After the Second World War, the U.S. military established a number of bases in various countries in the Pacific. Under the expeditionary airfield concept, an existing paved area (i.e. an abandoned or captured runway) may be converted into an airfield.
This report examines the data supporting the analysis of the expeditionary airfield concept. Issues discussed include scenario-related operational requirements, proposed alternative expeditionary airfield configurations, and total force quantitative requirements for expeditionary airfields.
“The construction effort and time required for development of an operational expeditionary airfield can be reduced significantly by use of an existing air facility in the objective area.” (E-5)
This report was released to the Nautilus Institute under the US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).