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Agile combat employment is called a

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scheme of maneuver . It's a critical

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part of how the air force is adapting

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to the current state of the world .

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Here's how it works in the past . When

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troops deployed , they went to mostly

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established bases with solid

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infrastructure that were well defended

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or considered to be beyond the reach of .

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Adversaries in the modern world .

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Adversaries can threaten forward

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operating bases , disrupt the mission

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and even possibly cause mission failure .

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Agile combat employment complicates the

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ability for adversaries to successfully

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attack by dispersing forces and assets

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like aircraft and personnel across a

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larger area . Forces are spread out ,

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but each location can get aircraft off

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the ground . Those aircraft can come

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together generating combat power . If a

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location comes under threat , it's

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easier to clear the area because there

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are fewer aircraft and personnel to

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relocate and with other smaller

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operating locations , it's also easier

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to bring forces back together to strike .

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For adversaries . This creates a

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dilemma . It makes it more difficult to

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target forces that are dispersed and it

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introduces an element of

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unpredictability . In short ace

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increases survivability , complicates

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an adversary's planning and gives the

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air force a strategic Advantage .