Publisher's Synopsis
Efficient planning, coordination, and execution of air support to United States (US) Army forces (ARFOR) ground
operations is essential to overall success of the ARFOR mission. This manual describes the role of the battlefield
coordination detachment (BCD) as the ARFOR commander's vital link between ARFOR ground operations and the joint
force air component commander's (JFACC) air operations. The BCD facilitates the synchronization of air and ground
operations in the following areas:
- Air interdiction (AI).
- Air reconnaissance.
- Close air support (CAS).
- Electronic warfare (EW).
- Theater airlift.
- Reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance and target acquisition (RISTA).
- Army airspace command and control (A2C2).
- Air and missile defense.
