Operational Assessment of CAS in COIN: Airing the Ground Truth

Abstract

The evolution of air-ground doctrine over the past 100 years shapes the role of CAS in today's COIN environment. This continuous evolution of doctrine as manifest through improvements to employment practices, command and control methodology, and inter-service relationships tests the limits of the air component to assess CAS effectiveness and efficiency at the operational level of war. The supporting role of the air component to provide CAS in a COIN fight requires a re-tooling of the assessment process literally from the ground up. Improved assessment will better capture and synchronize the dynamics of the desired effects requested by the tactical ground commander to air and land component operational objectives and link more effectively to JFC objectives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1019341

Entities

People

  • Brian D. Vlaun

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Artillery
  • Combat Areas
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Full Motion Video
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Organizations
  • Munitions
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Tactical Air Support
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control