Defense Primer: United States Airpower (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised Nov. 14, 2022 |
| Report Number |
IF10546 |
| Report Type |
In Focus |
| Authors |
Jeremiah Gertler |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
Almost since the invention of heavier-than-air flight,
control of the air has been seen as a military advantage.
Over time, the United States has come to treat air
superiority as a necessity, and built such capable air forces
that no enemy aircraft has killed U.S. ground troops since
1953.
Modern airpower is able to provide a full range of effects,
from strategic operations at intercontinental ranges to direct
support of troops in combat. Today, every branch of the
U.S. military employs air forces for various purposes,
employing nearly 14,000 aircraft.
