#5 C2 Flashcards
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Officially sanctioned beliefs, war fighting principles, and terminology that describes and guides the proper use of air, space, and cyberspace power in military operations
Doctrine
A common frame of reference on the best way to prepare and employee Air Force forces
Doctrine
As doctrine is the commanders intent but should not be blindly followed we must strive above all else to be doctrinally sound, not doctrinally
Bound
What are the different levels and depth of detail in Air Force AirPower doctrine
Basic, operational, and tactical
This doctrine describes the elemental properties of air power and provides the Airmans perspective
Basic doctrine
Applies the principles of basic doctrine to military actions. Provides the focus for developing the missions and tasks that must be executed through tactical doctrine
Operational doctrine
Air Force doctrine that is codified as tactics, techniques, and procedures in 3-series manuals
Tactical doctrine
Unity of command, objective, mass, maneuver, economy of force, Security, surprise, simplicity are all
Principles of war
Ensures concentration of effort for every objective under one responsible commander
Unity of command
Principal to direct military operations toward a defined and attainable objective that contributes to strategic, operational, and tactical aims
Objective
Concentrate the effects of combat power at the most advantageous place and time to achieve decisive results
Mass
Places the enemy in a position of disadvantage through the flexible application of combat power in a multidimensional combat space
Maneuver
The judicious employment and distribution of forces
Economy of force
Purpose is never to permit the enemy to acquire unexpected advantage
Security
Leverages the Security principal by attacking the enemy at a time, place, or in a manner for which they are not prepared
Surprise
Calls for avoiding unnecessary complexity in organizing, preparing, planning, and conducting military operations
Simplicity
Centralized control and decentralized execution, flexibility and versatility, synergistic affects, persistence, concentration, priority, and balance are all
Tenets of AirPower
Fundamental guiding truths that refine the application of AirPower
Tenets of AirPower
Strategic attack, counter air, land, and sea, air space control, space operations, air mobility, special operations, homeland operations, nuclear operations, irregular warfare, foreign internal defense, targeting, information operations, electronic warfare, and personnel recovery are all
Air Force operations
Air parity, air superiority, and air supremacy are all components of which Air Force operation
Counter air
Airlift, Air Refueling, air mobility support, and aeromedical evacuation are all components of which Air Force operation
Air mobility
A collection of beliefs, distilled through experience and passed on from one generation of Airmen to the next that guide how we operate
AEF doctrine
Readily available force, in place support, enabler force, institutional force, and AEF battle rhythm are all
Expeditionary Capabilities
Although these organizations do not represent a war fighting capability, the individuals assigned to these organizations are deployable
Institutional force