Artillery vs. air power dispute continues.The turf feud feud, formalized private warfare, especially between family groups. The blood feud (see vendetta) is characteristic of those societies in which central government either has not arisen or has decayed. between the Air Force and the Army on how best to destroy targets on the ground continues unabated un·a·bat·ed adj. Sustaining an original intensity or maintaining full force with no decrease: an unabated windstorm; a battle fought with unabated violence. . A rivalry Rivalry Robbery (See THIEVERY.) Rudeness (See COARSENESS.) Brom Bones and Ichabod Crane bully and show-off compete for Katrina’s hand. [Am. Lit. between supporters of ground-based artillery and those who favor air-delivered firepower fire·pow·er n. 1. The capacity, as of a weapon, weapons system, military unit, or position, for delivering fire. 2. The ability to deliver fire against an enemy in combat. Noun 1. surfaced in open debates after Operation Anaconda Operation Anaconda is the code name for an operation in early March 2002 in which the United States military, along with allied Afghan military forces, attempted to destroy al-Qaeda and Taliban forces in the Shahi-Kot Valley and Arma Mountains southeast of Zormat. , in March 2002, when U.S. forces fought Taliban and Al-Qaeda operatives in the Shah-i-Kot mountains of eastern Afghanistan. The Air Force was criticized for failing to provide timely close air-support to Army troops. Air Force officers now privately complain that the Army is more interested in protecting its artillery assets and programs than in figuring out how to right together more effectively. "The Army thinks of the Air Force as a cannon," says an Air Force wing commander. "We can be a cannon, but they have to include us in the parry." Further, he says, the "Army artillery folks are in search of a mission ... as artillery becomes more supplanted by air power." An abundance of "artillery pet programs" inevitably results in "an entire corps of officers fearing losing the capability to command and control the deep battle space." |
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