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History shows that an afflicted nation must itself defeat an insurgency politically and militarily, and the best way to help is to offer advice, training, and equipment.

This report provides a reference on air-base attack and defense, explores the history of air-base attacks in the past century, and describes the American way of war that emerged after the fall of the Soviet Union. Finally, it identifies five classes of defensive options that have proven valuable in past conflicts and offers recommendations on how best to win the battle of the airfields.

This report examines the evolution and interaction of U.S. Air Force narratives and popular attitudes toward civil and military aviation over the past century. It draws on a historical review of the social currency of aviation and airpower, changes in Air Force narratives during the period, and the evolution of the American public s attitudes toward the Air Force since 1935, as shown by polling data."