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and strategic potential of airpower, we may commit the same sins as our forebears by preparing for the “wrong war.” If we ignore the reality that adaptive, thinking adversaries will seek asymmetric strategies, antiaccess capabilities, and favorable arenas within which to influence and engage us, we risk failure. Tomorrow, a new set of conditions and requirements will likely emerge. In fact, some new conditions and environments are already emerging, and national security requirements are changing. The best hedge is an institutional commitment to learn from experience and to exploit relevant ideas and new technologies so we may be ready for the future, while retaining those fundamental principles that remain constant over time. AT THE HEART OF WARFARE LIES DOCTRINE… 108
APPENDIX A COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS AND AUTHORITIES This appendix presents discussion on command relationships and command authorities. It supports discussion in the main text and complements discussion in joint doctrine. Clear and effective command relationships are central to effective operations and organizations. In order to apply the principles of war and tenets of airpower to any organization, Airmen must fully understand the terms of command and support that underpin today’s organizations and operations. A working understanding of command terminology is essential to understanding the relationships among components and the responsibilities inherent in organizations. The authority vested in a commander should be commensurate with the responsibility assigned. In other words, the commander with responsibility for a particular mission should have the necessary authority to carry out that mission. Levels of authority include the four types of command relationships—combatant command (command authority) (COCOM), operational control (OPCON), tactical control (TACON), and support. These are “warfighting” authorities that flow through joint channels, from the SecDef to the CCDRs, to JFCs, and to component commanders. The CCDR attaches various forces to the JFC and specifies the degree of control over each force element in terms of OPCON, TACON, or support. The JFC should in turn delegate appropriate authorities to the various component commanders. Thus, a COMAFFOR/JFACC actually exercises only those operational authorities delegated by the JFC. Administrative control (ADCON) is a Service command authority, and flows through Service, not joint, channels. This authority is not an operational command authority, but provides the requisite authority for Services to execute their individual “organize, train, and equip” functions. Combatant <strong>Command</strong> Per JP 1, COCOM is “non-transferable command authority established by law (Title 10 [“Armed Forces”], United States Code, section 164). COCOM is exercised by commanders of combatant commands as directed by the President or the SecDef. COCOM cannot be delegated and is the authority of a CCDR to perform those functions of command over assigned forces involving organizing and employing commands and forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative direction over all aspects of military operations, joint training, and logistics necessary to accomplish the missions assigned to the command. COCOM should be exercised through the commanders of subordinate organizations. Normally this authority is exercised through subordinate joint force commanders and Service and/or functional component commanders. COCOM provides full authority to organize and employ commands and 109
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Air Force Basic Doctrine, Organizat
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FOREWORD This document is the Air F
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Concentration .....................
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PREFACE At the very heart of warfar
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will continue to play a critical ro
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CHAPTER ONE DOCTRINE There is no en
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What are my lines of authority with
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overlap among some of the principle
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Air Force assets are employed to ac
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CHAPTER TWO AIRPOWER The other serv
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domain integration is fundamental t
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THE AIRMAN’S PERSPECTIVE The prac
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CHAPTER THREE WAR Every art has its
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TRADITIONAL AND IRREGULAR WAR The U
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environmental degradation; populati
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CHAPTER FOUR PRINCIPLES AND TENETS
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aims. In application, this principl
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Maneuver Maneuver places the enemy
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offensive or defensive operations d
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Legitimacy In order to reduce the t
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effectiveness of airpower. Centrali
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Concentration One of the most const
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FUNCTIONS The functions of the Mili
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Air Superiority Air Superiority is
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incorporates CNE, computer network
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without necessarily having to achie
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It provides joint military forces t
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and understanding of threats in the
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THE COMMANDER, AIR FORCE FORCES Alt
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