Improving the Effectiveness of Joint Airpower in Support of the JFLCC

Abstract

The origins of Close Air Support (CAS) date back to WWI. From that point in time United States Air Force (USAF) and Army officers have debated the importance of CAS. While the Army has relied on the USAF to provide CAS, the USAF has prioritized the counterland mission third in its hierarchy. As a result, many aspects of the CAS delivery system, such as the Air Support Operations Center (ASOC), have been neglected and are therefore undermanned, poorly trained, and ill-equipped. These doctrinal deficiencies coupled with poor joint relationships and intra and interservice mission creep have led to the ineffective use of joint airpower in support of the Joint Forces Land Component Commander (JFLCC). If this trend is not corrected, beginning with the ASOC, there will be serious problems supporting the JFLCC with the use of CAS in current and future conflicts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 10, 2010
Accession Number
ADA525133

Entities

People

  • David Lyons

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Counterland Operations
  • Fire Support
  • Iraqi-War
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Tactical Air Support
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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