Just going through my sources and came across this from the "DID" site. It ties together the battlefield relationship I discussed in the last post. This might help better your (my) understanding of who, how and why ground, sea air ops are mutually supported. It even has pictures, diagrams and charts!
It's worth the effort if you want a better understanding of the article topic.
http://www.alsa.mil/library/alsb/ALSB%202012-2.pdf
Regards,
Pat