Command Structure For Theater Warfare; The Quest For Unity of Command

xviii, [2],186, [2] pages. Illustrations. Appendices (includes Notes and Additional Reference Material). Glossary. Bibliography. Index. The cover has some wear, soiling and creases. Thomas Augusta Cardwell III, American Research scientist, retired career officer, executive. Decorated Legion of Merit, DFC, Air Medal. The author served 28 years (1965-1993) in the U.S. Air Force. Served in Vietnam in the 390th Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS), DaNang, Republic of Vietnam (RVN) in 1967. Flew the F-4 in Vietnam, flying over 100 missions over North Vietnam. Flew the F-4, F-102, F-106, T-33, T-37, T-29, T-41 and CH-53. Retired as a colonel in 1993 as the commander of the Air Force Studies and Analysis Agency, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Served as a vice president for Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), McLean, Virginia. Bachelor of Business Administration, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1965; Master of Science, University of Southern California, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy, Pacific Western U., Los Angeles, 1988; Doctor of Letters (honorary), London Institute for Applied Research, Senior program manager joint and commercial programs, Science Applications International Corporation, McLean, Virginia, 1993-1995; division manager command and control operations, Science Applications International Corporation, McLean, Virginia vice president, operations manager, C2 Operations, McLean, VA, 1995-1996; vice president international and commercial business development, ADSI Operations, 1996-1997; vice president information technical, international system operations, McLean. This Air Force study develops a recommended command structure. It examines United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Air Force, and joint and combined doctrinal statements concerning the employment of theater-assigned assets. This monograph develops an organizational structure that is designed to provide unified command of land, naval, and air assets assigned to a theater of operations as prescribed in Joint Chiefs of Staff Publication 2. It begins with a historical examination of the organization for the command and control of theater-assigned assets employed by the United States and its allies during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam Conflict. Next, it reviews the current Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force views on theater warfare and discusses joint and combined doctrine for a theater warfare organization.…