...Coningham, it was : "The soldier commands the land forces, the airman commands the air forces; both commands work together and operate their respective forces in accordance with a combined Army-Air plan."" In the weeks which followed, the application in Tunisia of\ the battle-tested doctrines of the Western...

...much of the desert campaigns. It was understood that the soldier commands the land forces, the airman the air forces; both commanders work together and...accordance with a combined Army/Air plan, the whole operations being directed by the Army Commander. " 1 As a result of lessons learned during operations,...

...need to cooperate as one united entity, as was evident in the Montgomery-Coningham team: The Soldier commands the land forces, the Airman commands the...accordance with a combined Army-Air plan, the whole operations being directed by the Army Commander. The Army fights on a front that may be divided into...

...Montgomery's remarks at the conference, Coningham simplified the picture, suggesting that: "The Soldier commands the land forces, the Airman commands the...operate their respective forces in accordance with the combined Army-Air plan, the whole operation being directed by the Army Commander." Coningham acknowledged...

...becomes endangered.43 Coningham amplified Montgomery's remarks, stating quite simply: "The Soldier commands the land forces, the Airman commands the...operate their respective forces in accordance with the combined Army- Air plan, the whole operation being directed by the Army Commander." Noting "fundamental"...

...as follows: The Soldier commands the land forces, the Airman commands the air forces; both commands work together and operate their respective forces...accordance with a combined Army-Air plan, the whole operations being directed by the Army Commander. Coningham then discussed the fruitful applications...