Operation Pointblank:
air strategy based on the role of air power
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22480/revunifa.2016.29.470Keywords:
Air power, Strategy, Air strategy, The role of air powerAbstract
By analyzing Operation Pointblank, this research evaluates a classification methodology for air strategies based on the role of air power. The work distinguishes five theoretical conceptions of the employment of air power based on the point of view of thinkers and their theories. It is based on the concept military of strategy revealed through a review of the literature produced by classic and contemporary theorists. The examination presents the initial conclusions of the investigation conducted by the author within the Postgraduate Program of UNIFA, and its goal is to develop the construct of the role of air power. Through documentary and bibliographic researches, the article highlights the main air actions of Operation Pointblank, framing them within the construct and inferring the strategy of employment of the air power. The historical method of approaching the operations contextualizes the geographic, political and operational environments, and is based on the analysis of the actions undertaken on the part of one of the contenders.
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