Battlefield Coordination Detachment

The BCD enables the coordination of Army-Air Force mission command, fire support, integrated air and missile defense, intelligence sharing, airspace management, and airlift.

General Wilbur L. Creech, USAF, assisted in the Airland Battle doctrinal development and saw it as a means to prevent the US Air Force from losing tactical mission aircraft to the US Army.

A provisional organization called a Battlefield Coordination Element (BCE) was established and in 1984 a Memorandum of Agreement between the two branches of service continued to codify the support requirements needed to unify efforts.

Following the Gulf War, COL James Crigger, 9AF DCS Ops/CENTAF, specifically underscored the importance of the incorporation of the BCE into the Tactical Air Control Center for force synchronization.

The Operations Section also coordinates US Army Fire Support to the Air Force, personnel recovery, dynamic targeting.

The BCD Airlift section placement with the AOC AMD leverages the US Army's ability to coordinate the movement of personnel and equipment throughout the command and assist in sourcing assets.

BCD Airlift assigned members should attend the Logistics Track of the AOCIQTFTU-AMD Formal Training Course taught by the 435 TRS, and held at Hurlburt Fld, Fl.

GLDs are administratively under the control of the BCD, but work at their designated air wings or carrier strike groups supporting US Army operations.

GLDs provide ground intelligence, coordinating data and maneuver information directly to the pilots who will fly a given close air support or airlift mission.