Abstract
Abstract : This monograph examines the current debate over the FSCL from a doctrinal perspective. Changes in the capabilities of Army and Air Force weapons systems, doctrine, and organizations are all affecting how each service views its role in the delivery and control of operational fires. With the defense budget declining at a fantastic pace, and with intense congressional scrutiny of service roles and missions, there has been a digression to parochial, service- oriented viewpoints over operational fires and the systems to deliver them. While the Service Chiefs battle over these issues, operational commanders must struggle to apply current capabilities and doctrine on a joint battlefield. This monograph examines the Army, Air Force, and joint doctrine with respect to the FSCL and operational fires. The monograph first examines the evolution of the FSCL as it changed from an Army term to delineate control of the battlefield, to the current joint term that is hotly contested by each of the services. Next the doctrinal perspectives of the Army and Air Force are examined with respect to the FSCL. In addition, the solutions of two unified commanders are examined as methods of approaching operational fires and the use of the FSCL.
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