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<p>This study examines the interaction between the land component and the air component during the conduct of rapid maneuver operations executed by smaller warfighting units. In the conduct of rapid ground operations certain conflicts have arisen that have both doctrinal and operational origins. What has resulted from these conflicts is that the transition from shaping operations conducted and controlled by the air component commander to close operations waged almost exclusively by the ground component does not happen as effectively as it could. The author evaluated four cases of rapid ground offensives in past conflicts and derived transcendent characteristics in the solutions employed when these past campaigns experienced similar problems. Next the author compared those characteristics to some of the solutions used primarily by the Marine Corps in recent operations in order to examine whether or not there is a strong correlation between the characteristics of past and present solutions. Based upon the findings of these comparisons the author recommends changes to particular roles missions and coordination procedures to strengthen the dynamic effectiveness of highly integrated campaigns of fires and maneuver.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>