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BY
HASAN AL-KHALIFA
of USAF (United States Air Force) advisory and assistance missions” primarily deal with the
study counter-insurgency as a major subject in the modern society. Though the author has a deep
concern on the subject of counter-insurgency, he has tackled other numerous topics including the
insurgency and its related sub-category unit like its sources and main group organization of
insurgencies. In addition to the above subject, the authors examined the subject on the grand
community, considering certain factors like wars scale and coercions. The author gives detailed
information of precautions about insurgency and counter-insurgency and therefore, the author
can be seen to furnish details on insurgency and insurgency significances of threatening security
and mitigating peace, the best techniques to have to employ for counter-insurgency attacks, as
well as enlightenment on the role of government, the USAF and other military group in
combating insurgency through the use of force/ power and other options.
The monograph of RAND (Research ANd Development) reveals much work that enlightens the
modern techniques that the current generation is applying in time of wars. There is previewing
of the early techniques which were used during the early times of our forefathers like those used
during WWI and WWII. These are being used to bring the comparison with those being
employed with the present times as in Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq wars. This kind of insurgency
and their counter-insurgency methods shows that little has changed in the terms of intervention
methods. 1The means the intervention principles which were used several decades or even a
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The recap of the past advancement based on the Air force operations is important in advising the
USA government and military on the way forward concerning the use of Air power. 1There is
less training on the Air power as depicted by the decreasing trend of funding reduction extended
to institutional training rendering Air related training. The study thus describes the importance
of mitigating Air power use through expansion of training, which would bring about the use of
reactive way. They posit that use preventive methods would reduce the higher cost incurred
when intervention techniques are reactive. It is further suggested that the government should
support the aviation institutions in through funding research work to invent techniques and
canons reveal intervention of any nature need investments on various levels. However, they
clearly define that training on Air power as major contributor to the success of combating any
major insurgency. 1For instance, they affirm the training of pilots, pilot mechanic and other
human force is the key in intervening in the insurgencies actively, but they are high probabilities
of losing incase such man power lacks. Despite having successful training of the subjects, they
seldom advocate on force use to intervene in an insurgency but the back the use of modern
methods. This implies they give a precautionary measure on military use at early stages of
insurgency due to several reasons including losses of property, lives as well as huge cost, which
associated with its implementation. Though they disclose information on the cost-related of
counter-insurgencies, they find fewer contributions of USAF on the training on Air power which
light planning system of the USA military. It is overt that they highlight that Air power takes
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central part in battle capabilities, but it should show high cooperation with other military groups
interventions, the military groups must be impartial to political parties. The military is organized
in small groups and this form the strongest and preferred size for maintaining well connections
and network of communications. There is another important part of the work, which details Air
power central role and importance of coordination with the various organizations. There is some
voluminous work revealing information on the integration of organizations like the special
groups which would act as advisors. The contents have provided the audience with Air force
Finally, it can be seen that the authors were focusing on discussing the mainly military force as
major contributing factors to halting insurgencies and counter-insurgency. This led to the
Using Air power as just part of military groups that are used largely in the combating of
insurgencies, it was unveiled that counter-insurgency involves a chain individuals, groups, and
organizations. Vividly, the counter-insurgency activities called for proper planning, including
educational institutions, military training groups and support from governing bodies. The
advisory groups are also crucial in setting the programs of intervention depending on factor
consideration to avoid unnecessary property losses and carnages this setting of the above bodies
together with evaluation of their working systems would help the USA and any other state that
the conditions of the insurgency victim communities rather than worsening them.
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Bibliography:
Vick, A. (2006): Air Power in the New Counter-insurgency Era: The Strategic Importance of