Air and Space Power

1

• Air and Space Power
• Defined

2
Overview

• Define Air and Space Power
• Competencies
• Functions of Air and Space Power
• Air and Space Doctrine
• Principles of War
• Tenets of Air and Space Power

3
Air and Space Power

• The integrated application of air and space
  systems to project global strategic military
  power.
• AFDD 1

4
Air and Space Power

• Integrated application
• Air and space systems
• To project global strategic military power

5
Competencies

• Competencies ? capabilities
• Air Force Corps Competencies Air and space
  expertise, capabilities, and technical know-how
  distinctive to the United States Air Force
• Developing Airmen The heart of combat
  capability
• Technology-to-warfighting The tools of combat
  capability
• Integrating Operations Maximizing combat
  capabilities

6
Functions
Counterair Counterspace Counterland Countersea Cou
nterinformation Strategic Attack Combat Search
Navigation Air Refueling Spacelift Special
Ops Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Airli
ft Weather Services Command Control

• Functions ? missions
• Broad, fundamental, and continuing activities of
  air and space power not unique to the Air Force

7
Doctrine

• A belief in the best way to implement/ use air
  and space power
• Based on
• History
• Technology
• Leaders, etc.
• Provides Guidance
• Must NOT stagnate

8
Doctrine - Examples

• WWI
• Armies vs. Machine Gun
• WWI
• Daylight, High Altitude, Unescorted Precision
  Bombing

9
Principles of War

• those aspects of warfare that are universally
  true and relevant
• - Joint Pub
  1

10
Principles of War

• Historically tested
• Apply equally to all US Armed Forces
• Unity of Command, Objective, Offense, Mass,
  Maneuver, Economy of Force, Security, Surprise,
  Simplicity

11
Principles of War

• OBJECTIVE Directs military operations toward a
  defined and attainable objective that contributes
  to strategic, operational, or tactical aims.
• OFFENSIVE States that we act rather than react
  and dictate the time, place, purpose, scope,
  intensity, and pace operations. The initiative
  must be seized, retained, and fully exploited.

12
Principles of War

• MASS Concentrates combat power at the
  decisive time and place.
• ECONOMY OF FORCE Creates usable mass by using
  minimum combat power on secondary objectives.
  Makes fullest use of forces available.

13
Principles of War

• MANEUVER Places the enemy in a position of
  disadvantage through the flexible application of
  combat power.
• UNITY OF COMMAND Ensures unity of effort for
  every objective under one responsible commander.

14
Principles of War

• SECURITY Protects friendly forces and their
  operations from enemy actions which could provide
  the enemy with unexpected advantage.
• SURPRISE Strikes the enemy at a time or place
  or in a manner for which he is unprepared.
• SIMPLICITY Avoids unnecessary complexity in
  preparing, planning, and conducting military
  operations.

15
Tenets

• Fundamental truths that are unique to the air and
  space environment.
• Flexibility/Versatility Priority
• Synergistic Effects Persistence
• Concentration Balance
• Centralized Control and
• Decentralized Execution

16
Tenets

• Centralized Control/Decentralized Execution
• Air power must be controlled by airmanJFACC
• Delegation of execution authority
• Flexibility and Versatility
• Exploit mass maneuver simultaneously
• Parallel attacksparallel attacks at strategic,
  operational, and tactical levels
• Synergistic Effects
• Higher effectiveness than sum of individual
  contributions

17
Tenets

• Concentration
• At a point where it will be decisive
• Avoid spreading air and space power to thin
• Priority
• Prioritize applications to have greatest impacts
• Must consider finite force structure
• Persistence
• Continuous efforts
• May need to hit targets more than oncedo not
  need to remain in close proximity to do so
• Balance
• Principles of war and Tenets
• Offensive and defensive application of power
• Strategic, operational, and tactical impacts

18
Summary

• Define Air and Space Power
• Competencies
• Functions of Air and Space Power
• Air and Space Doctrine
• Principles of War
• Tenets of Air and Space Power