Aviation Fires in the Single Battle Concept.

The article discusses the introduction of new terminology in the single battle concept of the U.S. Marines Corps. The confusion regarding close air support (CAS) and deep air support (DAS) will be corrected by introducing the terms close aviation fires (CAF) and deep aviation fires (DAF). It mentions that the correction will be helpful to describe properly the employment and apportionment of aviation combat elements. Figures and tables that illustrate the subject matter are also presented.