Project CHECO Southeast Asia Report. Strike Control and Reconnaissance (SCAR) in SEA

Abstract

"Strike Control and Reconnaissance" leads to the conclusion that the Air Force interdiction effort requires doctrinal formalization. The post-Vietnam future of the Forward Air Controller, especially in the interdiction role, must be decided, if the Air Force is to avoid having to relearn for the third time, the basic lessons of strike control that were lost after World War II and again after Korea. The interdiction Forward Air Controller must be integrated with the force structure and made a part of a viable organization in peacetime. In this way, he will be able to operate and function in wartime. From lessons learned, the Air Force may be able to avoid an observation of Samuel Lyman Atwood Marshall, Military critic and historian, "The only thing we learn from history is we don't."

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 22, 1969
Accession Number
ADA586309

Entities

People

  • A. W. Thompson

Organizations

  • Pacific Air Forces

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Bombing
  • Combat Areas
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Organizations
  • Reconnaissance
  • Surveillance
  • Tactical Air Support
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.