Initiative-25 and the Need for Terminal Airstrike Control at the Company Level.

Abstract

Close air support (CAS) is critical to the Army company commander. Terminal airstrike control of CAS assets is currently an Air Force responsibility. Initiative-25 tasked the Air Force and Army to review this command and control system. The study reviews the problem areas that evolved from initiative-25 and evaluates the possibility of using USAF enlisted personnel and indigenous Army personnel to control CAS on a routine basis. The study concludes that the USAF enlisted Tactical Air Command and Control Specialist and the Army Fire Support Team personnel are capable of terminal strike control at the company level. The study further concludes that parochial attitudes must be eliminated and that command and control of air assets should become a joint Air Force/Army responsibility at echelons below battalion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA192425

Entities

People

  • John A. Boggs

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Combat Areas
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Employment
  • Fire Support
  • Governments
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Tactical Air Support
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.

Technology Areas

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