Monday, June 4, 2012

What Is The Air-Sea Battle (ASB) Program


What ASB Is-And Is Not -- Bill Sweetman, Aviation Week

Last month, the U.S. chief of naval operations, Adm. Jonathan Greenert, wrote that his Navy should support the U.S. Air Force's plan to develop a new bomber. This followed the endorsement by his opposite number, USAF Gen. Norton Schwartz, of the Navy's plan for more nuclear attack submarines.

In other news, the Pentagon turned bright orange, floated in the air and started drifting with the breeze in the direction of Tyson's Corner, Va.

The Air-Sea Battle (ASB) philosophy, an initiative long in the making and (finally) fully backed by both Navy and Air Force leaders, is an important and sensible development. As such, it disturbs a lot of people (not just outside the lead services) and they are trying to destroy it.

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My Comment: A easy to follow definition of what is air-sea battle doctrine.

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