close air support

• Close air support

• Afghanistan taught U.S. 'hard lessons' in Close Air support.

The battle against the Taliban in Afghanistan changed the way U.S. forces conduct close-air support, and some of those lessons are still being impleme...

• National Defense
• Vol. 90 Nbr. 621, August 2005

• The Warthog and the Close Air Support Debate.

Warthog and the Close Air Support Debate. By Douglas N. Campbell. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press, 2003. Photographs. Notes. Bibliography. Index...

• Air Power History
• Vol. 51 Nbr. 3, September 2004

• Military steps up training for joint close-air support.

The U.S. Joint Forces Command is increasing its efforts to ensure that aviators from all military services follow the same procedures when they provid...

• National Defense
• Vol. 89 Nbr. 613, December 2004

• Ground attack: Air Force seeks to upgrade close air support fleet.

As the Iraqi and Afghan conflicts evolve essentially into ground wars--with U.S. and coalition infantry units fighting small bands of guerrilla fighte...

• National Defense
• Vol. 89 Nbr. 608, July 2004

• Angels Zero: P-47 Close Air Support in Europe.

Angels Zero: P-47 Close Air Support in Europe. By Robert V. Brulle. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000. Photographs. Notes. Bibliog...

• Air Power History
• Vol. 48 Nbr. 2, June 2001

• Courses Available to Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School Customers

Additional topics include introduction to computerized navigation, navigation rules, aids to navigation, plotting, piloting, dead reckoning, over the horizon navigation (day and night), principles of communications, weapons safety and employment, rules of engagement, mission planning, maritime interdiction operations, insertions and extractions, board and search, close air support, and a final Field Training Exercise (FTX) in combination with the Patrol Officer Communications course. Length and Scope This nine week course consists of instruction in patrol craft familiarization, mission planning, navigation in riverine and littoral environments, intercepts, seamanship, the use of GPS, grid maps, radar and night vision equipment, basic communications, principals of board and search, patr...

• DISAM Journal of International Security Assistance Management
• Vol. 31 Nbr. 4, March 2010

• Winging It

The forces allocated for peace support operations are also almost always small in number relative to their task, making rapid deployment and rapid operational and tactical maneuver essential. The Indian Mil Mi-24s in the eastern DRC, for instance, have provided valuable close air support for the troops operating against militias and rebels, and the Nigerian Air Force used its Alpha Jet ground attack aircraft to support the ground forces during the initial operations to stabilize Liberia and Sierra Leone.

• Journal of International Peace Operations
• Vol. 5 Nbr. 1, July 2009

• Air Power at the Battlefront: Allied Close Air Support in Europe 1943-45.

Air Power at the Battlefront: Allied Close Air Support in Europe 1943-45. By Ian Gooderson. London and Portland, Ore.: Frank Cass Publishers, 1998. Pp...

• Air Power History
• Vol. 48 Nbr. 2, June 2001

• Flying Black Ponies: The Navy's Close Air Support Squadron in Vietnam.

Flying Black Ponies: The Navy's Close Air Support Squadron in Vietnam. By Kit Lavell. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press, 2009 [originally publishe...

• Air Power History
• Vol. 57 Nbr. 1, March 2010

• Usaf Relevance in the 21st Century: A First-Quarter Team in a Four-Quarter Game

The literature suggests that airlift; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets; and close air support are the most appropriate for projecting influence and contributing to the Global War on Terrorism.

• Military Review
• Vol. 86 Nbr. 4, July 2006