US to use Pakistani Land and Airspace for Military Action

Pakistan has allowed the US military to have overflight and access to be able to support its presence in Afghanistan.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021

Pakistan and the US have a framework of cooperation in terms of Air Lines of Communication (ALOC) and Ground Lines of Communication (GLOC) in place since 2001.

A line of communication is the route that connects an operating military unit with its supply base. Supplies and reinforcements are transported along the line of communication.

Therefore, a secure and open line of communication is vital for any military force to continue to operate effectively.

Prior to the advent of the use of telegraph and radio in warfare, lines of communication were also the routes used by despatch riders on horseback and runners to convey and deliver orders and battle updates to and from unit commanders and headquarters.

Thus, a unit whose lines of communication were compromised was vulnerable to becoming isolated and defeated, as the means for requesting reinforcements and resupply is lost.

The standard military abbreviation is LOC, or SLOC for Sea line of communication or ALOC for air line of communication.