Counterinsurgency, the Nonlethal Imperative and Airpower's Role

by James Marsh

On 1 July 2002, an AC-130 supporting Operation Full Throttle in southern Afghanistan suppressed surface to air weapons that threatened coalition helicopter and ground forces conducting a security sweep. This lethal force engagement eliminated the threat but also killed significant numbers of civilians. The US Central Command (USCENTCOM) investigation concluded the following. "...the responsibility for that loss rests with those that knowingly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 128840378X
• ISBN13: 9781288403783
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Biblioscholar
• Length: 44 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.4" x 9.7"