Counterland Air Force Doctrine Document 2-1.3

Abstract

This Air Force Doctrine Document (AFDD) implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 10-13, Air and Space doctrine. AFDD 2-1.3 Counterland is an operational-level view of two traditional missions that airmen have performed since the first air combat sorties-air interdiction and close air support. This document establishes United States Air Force operational doctrine for planning and conducting AI and CAS operations, which together from the function of counterland, and supports basic aerospace doctrine. Although this document is written within the scope of major theater warfare (MTW), the basics of counterland apply equally as well to the application of aerospace power against surface forces in more limited contingency operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 27, 1999
Accession Number
ADA404755

Entities

People

  • Thomas Deale

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Second World War
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Space