Graveyard of Empires

All the subjects covered in the previous 2 posts (airborne early warning and ground tactical C2 elements) have been integrated into an example layout for the Afghan theater. You will find: several AWACS tracks examples. E-2 Hawkeye: operating from a carrier, the E-2 would primarily remain in the sou

Now that we've seen the airborne part of the Tactical C2 structure, we can turn to the ground-based elements. If you're not fully familiar with the Air Component Command’s C2 architecture, I recommend reading the earlier 3-part series explaining “who’s in charge” in Afghanistan and comparable ground

On the same principle as for the AAR areas, let's take the time to discuss the practical incidence of the Tactical C2 structure on the ACO. We'll discuss two main topics before coming up with an ACO example: the question of AWACS, followed by the airspace division for Tacical C2 responsibilities. In