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==Close air support== Both the Germans and Soviets emphasized [[close air support]] to ground combat, rather than [[battlefield air interdiction]]. The Germa

...of Honor]] for an act of valor on 22 November 1952; leading a flight of [[close air support]] fighters against enemy positions, his F-80 aircraft was hit during a run

...ep understanding of the capabilities of aircraft and weapons available for close air support, who is responsible to the supported ground organization for the proper emp

...ed breakthrough by coordinated tanks, motorized infantry, artillery, and [[close air support]]; followed by securing the flanks by conventional infantry. These German a ...y providing them with [[naval gunfire support]] and sometimes additional [[close air support]] from [[aircraft carrier]]s.

...support facility for U.S. [[paratroop]] operations, including airlift and close air support.

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...ld carry more weapons than other fighters and was extremely effective in [[close air support]], its primary role in the [[Korean War]].

....htm}}</ref> The Air Force did not want the [[U.S. Army]] having its own [[close air support]] aircraft, and also wanted primacy for strategic nuclear warfare (see [[Si

* Cooling, Benjamin Franklin ed. ''Close Air Support'' (1990) GPO

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...attle, the role of aircraft can be controversial. Ground commanders want [[close air support]], but air commanders often believe they can be more effective in [[battlef

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...ill be developed jointly, with due regard that some assets, such as Marine close air support, may remain under component control.

...ther and during darkness, in situations including attacks on supply lines, close air support, parachute delivery of supplies and personnel, and combat search and rescue

...differs from [[naval guns and gunnery|naval gunfire support]], and both [[close air support]] and [[battlefield air interdiction]] by naval aircraft. In the 1950s, del

'''Close air support''' (CAS) is defined, by the U.S. Department of Defense, as "air action by ...ppression of enemy air defense (SEAD) operations before ground troops, and close air support, were committed. Not all campaigns will have the luxury of time to conduct

Separate from [[close air support]] in [[amphibious warfare]], ''' air warfare in the [[Southwest Pacific Are ==[[Close air support]]==

...dispersed into forests and other concealment, and then rise to carry out [[close air support]] and [[battlefield air interdiction]].

...nd [[search and rescue]]. In addition, they can operate Sea Harriers for [[close air support]], [[reconnaissance]], or [[air superiority]].

Infantrymen were ecstatic about the effectiveness of close air support: ...rance, 1944," in B. Franklin Cooling, ''Case Studies in the Development of Close Air Support'' (1990), p. 250.</ref>