Air Force Doctrine Document 2-1.1

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OCA Resources and Forces ............................................................... 22 OCA Missions ................................................................................... 24 Execution of OCA Operations........................................................... 26 CHAPTER FOUR—Defensive Counterair Operations ................................................................................... 29 General ............................................................................................. 29 Active Air Defense Operations ......................................................... 29 Active Air Defense Targets ........................................................... 30 Active Air Defense Resources and Forces .................................... 30 Active Air Defense Measures ....................................................... 31 Passive Air Defense Operations........................................................ 32 Execution and Integration of DCA Operations ................................. 34 Control and Coordination of DCA Weapons ................................. 35 DCA Weapons Employment ......................................................... 37 SUGGESTED READINGS ........................................................... 39 GLOSSARY ....................................................................................... 40 iv
PURPOSE INTRODUCTION Air Force Doctrine Document (AFDD) 2–1.1 provides Air Force doctrine for counterair operations and supports basic air and space doctrine. It replaces AFM 2–4. APPLICATION This AFDD applies to all active duty, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, and civilian Air Force personnel. This doctrine is authoritative but not directive; commanders are encouraged to exercise judgment in applying this doctrine to accomplish their missions. SCOPE If you don’t control the air, you’d better not go to war. Counterair operations will be necessary to a greater or lesser degree throughout the range of operations. These operations run the gamut from striving for air supremacy in a major theater war, to enforcing a no-fly zone in a peacekeeping operation, to mostly passive defensive measures in a humanitarian relief operation. v General Charles Horner Air superiority is a necessity. Since the German attack on Poland in 1939, no country has won a war in the face of enemy air superiority, no major offensive has succeeded against an opponent who controlled the air, and no defense has sustained itself against an enemy who had air superiority. Colonel John A. Warden III The Air Campaign: Planning for Combat
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Page 3 and 4: FOREWORD The mission of the United
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Page 14 and 15: Intelligence, surveillance and reco
Page 16 and 17: Joint Force Priorities The air plan
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Page 24 and 25: RC-135 Rivet Joint provides battles
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Page 36 and 37: ❇ Desired Effect. Desired effect
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Page 48 and 49: GLOSSARY Abbreviations and Acronyms
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