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Resilient Command and Control of Airborne Intelligence Assets in the Theater Air Control System: A Contested, Degraded, Multi-Domain Imperative

SWJED — Sat, 27 Apr 2019 10:36:31 +0000

Resilient Command and Control of Airborne Intelligence Assets in the Theater Air Control System: A Contested, Degraded, Multi-Domain Imperative SWJED Sat, 04/27/2019 - 6:36am

The USAF is well known for its precision strike capability as well as space and airborne ISR expertise. With this consideration, a resilient ISR C2 model that offers embedded expert joint controllers for leveraging ISR C2 capabilities is appropriate; in other words, a single, integrated structure that fully empowers the TACP through its ISR team to execute C2 of ISR missions. This ensures that the USAF’s expertise is leveraged and optimized through streamlined and synchronized joint operations.

AvFID: Achieving the Peace in Colombia Through Aviation Foreign Internal Defense

SWJED — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 13:16:26 +0000

AvFID: Achieving the Peace in Colombia Through Aviation Foreign Internal Defense SWJED Mon, 04/15/2019 - 9:16am

This article is informed by the author’s experience adapting his previous fieldwork studying counterinsurgency in Colombia into lecture content for the U.S. Air Force Special Operations School’s Contemporary Irregular Warfare Course.

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Bull in a China Shop? Attack Aviation and the COIN Battlefield

Peter J. Munson — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 21:13:31 +0000

Bull in a China Shop? Attack Aviation and the COIN Battlefield Peter J. Munson Tue, 08/07/2012 - 5:13pm

What role should attack aviation play on future battlefields to best support ground forces in achieving their objectives?