On 14 April 1994, two USAF F-15C pilots mistakenly shot down two US Army Black Hawk helicopters and killed 26 American and coalition service members during Operation Provide Comfort (OPC). The USAF Combat Air Forces (CAF) Crew Resource Management...
As originally conceived in World War I, combat reporting from tactical aircraft has the potential to provide critical information concerning friendly operations and enemy activity to enhance situational awareness, supporting force protection and...
In October 1992 NATO agreed to assist the UN in monitoring a ban on all military flights over Bosnia-Herzegovina. NATO's involvement in Bosnia expanded over the next three years both in the range of missions performed and the political objectives...
One of the most crucial joint combat operations in Afghanistan was Operation ANACONDA, designed and executed to remove the last remaining organized Taliban resistance. Operation ANACONDA generated lessons learned involving many aspects of the art...
Airspace command and control in the combat zone is becoming more complex due to the proliferation of unmanned aircraft, and the introduction of host nation and civilian aircraft. The ability to deconflict and integrate multiple airspace users...
From Desert Storm to Operation Joint Endeavor to Operation Allied Force, the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar Systems (JSTARS) mission has evolved and expanded following each contingency it was called upon to support. As these supplementary...
Operation Anaconda, a subordinate operation to Operation Enduring Freedom in 2002, was notable for difficulties in integrating US air and ground forces in order to bring combat power to bear on a stronger than originally anticipated foe. In the...
Deploying initially with the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron in January 2002 in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (then later re-task organized under the 40th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron), Major Mike Adderley served as a B-52 aircraft...
In this first of two interviews, Major Scott Morrison, United States Air Force, talks about serving in the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) division of the combined air operations center for Central Command at Al Udeid Airbase,...
At the dawn of the 21st Century, the Air Force adapted too many of the challenges presented by nearly a decade of sustained combat operations. Notable among these adaptations are the doctrinal and real-world changes with regard to senior command...
This study examines the coordination of the Joint Phase 0 shaping activities that take place as part of Central Command theater engagement. The focus is on horizontal synchronization across staff elements and vertical synchronization through...
Less than ten years after opening the Gulf War Air campaign, Army Attack Aviation was propelled into the spotlight over a perceived failure to support the North Atlantic Treaty Organization air operations in the Serbian province of Kosovo. Since...
Innovations in command and control procedures for joint air operations have been unable to keep pace with changes in technology and military requirements. Current U.S. operational capabilities often fail to meet the need to task, re-task, and...
In this second of two interviews, Major Scott Morrison, United States Air Force, talks about commanding the intelligence flight for Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, at Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar from January through May 2007 in support of the...
Through the study of past military experiences, especially the examination of common lessons from differing conflicts, implications for future warfare can be revealed. Common counterland lessons from three major US conflicts are the focus of this...
This monograph answers the question of whether operational air commanders have the necessary doctrinal tools to plan for effective airpower employment in gradually escalated, coercive warfare. It concludes that current Air Force doctrine does not...
The purpose of this monograph is to formulate an improvement to and highlight deficiencies in the current manner of the command and control of unmanned aircraft systems. The paper employs a historical method of analysis of the centralization of the...
In this interview, Major Christopher Bell, US Air Force, Intelligence Officer, talks about his deployment to Iraq as an Intelligence Officer supporting in September 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Bell discusses his personal experience...
In this interview, CPT Scott Johnson, US Army National Guard, discusses his deployment to Iraq as an Assistant S2 officer assigned to the Corps Aviation Brigade. CPT Johnson describes his key duties and responsibilities in the S2 shop,...
In this second of four interviews, Major Ramiro Santoyo, US Air Force, talks about serving as a mission crew commander with the 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron at Doha, Qatar from April through June 2005 in support of the Global War of Terrorism....