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...
The Army’s role in the Joint Airspace Command and Control system is not adequate to support combat operations effectively on the current and future battlefields of the United States Joint Force. The current and future battlefields of the United...
The last 10 years of conflict have seen a dramatic increase of airspace users above the battlefield providing both opportunities and challenges to maneuver commanders. Assets operating overhead assist the commander in mission command; however, the...
Joint publications list fixed-wing aircraft and Army tactical missile system (ATACMS) as the two preferred weapon systems for engaging time-sensitive targets (TSTs), but do not give specific considerations. This thesis comprehensively lists the...
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are not new concepts. Their history dates back to the Civil War with hot air balloons and has evolved into a crucial combat tool for commanders in the modern battlespace. The increased demand for unmanned systems has...
In a theater of operations, Army access to airspace not under its direct control is difficult to obtain. The increasing number of intelligence, aviation, and long range fires systems organic to the Army, that require the routine use of airspace...
Unmanned aircraft (UA) today are among the most rapidly growing weapons systems in the Department of Defense (DoD). Over the past decade, technology has enabled the inherent advantages of the UA to be brought to the battlespace. Successful...
This publication describes the concept and procedures for conducting C3CM strategy to gain a combat advantage by protecting friendly command, control, and communications (C3) while at the same time destroying or degrading the enemy's C3 system.
This publication describes the joint targeting process and provides tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) for targeting surface (land or sea) time-critical targets (TCTs). It describes specific procedures for joint force components in the...
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 three-part interview, Lieutenant Colonel Scott “Soup” Campbell, United States Air Force, talks mainly about his support of March 2002’s Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan in his capacity as an A-10 flight commander and the chief of...
The purpose of Airspace Command and Control (AC2) is to maximize the efficiency of all airspace users conducting simultaneous combat operations in support of the commander's intent. Effective AC2 requires successful identification, coordination,...
Close Air Support is inherently one of the most joint endeavors in today’s military. Coordination and integration of air and ground assets are the keys to successful close air support. Command and control at the operational level can set the...
Since the dawn of industrial age warfare, commanders have sought ways to maximize the combined effects of maneuver and firepower. A demanding task on battlefields cluttered with horse-drawn artillery and foot infantry, the task became more...
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...
This monograph addresses the question of whether the concept of the Fire Support Coordination Line (FSCL) should be included in future joint doctrine. The FSCL was originally designed as a concept to fulfill a requirement for deconfliction of fires...
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...
This monograph explores the potential effects of digitizing the armed forces on fire support coordination measures. Digitization's inherent enhanced speed and breadth of information transfer capabilities increases battlefield tempo, forcing a...
The Marine Corps should expect to fight within a strategic context of complex irregular warfare (CIW) for the near- to mid-term while retaining the ability to fight a major combat operation (MCO). As a result, the Distributed Operations...
A Theater Special Operations Command (SOC), a sub-unified command, advises combatant commanders on the capabilities of Special Operations Forces (SOF), provides SOF for employment, and integrates SOF fully into theater plans by planning,...