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484. In my experience, most senior AF leaders dislike <strong>the</strong> idea of “integrated” staffs,
fearing that <strong>the</strong>y will be dominated by <strong>the</strong> army. As a result, <strong>the</strong>y much prefer
“functional” staffs – more specifically, an air operations centre – so as to ensure
that at least in <strong>the</strong> air realm <strong>the</strong> air point of view will predominate.
485. Phillip S. Meilinger, Ten Propositions Regarding <strong>Air</strong>power (Washington: <strong>Air</strong> Force
History <strong>and</strong> Museums Program, 1995).
486. The Chief was General John Jumper, <strong>and</strong> for his explanation
of “one time of flight” – around sixty seconds was his goal, see:
http://www.afa.org/Media/scripts/FourStar_Conf.asp.
487. For a good discussion, see Robert P Haffa, Jr, <strong>and</strong> Jasper Welch, “Comm<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong>
Control Arrangements for <strong>the</strong> Attack of Time-Sensitive Targets,” Northrop
Grumman Analysis Center paper, November 2005:
http://www.analysiscenter.northropgrumman.com/files/TST_Paper_Final.pdf.
488. Vice Admiral Arthur K Cebrowski <strong>and</strong> John J Garstka, “Network-Centric Warfare:
Its Origins <strong>and</strong> Future, US Naval Institute Proceedings, 124, January 1998 :
http://www.usni.org/Proceedings/Articles98/PROcebrowski.htm.
489. All statistics come from <strong>the</strong> data tables in <strong>the</strong> 15 January 2007 issue of Aviation
Week & Space Technology. I define “large” cargo aeroplanes as those with a payload
capability greater than that of <strong>the</strong> Lockheed “Hercules” or Anatov AN-12, both of
which have a max payload of around 44K tons.
490. Eliot A Cohen, ed., Gulf War <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Power</strong> Survey, 5 Vols. (Washington: Government
Printing Office, 1993), Vol. III, pp. 177-86.
491. The latest advance is <strong>the</strong> Focused Lethality Munition whose goal is to not cause
“any significant damage” outside 100 feet of detonation. This new weapon relies
almost entirely on blast effect ra<strong>the</strong>r than fragmentation to neutralise its target.
Amy Butler, “Sharpening Focus,” Aviation Week & Space Technology, 26 February
2007, p. 28.
492. Moreover, it is <strong>the</strong> nature of PGMs that <strong>the</strong>y are more accurate when dropped
from medium to high altitude, above enemy ground fire.
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