Some Effects of Weapons Technology on Air Apportionment

................................................................................................................................................................... II ILLUSTRATIONS ......................................................................................................................................................IV LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................................................... V INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................................1 THE BASICS: APPORTIONMENT 101...............................................................................................................2 What is apportionment? ........................................................................................................................................2 More vocabulary.....................................................................................................................................................3 Why is apportionment important? .......................................................................................................................3 Apportionment in context: the ATO process .....................................................................................................5 Scope of the monograph........................................................................................................................................6 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE.................................................................................................................................7 How Much History? ...............................................................................................................................................7 Korean War..............................................................................................................................................................8 Vietnam War............................................................................................................................................................9 Operation Desert Storm.......................................................................................................................................13 Summary.................................................................................................................................................................17 CURRENT DOCTRINE AND PRACTICES ......................................................................................................18 Chicken or Egg? ...................................................................................................................................................18 Apportionment in current joint doctrine...........................................................................................................19 Operation Allied Force........................................................................................................................................20 STANDARDS AND CRITERIA DEVELOPMENT..........................................................................................24 FORCES OF CHANGE.............................................................................................................................................25 Separating wheat from chaff ...............................................................................................................................25 Technological advances in weapons systems...................................................................................................28 Technological advances in weapons.................................................................................................................31 ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................................................................................37 Introduction...........................................................................................................................................................37 Problems of Completeness ..................................................................................................................................37 Problems of Efficiency........................................................................................................................................38 Problems of Transparency..................................................................................................................................39 What To Do?..........................................................................................................................................................40 CONCLUSION.............................................................................................................................................................44 RECOMMENDATIONS ...........................................................................................................................................45 ENDNOTES ...................................................................................................................................................................45 SOURCES CONSULTED .........................................................................................................................................50