Charles Lister, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Doha Center, said acquiring new
close air support planes "could well be of strategic value to the Lebanese military in its campaign against jihadist militants.
Although the vehicles, weapons, combat conditions, and technologies will change, the vital mission of
close air support will always be there, and this book contains "lessons" for anyone interested in that facet of modern warfare.
3, Joint Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for
Close Air Support, lists eight conditions for effective CAS: (1) effective training and proficiency, (2) planning and integration, (3) command, control, and communications, (4) air superiority, (5) target marking and acquisition, (6) streamlined and flexible procedures, (7) appropriate ordnance, and (8) favorable weather.
Acknowledgement by Air Force and Army Headquarters that Army Attack Aviation Performs
Close Air SupportClose air support is one of the primary missions of an Air Force and alongside our Army.
Such
close air support requires timely, well-practiced procedures and communication between ground and air elements.
y , said, ``You're looking at an airfield that can be used for
close air support operations in the form of Harrier and RAF tank-busting operations.
Swanson, during his second tour of duty, was called in to provide
close air support for allied ground forces that came under heavy enemy fire in Cambodia on February 26, 1971.
Missions in
close air support are troops in contact, convoy escort, and urban operations.
In both cases, the primary role is to provide
close air support and protection of troops on the ground.
Once the F-22 clears the way, the JSF will attack ground targets and enemy troops and provide American and allied ground forces with
close air support.
A variety of deep strike jets are in the works, but the Air Force is retiring the far cheaper A-1Os, the best
close air support plane in the military, even though
close air support is a far more likely mission.
