LEADER 00000cam 2200661Ii 4500 001 ocm50851067 003 OCoLC 005 20170927053750.1 006 m o d 007 cr cn||||||||| 008 021024s2001 cauabdo obt 000 0 eng d 019 437146033|a475935814|a763161105|a855304628|a961684893 |a962674841|a992017965 020 0833032305|q(electronic bk.) 020 9780833032300|q(electronic bk.) 027 RAND/MR-1408-AF 035 (OCoLC)50851067|z(OCoLC)437146033|z(OCoLC)475935814 |z(OCoLC)763161105|z(OCoLC)855304628|z(OCoLC)961684893 |z(OCoLC)962674841|z(OCoLC)992017965 037 22573/ctt4s38|bJSTOR 040 N$T|beng|epn|erda|cN$T|dOCLCQ|dYDXCP|dOCLCQ|dTUU|dOCLCQ |dTNF|dCOO|dOCLCO|dE7B|dOCLCQ|dZCU|dOCLCA|dJSTOR|dOCLCQ |dNLGGC|dOCLCO|dOCLCQ|dEBLCP|dMERUC|dUAT|dTEFOD|dOCLCQ |dAZK|dLOA|dCOCUF|dAGLDB|dCCO|dMOR|dPIFAG|dPIFBR|dOCLCQ 043 n-us---|aa-vt---|aa-iq--- 049 CKEA 050 4 UG703|b.R67 2001eb 082 04 355.4/22|221 100 1 Rosenau, William. 245 10 Special operations forces and elusive enemy ground targets :|blessons from Vietnam and the Persian Gulf War / |cWilliam Rosenau. 264 1 Santa Monica, CA :|bProject Air Force/Rand,|c2001. 300 1 online resource (xi, 60 pages) :|billustrations, maps. 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 490 1 MR / Rand Corporation ;|vMR-1408-AF 500 "Prepared for the United States Air Force." 500 "MR-1408-AF"--Page 4 of cover. 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 55-60). 505 0 Introduction -- U.S. Air Ground Operations Against the Ho Chi Minh Trail, 1966-1972 -- Coalition Scud-Hunting in Iraq, 1991 -- Conclusions and Implications for Future Operations -- Appendix: Supplementary Materials. 520 In the Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf conflict, special operations forces (SOF) conducted reconnaissance operations to locate hidden targets when political and other considerations prevented the deployment of conventional ground units and air power alone was unable to locate and eliminate elusive objectives. In Vietnam, SOF teams crossed the border into Laos to search for truck parks, storage depots, and other assets along the Ho Chi Minh Trail that were obscured by jungle canopy and camouflage. In western Iraq, British and American SOF patrolled vast areas searching for mobile Scud launchers. In both cases, the nature of the terrain combined with adversary countermeasures made it extremely difficult for ground teams to achieve their objectives. There are a number of implications for future operations. Although new technology, such as mini- and micro-unmanned aerial vehicles, may make it easier to teams to reconnoiter wide areas, using SOF in this fashion is unlikely to achieve U.S. objectives. Concerns about casualties and prisoners of war are likely to limit the use of SOF to the most vital national interests. However, unattended ground sensors could play an enhanced role in future operations. Although most will be delivered by air, some will require hand emplacement in difficult enemy terrain, a mission well suited to SOF. SOF in a battle damage assessment role could help ensure that critical targets have been destroyed. Finally, SOF might disable, destroy, or recover nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons. 536 Sponsored by the United States Air Force.|bF49642-01-C- 0003 588 0 Print version record. 650 0 Bombing, Aerial|zUnited States. 650 0 Special forces (Military science)|zUnited States. 650 0 Military reconnaissance. 650 0 Vietnam War, 1961-1975|xAerial operations, American. 650 0 Vietnam War, 1961-1975|xReconnaissance operations. 650 0 Persian Gulf War, 1991|xAerial operations. 650 0 Persian Gulf War, 1991|xReconnaissance operations. 650 0 Ballistic missiles|zIraq. 650 7 HISTORY|xMilitary|xStrategy.|2bisacsh 650 7 POLITICAL SCIENCE|xPolitical Freedom.|2bisacsh 651 0 Ho Chi Minh Trail. 710 1 United States.|bAir Force. 710 2 Rand Corporation. 710 2 Project Air Force (U.S.) 776 08 |iPrint version:|aRosenau, William.|tSpecial operations forces and elusive enemy ground targets.|dSanta Monica, CA : Project Air Force/Rand, 2001|z083303071X|w(DLC) 2001048556|w(OCoLC)48003251 830 0 MR (Series) ;|vMR-1408-AF. 914 ocm50851067 994 92|bCKE
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