TACP History
Rover Joe WWII TACP Origin Justification
Abstract: This article zooms in on the WWII Rover Joes (Air Support Party), WWII reports on the development of Rover Joe TTPs, and shows that the Rover Joes/Air...
Rover Joe WWII TACP Origin Justification
Abstract: This article zooms in on the WWII Rover Joes (Air Support Party), WWII reports on the development of Rover Joe TTPs, and shows that the Rover Joes/Air...
FM 31-35, First Mention of TACP
Author’s Note: This article covers the first use of the term Tactical Air Control Party in official doctrine. Excuse the poor pictures. FM 31-35 (1946) can only be...
FM 31-35, First Mention of TACP
Author’s Note: This article covers the first use of the term Tactical Air Control Party in official doctrine. Excuse the poor pictures. FM 31-35 (1946) can only be...
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...