Mitchell predicted in 1906 that future conflicts would take place entirely in the air. Aviation became a critical capability, while armies and navies adapted around it. Jackie Fisher's emphasis on speed and guns offers a parallel: fast battleships also retained armor and subdivision to survive combat. Alexander the Great's cavalry, phalanx, and skirmishers provide an older example of capabilities working together. Effective force design depends on how those capabilities support one another.
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Air power as an evolution in combined arms
Mitchell's 1906 prediction of entirely aerial warfare overlooked how armies and navies could adapt and integrate aircraft into combined forces.