Where to Draw the Line Between Air and Land Battle

<p>Since the United States Army acquired its first Wright flyer soldiers and airmen have disagreed about the best use for airpower and who should control it. Former Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Merrill A. McPeak has suggested a division of battlespace where air component commanders would have responsibility for deep and high battles while land component commanders would have responsibility for close and rear battles. The contention is over the seam between the Air Force missions of interdiction and close air support. With modification the Fire Support Coordination Line (FSCL) is an appropriate restrictive control measure to divide component responsibilities for the deep and close battles. Shared air and land component responsibility for designating the FSCL and mutual trust between Services are necessary for future joint operations.</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>