Number: RL32737
Title: Military Aviation: Issues and Options for Combating Terrorism and Counterinsurgency
Authors: Christopher Bolkcom and Kenneth Katzman, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: Senior decision makers have a number of tools at their disposal to attempt to find, identify, track, capture, neutralize, or kill terrorists and other non-state actors. A survey of recent anti-terrorism efforts indicates, that military aviation plays a prominent role in performing these tasks. The issues for Congress include whether U.S. military aviation forces are appropriately funded, trained, equipped, employed and organized to effectively combat non-state actors.
Pages: 42
Date: January 27, 2006