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Surge 97: Demonstrating the Firepower Potential of Aircraft Carrier
February 1, 1998
As part of JTFEX 97-2, USS Nimitz with Commander, Carrier Group Seven and Carrier Airwing Nine completed a four day flight operation known as Surge. The Surge demonstrated the entire process required to put bombs on target in littoral warfare scenario; it incorporated all facets of strike warfare - form weapons buildup in the magazines to bombs on target. In the post-Vietnam era, no other carrier and embarked airwing have ever generated as much firepower in 98 hours. This report provides data and an assessment of the Surge, examining the preparation, personnel, maintenance and supply needed for the operation.
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Operation Uphold Democracy: Observations on Joint Assault Forces Operated From a CV
July 1, 1996
In September 1994, after months of unsuccessful diplomatic negotiations to restore the legally elected president of Haiti, the United States undertook the forcible removal of the military junta then in power. As part of this effort, two aircraft carriers (CVs) left Norfolk with a rather unusual mission. The fixed-wing aircraft and most of the air-wing personnel assigned to each of the CVs had been removed to make room for joint (mostly Army) assault forces and the helicopters to carry and support them. These forces were to have been the cutting edge of the planned assault of Haiti. This report contains observations of the operation of those forces from the CVs, with an emphasis on air operations.
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The Offensive Navy Since World War II: How Big and Why - A Brief Summary
July 1, 1989
This research memorandum considers the foundation of post-World War II force levels of the Navy's offensive components: fleet carriers, amphibious lift, and attack submarines. It compares the forces planned versus the actual forces of the postwar era. The force levels of the three components are compared with each other and their time variations examined. The report isolates those factors that influenced postwar force levels. Changes in any of these factors could mean changes in future force levels.
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Outline of the Aviation Logistics Model
April 1, 1986
CNA is developing the Aviation Logistics Model (ALM), a simulation model of aviation maintenance and supply aboard an aircraft carrier. The model will be used to support CNA's effort to improve supply and repair policies. ALM is based on a new methodology designed to take full advantage of the structured maintenance and supply data collected on Visual Information Display System-Maintenance Action Forms (VIDS-MAFs). This research memorandum shows the directions being taken during the development process and assumptions being built into the model. It contains an overview of the idea behind the model and the intended use of the model, and a technical description of the current direction of model development.
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