Gen. John P. Jumper, Chief of Staff, said the Air Force used precision tactics—both old and new—to great effect during recent operations against targets in Fallujah. The urban battle heralded the return of strafing, among other effective and precise tactics, Jumper told defense reporters in Washington, D.C., Dec. 14. "We're using a lot of strafe," Jumper said, adding that the situation "was a bit of a surprise to me, actually, but in order to get, again, precision, that's one of the things that's being called for." He went on to say, "As far as airpower in Fallujah goes, there was a lot." (See "The Fallujah Model," p. 48.)
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