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Recce-Strike Provides a Generational Opportunity to Refocus Air Power

Jack Duffield
27 July 2026clock6 Minute Read
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Armoured Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division launch a Loitering Munition Rotation 26-02 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Nov. 01, 2025

US Army, via Wikimedia Commons

Air forces should be advocates of land recce-strike, which can hold the close fight with organic support, freeing air capabilities for the missions that justify them.

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Jack Duffield

Deployment Strategist at Arondite

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