In describing the vast daily operations necessary to support U.S. forces around the world, including in Iraq and Afghanistan, Gen. Duncan McNabb said, 'We pass more fuel than we carry cargo.'
The huge C-17 and C-5 transports that currently haul much of the critical cargo from the United States to overseas bases usually must be refueled in flight at least once. Those refueling flights make up a large share of the 900 sorties McNabb said his command flies daily."
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NATO Missile Defense for Europe
NATO has agreed to provide ballistic missile defense or BMD for all of Europe. This NATO BMD will protect NATO (European and American) military forces in Europe. It will also – for the very first time – protect the civilian population throughout Europe from ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction launched from the Middle East.
Much of this NATO missile defense for Europe – known as the European Phased Adaptive Approach – will actually be provided by the United States armed forces. This will include seaborne AEGIS missile defense on board US Navy ships in the Mediterranean, as well as land based radars and interceptor missiles.
This e-book describes how NATO missile defense for Europe will be organized and implemented.
