Will Close Air Support be Where Needed and When to Support Objective Force Operations in 2015?

Abstract

This monograph specifically examines the history, current doctrine, and emerging concepts on how Close Air Support (CAS) is defined, employed, and controlled to determine if CAS will be where it's needed and when to facilitate effective Objective Force operations in 2015. The answer to this question is no unless the definition, doctrine, and integration of CAS with the ground component scheme of maneuver is improved.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA403678

Entities

People

  • Bryan K. Luke

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Artillery
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Tactical Air Support
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.