TACP History
WWII Series #5
Author’s Note: This article contains my concluding thoughts (so far) on the impact of the ASP and CAS on WWII. I am, I think rightly so, biased in...
WWII Series #5
Author’s Note: This article contains my concluding thoughts (so far) on the impact of the ASP and CAS on WWII. I am, I think rightly so, biased in...
TACP WWII Origins #4, Part 2
Author’s Note: This article is an extension of the previous article. It covers the use of CAS by “Lightning” Joe Collins and revisits the XIX TAC/Third Army partnership in the...
TACP WWII Origins #4, Part 2
Author’s Note: This article is an extension of the previous article. It covers the use of CAS by “Lightning” Joe Collins and revisits the XIX TAC/Third Army partnership in the...
TACP WWII Origins #4, Part 1
Patton's Third Army and Weyland's XIX TAC Blitz Foundations Author’s Note: Research on the Air Support Parties in Western Europe from August 1944 through May 1945 is still in progress....
TACP WWII Origins #4, Part 1
Patton's Third Army and Weyland's XIX TAC Blitz Foundations Author’s Note: Research on the Air Support Parties in Western Europe from August 1944 through May 1945 is still in progress....
TACP WWII Origins Series #3
D-Day, St. Lo Breakout, and Armored Column Cover Planning for close air support proved challenging for tactical air commanders and ground commanders, especially given the perceived challenges of executing the...
TACP WWII Origins Series #3
D-Day, St. Lo Breakout, and Armored Column Cover Planning for close air support proved challenging for tactical air commanders and ground commanders, especially given the perceived challenges of executing the...
TACP WWII Origins Series #2
Failed Umbrella Concept In November 1942, American Army Ground Forces (AGF) committed their first troops to combat in WWII to the Operation Torch landings in French North Africa (Morrocco and...
TACP WWII Origins Series #2
Failed Umbrella Concept In November 1942, American Army Ground Forces (AGF) committed their first troops to combat in WWII to the Operation Torch landings in French North Africa (Morrocco and...
TACP WWII Origins Series #1
Pre-WWII CAS Posture and FM 31-35 Abstract This article is the first in the “WWII TACP Origins” series. It covers the pre-WWII air power landscape and the Army Air...
TACP WWII Origins Series #1
Pre-WWII CAS Posture and FM 31-35 Abstract This article is the first in the “WWII TACP Origins” series. It covers the pre-WWII air power landscape and the Army Air...