Close Air Support: Comparison of Air Force and Marine Corps Requirements and Aircraft

NSIAD-89-218 Published: Sep 19, 1989. Publicly Released: Oct 20, 1989.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO compared the Army's and Marine Corps' close air support mission requirements, focusing on: (1) how the Army and the Marine Corps use mission requirements to determine aircraft operational requirements; (2) how the Air Force and the Marine Corps meet mission requirements; and (3) procedures for requesting and executing close air support missions during combat.

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