air liaison officer

air liaison officer
The senior tactical air control party member attached to a ground unit who functions as the primary advisor to the ground commander on air power. An air liaison officer is usually an aeronautically rated officer. Also called ALO. See alsoliaison.

Military dictionary. 2000.

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