Airpower in the Context of a Dysfunctional Joint Doctrine

By Carl R. Pivarsky Jr. Lieutenant Colonel, USAF

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Title:	Airpower in the Context of a Dysfunctional Joint Doctrine
Author:	Carl R. Pivarsky Jr. Lieutenant Colonel, USAF
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Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Military Science, Military
Collections:	Authors Community, United States
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Publisher:	Air University Press

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Citation APA MLA Chicago R. Pivarsky Jr. Lieutenant Colonel, Usa, B. C. (n.d.). Airpower in the Context of a Dysfunctional Joint Doctrine. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.us/

Description
This important research deals with the intellectual foundation of the American profession of arms—our joint doctrine. The author, Lt Col Carl R. Pivarsky Jr., USAF, argues that the current doctrine development process has become a zero-sum game driven by the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff (CJCS) declaring joint doctrine to be “authoritative.” This research focuses on that document and the impact it has on how we think about high-intensity, conventional combat operations. Specifically, it deals with the corruption of the definitions of maneuver and interdiction to serve parochial land force interests. The author shows in detail how definitions and terms have destroyed the command authority of the joint force air component commander (JFACC) and relegated air component capabilities solely to the support of surface maneuver commanders.