Joint Air Doctrine in the Global War On Terror

Abstract

The asymmetric nature of the global war on terrorism (GWOT) has fundamentally changed the scenarios in which Joint doctrine operates. A question may be raised whether or not Joint air doctrine is suitable for employment in the GWOT without a comparative modification in scale of the difference between the Cold War and GWOT scenarios. This question can be answered in the lessons learned from recent employment of Joint air power. Tactical lessons learned may either reflect exploitable seams in current Joint air doctrine or display a unity of effort that exhibits the strength and adaptability of that doctrine. The execution of doctrine has produced a unity of effort across the Joint Force that generates solutions to possible gaps in current Joint doctrine. Rather than displaying an outdated doctrine for the asymmetric threat in the GWOT, recent operations have shown the versatility and adaptability of the doctrinally-based Joint Force that can close potential gaps in doctrine.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 18, 2004
Accession Number
ADA425938

Entities

People

  • Steve Thompson

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Doctrine
  • Information Systems
  • Iraqi-War
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Tactical Air Support
  • Task Forces
  • Time Sensitive Targets
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.