SENIOR LEADER PERSPECTIVE

Since the inception of the air operations center (AOC) during Operation Desert Storm, the command and control (C2) of airpower has evolved, but the mission has not changed. The Air Force continues to provide combatant commands (COCOM) with a highly competent air component that is capable of conducti...

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Published in:Air & space power journal 2016-04, Vol.30 (1), p.5-5
Main Authors: Brown, C Q, Fournier, Rick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alignment
Command and control
Commands
Equivalence
Evolution
Military exercises
Military operations
Military strategy
Missions
Planning
Responsibilities
Storms
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Summary:Since the inception of the air operations center (AOC) during Operation Desert Storm, the command and control (C2) of airpower has evolved, but the mission has not changed. The Air Force continues to provide combatant commands (COCOM) with a highly competent air component that is capable of conducting and supporting air, space, and cyberspace operations within its assigned area of responsibility. The air component has succeeded at its primary mission of delivering airpower to the joint and coalition environment over the past 20-plus years in conflicts across the range of military operations. With the exception of the air component's operational elements, the operations director (A3), and the AOC, the alignment of the A staff with its COCOM and sister components is clearly understood both in doctrine and in practice. When one compares the functions of the A3 and AOC divisions with the equivalent J3 structures in a typical joint staff, the understanding becomes less clear.
ISSN:1555-385X
1554-2505