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Airpower Through the Cold War
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• National Security Act of 1947• Berlin Airlift• Curtis LeMay• Korean Conflict• Cuban Missile Crisis
Overview
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• Established the Department of Defense and created the Air Force
• Executive Order 9877 outlined the main functions of the Air Force
• The United States Air Force stood up on 18 September 1947
National Security Act of 1947
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• Soviets intent on security of their borders– Russia had been invaded twice
• Soviets suffered millions of casualties in the WWII invasion
• Allies were not seeking vengeance in Germany
• Allies wanted to revitalize and stabilize economy
Circumstances after WWII
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• Soviets given East Germany to include Berlin• United States given southwest Germany• Britain given northwest Germany• Berlin then divided,
and Allies, including France, each given a sector inside Berlin itself
Allied Occupation Zones
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• Soviets refused to supply food• Soviets allowed three air
corridors• Soviets demanded their
currency (money) be adopted
• Soviets blockaded road, rail, and waterways
• Soviets cut off all power
Blockade
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• Airlift mission begins • Backup of airlift through basing of strategic
nuclear capability in England (36 B-29s deployed)
Allied Response (United States)
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• 25 June 1948 • C-47 (Skytrain) could fly 2 to 3 tons of cargo• C-54 (Skymaster) could fly 10 tons of cargo • 2 million tons of cargo in almost 277,000
flights
Airlift Begins
C-54 C-47
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Tunner Video 2
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• Diplomatic weapon• Technological
achievement• Strength of airpower
Results
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“I don’t mind being called tough, since I find in this racket it’s the tough guys who lead the survivors.”
~ Colonel Curtis E. LeMay, to Lt Gen Ira Eaker
England, 1943
General Curtis LeMay
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LeMay Video 2
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• Navigator on B-17 as lieutenant in early airpower demonstration with ocean liner “Rex” in 1938
• Commanded units in Berlin airlift• Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command
(CINCSAC)• Air Force Chief of Staff
General Curtis LeMay
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• More realistic training programs• Bottom line—discipline• Procured personnel and aircraft• Bombers became airborne nuclear alert• Nuclear deterrence became a reality
LeMay’s Impact on the Air Force
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Korea Intro Video
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• National Security Council (NSC) directive 68 called for a massive increase in defense spending to contain Communism (April 1950)
• Korea was the first test of American resolve
Korean War Service Medal
Korean Conflict
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• June 25, 1950, North Korea launched a surprise invasion of South Korea
• Congress approved use of force to repel North Korean invasion (no formal declaration of war)
• UN Security Council authorized aid (Gen Douglas McArthur named Commander)
Beginning of Korean Conflict
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Tunner Video 3
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• UN forces were saved at the Pusan perimeter by around the clock bombing and interdiction
• McArthur launched surprise amphibious assault at Inchon
• UN forces drove North Koreans back across 38th parallel and attempted to unify the country
• China entered, pushing the UN forces back
Korean Conflict
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Airpower in Korea Video
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• First use of jet fighters on both sides–MiG-15 outperformed F-80–MiG-15 retreated back to
bases in China– Airspace south of Yalu river
known as “MiG Alley”– F-86 Sabre proved superior
to the MiG-15—Kill ratio of 10-to-1
Airpower in Korean Conflict
F-86
F-80
MIG-15
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• Contributions of airpower to the Korean conflict– Counterland: Airpower operations conducted to
attain and maintain a desired degree of superiority over surface operations by the destruction or neutralization of enemy surface forces• Interdiction: Operations to divert, disrupt, delay, or
destroy the enemy’s surface military potential before it could be used effectively against friendly forces• Close Air Support: Operations against hostile targets in
proximity to friendly forces
Airpower in Korean Conflict
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Schriever Video
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Deterrence and Missile Development
• SNARK• Atlas, Titan• Minuteman became the
mainstay of SAC’s missile retaliatory force
• NORAD established in 1957• Single Integrated Operational
Plan for using nuclear weapons (SIOP)
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• Sept 1962—U-2 reconnaissance plane detailed Soviet missile launchers in Cuba
• US missile force placed on alert status
• President Kennedy chose option of naval quarantine
• Soviet Union backed down and the nuclear crisis was averted
• Doctrine of “Flexible Response” evolves
Cuban Missile Crisis
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• National Security Act of 1947
• Berlin Airlift• Gen Curtis Lemay• Korean Conflict• Cuban Missile Crisis
Summary