A good time not to be a Sixth Fleet staffer...

[jmcquate]

Not really CAS. And the resolution calls for more than a no-fly zone - "all necessary measures...to protect civilians and civilian-populated areas" is the phraseology.

OK, who IDs targets and calls strikes.

 

[eddie]

OK, who IDs targets and calls strikes.

Everything outside Benghazi is a target?

 

[phrogpilot73]

OK, who IDs targets and calls strikes.

As someone who teaches FAC/JTACs the intricacies of CAS for a living - a no-fly zone is more similar to SCAR than CAS.

The definition of CAS from Joint Pub 3-09.3: "Close air support (CAS) is air action by fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft against hostile targets that are in close proximity to friendly forces, and requires detailed integration of each air mission with the fire and movement of those forces."

Further: "Close air support (CAS) can be conducted at any place and time friendly forces are in close proximity to enemy forces. The word “close” does not imply a specific distance; rather, it is situational. The requirement for detailed integration because of proximity, fires, or movement is the determining factor."

We wouldn't be doing detailed integration with the rebel forces, so no - not CAS.

 

[KBayDog]

The definition of CAS from Joint Pub 3-09.3: "Close air support (CAS) is air action by fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft against hostile targets that are in close proximity to friendly forces, and requires detailed integration of each air mission with the fire and movement of those forces."

Further: "Close air support (CAS) can be conducted at any place and time friendly forces are in close proximity to enemy forces. The word “close” does not imply a specific distance; rather, it is situational. The requirement for detailed integration because of proximity, fires, or movement is the determining factor."

Geek.

 

[scoolbubba]

WAIT!!!!

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2011/03/navy-libya-possible-no-fly-zone-role-031311w/

I'm afraid that unless Ghadafi does something REALLY bad, like make not-so-humorous videos with a little off-color content, the Navy has more important stuff to worry about.

Tell that to the guys surging to the med right now. Who the hell writes for the Army/Navy/USMC Times anyways? Mouth breathers?

 

[helolumpy]

In case anyone needs their Joint Intel Preparation of the Operational Environment (JIPOE): http://video.foxnews.com/v/4594162/logistics-of-enforcing-no-fly-zone-in-libya/?playlist_id=87937

Man, I wish I thought of some of this stuff..... Gotta love that they dragged Wesley Clark out of some hole to comment on the requirement to put boots on the ground. After all airpower was decisive in Former Yugoslavia!!