battlefield coordination detachment

An Army liaison provided by the Army component or force commander to the air operations center (AOC) and/or to the component designated by the joint force commander to plan, coordinate, and deconflict air operations. The battlefield coordination detachment processes Army requests for air support, monitors and interprets the land battle situation for the AOC, and provides the necessary interface for exchange of current intelligence and operational data. Also called BCD. See also Air Force air and space operations center; liaison.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Howard Nichols, 1st Battlefield Coordination Detachment, Fort Bragg, N.C.

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Even when land forces are present, it is still critical to the efficient planning and execution of DA for this expertise to work formally for the CFACC, rather than as part of the CFLCC s battlefield coordination detachment. (14)

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This list is passed to the Army component battlefield coordination detachment (BCD) at the joint air operations center (JAOC) for coordination and deconfliction.

Missile defense attack operations. (Cover Story)

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