Decentralized Control: An Evaluation Of Close Air Support Effectiveness In Irregular Warfare

Abstract

The US has been engaged in irregular warfare (IW) for more than a decade, and faces the prospect of IW for years to come. To prepare for this eventuality and win its current wars, Americas military has modified its doctrine to account for IW. The joint force air component commander (JFACC) for US Central Command (USCENTCOM) has gone even further, and established a non-doctrinal, sub-theater command and control (C2) node with the 9th air expeditionary task force Afghanistan (AETF-A). To date, little analysis exists on whether this level of decentralization is appropriate for airpower in IW.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2011
Accession Number
AD1030892

Entities

People

  • Joseph C. Turnham

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircrafts
  • Combat Operations
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Control Systems
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Military Organizations
  • Situational Awareness
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Forest Ecology
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

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