Airland Combat: An Organization for Joint Warfare

Thomas A Cardwell III, Airland Combat: An Organization for Joint Warfare. Thomas A. Cardwell III, Colonel, USAF. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Air University Press, 1992.

Soft cover, 24 x 17 cm, card wraps, 269 pages, illustrations.

Fine condition.

'Our unified or joint system of command is at the heart of our ability to plan and conduct the operations required to implement the national military strategy. The joint system is disciplined by the principle that allows decisions to be made at the lowest possible level so that flexibility is given, along with the necessary authority, initiative, and responsibility, to those who can use it to the best advantage - the joint commanders on the scene.

'Our commanders exist to be ready to fight and fight successfully. Should deterrence fail, they are the ones who will carry out our war plans. We must make sure that commanders get the forces they need and that the forces of the four services are integrated properly. We must realize the full potential of those forces by ensuring that they can work together through sensible equipment, effective joint doctrine, and exercises. Interoperability and effectively coordinated joint and combined operations will give us a payoff that is greater than the sum of the individual parts.

'This book addresses one important aspect of our joint doctrine for unified operations within a theater - joint warfare for airland combat. ...'