POST-CONFLICT OPERATIONS AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF JOINT AIR POWER
POST-CONFLICT OPERATIONS AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF JOINT AIR POWER

Summary/Abstract: Post-conflict operations, by military or other means, represent an extremely important research domain, which has not yet been thoroughly explored. This article is aimed at discussing the current global security environment influence on the new political and military strategic objectives. Furthermore, the article addresses the topic of post-conflict activities by delineating their position inside the major joint operation structure. The role of airpower in the conflict stabilisation phase is to assist the consolidation of the strategic objectives of initial combat operations. Usually, airpower stabilisation operations begin through the threat of air combat actions, even after the official end of military operations, the stress shifting progressively to activities in support of civil authorities as soon as the threat decreases. Finally, the types of military post-conflict operations are listed and the airpower contribution in the stabilisation and reconstruction phase of campaign is briefly analysed.

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