Wright Flyer Paper : Improving Joint Close Air Support Effectiveness; Cleared to Engage, Vol. 35

By Major Michael H. Johnson, USMC

Book Id: WPLBN0002170619
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Reproduction Date: 10/17/2012

Title:	Wright Flyer Paper : Improving Joint Close Air Support Effectiveness; Cleared to Engage, Vol. 35
Author:	Major Michael H. Johnson, USMC
Volume:	35
Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Military Science, Close Air Support
Collections:	Technology, Science Fiction Collection, Military Science, Authors Community, Naval Science, Literature, Education
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Publisher:	Air University Press

Member Page:	Air University Press
Citation APA MLA Chicago Michael H. Johnson, Usm, B. M. (n.d.). Wright Flyer Paper : Improving Joint Close Air Support Effectiveness; Cleared to Engage, Vol. 35. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.us/

Description
The importance of close air support (CAS) has markedly increased over the last five years in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. CAS has been a heavily debated topic within the services for decades. CAS doctrine and training issues have affected aircraft procurement, interservice relationships, and the application and effectiveness of airpower on the battlefield. While much progress has been made since 2001, the services must continue to make CAS more effective. On the modern battlefield, the joint application of firepower is a reality, not a concept. It is time to “engage” the doctrinal and training challenges facing our services in order to increase the effectiveness of our aviation forces in the CAS arena.