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Revised Air Force Doctrine Document 2-4, Combat Support
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Air & Space Power Journal
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December 1, 2005
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Copyright informationCopyright U.S. Superintendent of Documents Winter 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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IN ORDER TO meet the rapidly changing needs of today's war-fighting commanders, air and space forces must be prepared to respond quickly and efficiently to worldwide taskings. As such, the support to accompany these forces must respond with equal speed and efficiency. The newly revised Air Force Doctrine Document (AFDD) 2-4, Combat Support, 23 March 2005, details this important and unique relationship between combat forces and the people, organizations, and systems supporting them.
Gen John P. Jumper, the former Air Force chief of staff, described combat support, which consists of agile combat support (ACS) and expeditionary combat support (ECS), as "the foundation of air and space power." ...
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