TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fisher,Stan
TI  - Sustaining the carrier war: the deployment of U.S. naval air power to the Pacific 
T2  - Studies in naval history and sea power
SN  - 9781682478479
PY  - 2023///]
CY  - Annapolis, Maryland
PB  - Naval Institute Press
KW  - United States
KW  - Navy
KW  - Aviation
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - Aircraft carriers
KW  - Flight decks
KW  - Naval operations, American
KW  - Aerial operations, American
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "The ability of the United States Navy to fight and win a protracted war in the Pacific was not solely the result of technology, tactics, or leadership. Naval aviation maintenance played a major role in the U.S. victory over Japan in the second World War. The naval war against Japan did not achieve sustained success until enough aircraft technicians were available to support the high tempo of aviation operations that fast carrier task force doctrine demanded. When the United States realized war was imminent and ordered a drastic increase in the size of its aviation fleet, the Navy was forced to reconsider its earlier practices and develop new policies in maintenance, supply, and technical training. Not only did a shortage of technicians plague the Navy, but the scarcity of aviation supply and repair facilities in the Pacific soon caused panic in Washington. While the surface navy's modernization of at-sea replenishment was beneficial, it did not solve the problems of sustaining war-time aircraft readiness levels sufficient to a winning a naval air war. Fisher outlines the drastic institutional changes that accompanied an increase in aviation maintenance personnel from fewer than 10,000 to nearly 250,000 bluejackets, the complete restructuring of the naval aviation technical educational system, and the development of a highly skilled labor force. The first comprehensive study on the importance of aircraft maintenance and the aircraft technician in the age of the aircraft carrier, Sustaining the Carrier War, provides the missing link to our understanding of Great Power conflict at sea."--
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