AirLand “Reversal” or Continuing Tactical Adaptation? By Christopher Mewett, War on the Rocks
I’m just going to come out and say it: I don’t understand the premise of air power evangelist Benjamin Lambeth’s recent article, “AirLand Reversal” He argues that airpower has killed a lot of enemy in America’s recent wars, especially when supported by the threat of ground maneuver. So what is it that’s being reversed, exactly?
For hundreds of years, armies (and later, joint forces) have been adapting to technological change by articulating forces into separate arms with differing strengths and weaknesses, then developing tactical approaches to maximize their effectiveness in destroying enemy troops…