British-American Cooperation in Airpower and Space Power

摘要

Alliance and coalition operations—a long-standing, important aspect of military affairs—remain vital in today's global war on terror. Some alliances and coalitions have succeeded, but others have failed miserably. The United States and United Kingdom have enjoyed a mutually beneficial partnership for a considerable time but have also suffered significant tensions and disagreements. Such problems seem as endemic to international alliances as they are to marriages. Successful alliances and coalitions, like good marriages, overcome disagreements and find ways to cooperate in pursuit of common goals. As today's American and British Airmen ponder how best to coordinate their activities with colleagues from allied nations, they will find it useful to study how their predecessors integrated operations over the years.