Efficient planning, coordination, and execution of air support to United States (US) Army forces (ARFOR) ground operations is essential to overall success of the ARFOR mission. This manual describes the role of the battlefield coordination detachment (BCD) as the ARFOR commander’s vital link between ARFOR ground operations and the joint force air component commander’s (JFACC) air operations. The BCD facilitates the synchronization of air and ground operations in the following areas:
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