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…The assessment must include airfields, seaports, rail and road networks, particularly those in underdeveloped countries where their status is questionable. Delay in completing the assessment directly affects the flow of strategic lift assets into the region…

…It takes time for ground crew to prepare aircraft for flight, for aircrew to plan missions, and for aircrew to fly to the immediate theater of operations from distant airfields. Likewise, commanders must have enough visibility…

…In addition, intelligence collection must focus quickly on transportation infrastructure in the operational area, to include capabilities and limitations of major seaports, airfields, and surface LOCs. (4) Intelligence organizations (principally at the JTF HQ level) should…

… Construct and maintain forward airfields and landing zones.  Conduct traffic management and enforcement. 3-71. Movement and maneuver along multiple axes requires significant coordinated planning and synchronization. Mobility is necessary for the execution of…

…Defeating an enemy airborne or air assault attack begins with a good IPB process to determine the enemy force’s capabilities to conduct vertical envelopment and to identify enemy airfields, pickup zones, drop zones, and landing…

… Enemy facilities supporting enemy air operations, such as airfields, launch sites, logistic support facilities, forward arming and refueling points, and aerial command and control sites. Enemy ground facilities are normally engaged by maneuver and fire…

…These fires are particularly effective on buildings and on targets with a linear axis such as streets and airfields. Because of its flat trajectory, NGF employment is limited on targets within the city. Firing Military Operations…