The OA-10: How Can We Best Employ it in the Airland Battle

Abstract

This monograph addresses how to employ the OA-10 aircraft in the forward air control role in the AirLand Battle. The paper defines forward air controlling and close air support, reviews the history of the airborne forward air controller since World War I, and examines the environment faced by an airborne forward air controller in Europe. The capability of the OA-10 to perform this mission and the employment options under consideration are also examined, testing these options against the Army's requirements for close air support. The monograph concludes the OA-10 concludes the OA-10 can perform the airborne forward air control mission, but the role of the airborne forward air controller must be expanded to take advantage of the OA-10's unique capabilities. Neither of the two options under consideration by the United States Air Force does this. Therefore, the Air Force should expand its doctrine concerning forward air controlling if it is going to use the OA-10 as an airborne air control aircraft effectively.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA210984

Entities

People

  • Mark H. Skattum

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Defense Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Korean War
  • Munitions
  • Standards
  • Tactical Air Support
  • Training
  • United States
  • Vietnam War
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
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  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.