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Principles of War and Tenets of Air Power. Overview. Video History Principles of War. Video. History. Sun Tzu. Napoleon. JFC Fuller. Principle of War. Objective Offensive Mass Economy of force Maneuver. Unity of command Security Surprise Simplicity. Objective. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Principlesof War and Tenets of Air
Power
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Overview
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Video
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Sun Tzu Napoleon
JFC Fuller
History
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Principle of War
• Objective• Offensive• Mass• Economy of force• Maneuver
• Unity of command• Security• Surprise• Simplicity
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Objective
Directs military operations toward a defined and attainable objective that contributes to
strategic, operational, or tactical aims.
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Offensive
Dictates that we act rather than react and dictate the time, place, purpose, scope, intensity, and pace of operations. The
initiative must be seized, retained, and fully exploited.
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Concentrates combat power at the decisive time and place.
Mass in WWII
Mass
Mass Today
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Economy of Force
Creates usable mass by using minimum combat power on secondary objectives. Makes fullest use of forces available.
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Maneuver
Places the enemy in a position of disadvantage through the flexible application of combat power.
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Unity of Command
Ensures unity of effort for every objective under one responsible commander.
General James N. Mattis
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Security
Protects friendly forces and their operations from enemy actions which could provide the enemy with unexpected advantage.
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Surprise
Strikes the enemy at a time or place or in a manner for which he is unprepared.
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Simplicity
Avoids unnecessary complexity in preparing, planning, and conducting military operations.
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Summary