Joint Air Attack Team Tactics (JAATT) was a doctrine,^[1][2][3] taught by the US military Tactical Air Command "in a combined arms team concept of operations" through TRADOC. The tactic was founded on both the A-10 and the OH-58 aircraft. "Using nap-of-the-earth flying techniques, helicopters can use even small terrain features for concealment. The helicopter-borne Forward Air Controller (FAC) has better survivability than his fixed-wing FAC counterpart, near the forward edge of the battle area."^[4]

General Donn A. Starry at the Combined Arms Center was responsible for the promotion of the doctrine.^[5][6] During his time at Fort Leavenworth the Center released many instructional films.^[7]

The idea was to "locate, engage and destroy tanks and other armoured vehicles" and was taught from November 1978.^{[8][9][10][11]}

The Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) worked together with TAC through the joint Air-Land Force Applications Agency at Langley Air Force Base, on a variety of projects. The two services continued development and training of JAATT, a team concept that had proved effective in providing Air Force A-10 aircraft and Army attack helicopters a much higher degree of survivability than when each operated independently. The Applications Agency prepared a draft joint counter-air and air defense interim operational concept, and representatives of the two services agreed to a joint operational concept for suppressing enemy air defense.^[5]

The British Army would seem to have adopted these tactics,^[12] especially in conjunction with the American base at RAF Bentwaters.^[13] The husband of US Senator Kelly Ayotte was a key instructor of this doctrine while he served from 1990 with the Massachusetts Air National Guard.^[14]