Army and Air Force Subcultures Effects on Joint Operations

Abstract

Joint effectiveness of U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army forces is critical to achieving national objectives in today's strategic environment. Constrained procurement budgets and unprecedented and diverse missions call for effective dialogue and synergy between land and air forces. Despite this requirement joint operations and dialogue still indicate fundamental differences and misunderstandings over 60 years after the meeting at Casablanca to restructure air-ground strategy and tactics. This project begins with a historical perspective of the Air Force-Army relationship and contemporary examples of inter-service disconnects. Next an analysis of prevalent service strategies and cultures is described as a possible origin of these disconnects. Finally a strategy is provided for refining this critical joint relationship.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 2006
Accession Number
ADA449436

Entities

People

  • Scott A. Fischer

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Artillery
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Control Systems
  • Employment
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Aviation
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Second World War
  • Tactical Air Support
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies