 years at Air University, Colonel Drew served on the Air Command and Staff College faculty, directed the Airpower Research Institute, and served as dean, associate dean, and pro- fessor of military strategy at SAASS. Colonel Drew is one of the Air Force’s most extensively published authors and an international speaker in high demand. He has lectured to over 100,000 students at Air University as well as to foreign military audiences. In 1985 he received the Muir S. Fairchild Award for outstanding contributions to Air University. In 2003 Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands made him a Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau for his con- tributions to education in the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The Drew Papers are dedicated to promoting the understanding of air and space power theory and application. These studies are published by the Air University Press and broadly distributed throughout the US Air Force, the Department of Defense, and other governmental organizations, as well as to leading scholars, selected institutions of higher learning, public-policy insti- tutes, and the media. iii Please send inquiries or comments to Commandant and Dean School of Advanced Air and Space Studies 125 Chennault Circle Maxwell AFB, AL 36112 Tel: (334) 953-5155 DSN: 493-5155 [email protected] iv Contents List of Illustrations vii Foreword ix About the Author xi Acknowledgments xiii Abstract xv 1 Introduction 1 2 Dien Bien Phu 9 3 Khe Sanh 29 4 Modern Implications 51 5 Mechanisms to Reduce Moral Hazard 65 Abbreviations 75 Bibliography 77 v Illustrations Figure 1 President Johnson Studying the Khe Sanh Map in the White House Situation Room 41 2 C-17 Sortie Distribution 56 3 Pounds of Supplies Airdropped for OEF 57 vii
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