combat action, 36, 46, 54, 57–59, 62, 85, 112, 115–16, 124–30, 155–57, 166–69, 197–207, 214–30, 237–40, 245–48, 280–83, 288–90, 299–300
combat damage, 116–21, 261–63
defensive reaction and survivability, 53–54, 63–65, 106–7, 110–11, 116–21, 124–30, 240–43, 274–77, 283– 86
design and limitations, 1, 46, 209
double-engine failure, 249–58
equipment and systems, 1, 26–27, 210–12, 249–58
lineage and nomenclature, 1–2
maintenance, 57, 90–96, 194–95, 271–72
media, 27, 132, 135, 243
performance, 29–30
ROE impact, 29, 59–60, 85, 132–33, 143–53, 157–63, 169–97, 242–43, 290–92
roles and missions, 3–11
training, 40, 84
units, 15–21
AMX (Italian fighter), 33, 110
CF-18 (Canadian fighter), “Hornet,” 32, 41, 43–45, 54, 110
E-2C, (airborne early warning), “Hawkeye,” 33, 127–28
E-3 (airborne warning and control system [AWACS]/NATO airborne early warning [NAEW]), “Magic,” 6, 9– 10, 23–24, 28, 33, 73, 111–13, 116, 144, 187–88, 194, 201–4, 206–7, 219–22, 224–27, 230, 254–56, 274–77, 288
E-8 (joint surveillance, target attack radar system [Joint STARS/JSTARS]), 23, 27–28, 33, 138–39, 142, 146, 297, 304, 310
EA-6B (electronic jammer), “Prowler,” 9, 23, 28–29, 33, 106, 111, 189, 206, 277, 312
EC-130E (airborne battlefield command and control center [ABCCC]), “Moonbeam” and “Bookshelf,” 5–6, 9– 10, 23–24, 28, 33–34, 38, 43, 46, 48, 51, 57, 63, 127, 141–42, 144, 146–48, 150–52, 159–61, 169–70, 172–73, 189, 201, 211–12, 219, 223, 229, 231, 235, 241–42, 245–47, 273, 286, 290, 300
EC-130H (tactical information warfare), “Compass Call,” 33
EF-18 (Spanish fighter), “Hornet,” 33, 110
F-4G (defense suppression), “Wild Weasel,” 68, 307
F-14 (fighter/airborne forward air controller), “Tomcat,” 8, 32–34, 167–68, 110, 210, 242, 296–97, 313
F-15A and F-15C (air superiority fighters), “Eagle,” 38, 221
F-15E (air superiority fighter/precision attack), “Strike Eagle,” 5, 23, 26, 28–29, 33, 41–43, 46–47, 54, 109
F-16AM (Dutch fighter), “Fighting Falcon,” 23, 33
F-16CG, (fighter/FAC), “Fighting Falcon,” 8, 11, 16, 23, 26, 28, 32–33, 91, 110, 139, 210, 216–17, 222, 237, 307, 311, 313
F-16CJ (defense suppression), “Fighting Falcon,” 9, 21, 23, 26, 28–29, 33, 69, 85, 106, 116, 189, 216–17, 226–27, 230, 275, 312
F/A-18 (fighter), “Hornet,” 33, 65, 110, 128, 168
F-84 (Korean War–era fighter), “Thunderjet,” 1
F-84F (Korean War–era fighter), “Thunderstreak,” 1
F-100F (fighter/FAC), “Hun” and “Misty,” 170
F-104 (Italian fighter), “Starfighter,” 78, 313
F-105 (fighter), “Thud,” 1
F-111F (fighter), “Vark,” 307
F-117 (stealth fighter), “Nighthawk,” 11, 15, 21, 25, 27, 55, 83, 85, 95, 109, 135, 214–15, 266, 312
GR-7 (British fighter), “Harrier,” 23, 33, 41, 48–49, 51–52, 54, 57, 69, 74, 78, 110, 139–40, 152, 154, 200, 274, 313
Hunter (unmanned aerial vehicle [UAV]), 33, 138
KC-135/KC-10 (tankers), “Stratotanker/Extender,” 9–10, 25, 28, 33–34, 37, 41–43, 47, 60, 64, 69, 111, 113, 123–25, 127, 138, 155, 158, 160, 163–65, 171–73, 175, 187–89, 192, 194, 200–201, 206, 209, 214–17, 220–22, 224–25, 233, 236–37, 239, 241–42, 245, 247, 258, 273, 307
Laser Predator (unmanned aerial vehicle [UAV]), 33, 212
MH-53J (special operations helicopter), “Pave Low,” 10, 33, 215, 220
MH-60 (special operations helicopter), “Pave Hawk,” 33, 220
MiG-21 (Vietnam-era Serbian fighter), “Fishbed,” 310
MiG-29 (Serbian fighter), “Fulcrum,” 221–22
P-47 (World War II–era fighter), “Thunderbolt,” 1
Predator (unmanned aerial vehicle [UAV]), 33, 141–42, 211–12, 247–48, 300
Super Etendards (French fighter), 23, 32, 110
TF-16 (Turkish fighter), “Fighting Falcon,” 33, 241
Tornado ECR (German electronic combat and reconnaissance), 32, 106
Tornado IDS (Italian ground-attack fighter), 32–33, 74, 78, 106, 110, 313
Air Combat Command (ACC), 70
air interdiction, 3–5, 26, 303–4
air and space expeditionary force (AEF), 92
air strike control, 6
air tactical missile systems (ATACMS), 304
air tasking order (ATO), 33–34, 36, 51, 77, 81, 99, 144, 296
airborne forward air controller (AFAC, FAC, and FAC[A]), 2–4, 6–8, 11, 13–14, 16, 18, 23–24, 26, 29, 31–39, 41, 44, 47, 55, 57, 60, 62, 72–73, 81, 95, 105–6, 109–11, 116, 124, 126, 128, 137, 139, 141–44, 146–48, 150, 152– 54, 158, 160, 164, 166–68, 171–72, 175–76, 195, 200–201, 210–11, 231–34, 236, 240, 242, 244, 248, 259–63, 273–74, 279, 290–92, 296–97, 299–300, 303–4, 307, 310–14
AirLand Battle, 303–4
air-to-air refueling, 3, 25, 33, 42–43, 48, 63, 82, 160, 163–65, 172, 175, 215, 220, 222, 273, 288
Allied Air Forces Central Europe (AIRCENT), 232
Allied Air Forces Southern Europe (AIRSOUTH), 21, 26, 143, 158
Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), 70, 143, 150, 153
Amendola Air Base (AB), Italy, 68
antiaircraft artillery (AAA, triple-A), 27, 49–54, 59, 64, 82, 85, 106–7, 110, 116–17, 144, 146, 171, 192, 237, 239, 261, 263, 269, 277, 284–86, 288, 305, 310, 313
armored personnel carrier (APC), 36, 42–43, 46, 47, 54, 72, 82–83, 107, 108, 124, 128, 130, 139, 141, 148, 153–58, 161–63, 167–68, 237–38, 247, 263, 272, 296–97, 310, 312
artillery (arty), 45–47, 50–51, 279, 296
attitude direction indicator (ADI), 251–52, 254
auxiliary power unit (APU), 252–55
Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy, 10, 15–16, 20–21, 23, 25, 54–55, 68, 87, 112, 218, 244, 249, 292
bandit, 275–78
Barnes Air National Guard (ANG) Base, Massachusetts, 20
Battle Creek Air National Guard (ANG) Base, Michigan, 19
battlefield air interdiction (BAI), 5, 304
bearing, range, altitude, and aspect (BRAA), 276
Belgrade Serbia, 62, 109, 121, 171, 217–19, 221, 226, 308–9, 312
bingo, 43, 63, 162–63, 217, 224, 229, 234, 286
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