Airlift
I always remember a lecture from the "Towers" in the late 60's regarding Army requests for airlift ( in the M.E.). Communication had reached a nadir, with the RAF itself judging what it considered the Army needed. So the Army requested twice what it wanted, with the R.A.F supplying half of what was demanded . Fortunately common-sense eventually prevailed with the incoming local air commander getting off his butt and visiting his ground bound contemporaries.
Working "Purple" for most of my (abbreviated) time , it was a lesson I never forgot.