The Air Force Command and Control System, 1950-1966 - Softcover

Office Of Air Force History And U.S. Air Force

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1511580836 ISBN 13: 9781511580830

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

The Air Force Command and Control System, 1950-1966 summarizes the efforts at major headquarters-level to automate and integrate operational data processing and transmission. The Headquarters USAF command post established communications with its counterparts in the field during the early l950's. This so-called "manual command and control system" quickly evolved into a vitally important national emergency warning center. However, it never achieved what battle staffs considered their equally important mission -- to provide commanders the data that they required to decide the most effective employment of air forces during fast-breaking crises. This study seeks to trace the causes for delays in acting on the problem and developments that promised to solve it.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1511580836
• ISBN 13: 9781511580830
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 76