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Joint terminal attack controller — A Joint terminal attack controller is a qualified (certified) military service member who, from a forward position, directs the action of combat aircraft engaged in close air support and other offensive air operations. A qualified and current… … Wikipedia
Joint Terminal Attack Controller — Ein Forward Air Controller, FAC, (dtsch. Fliegerleitoffizier) ist eine Person, die nach entsprechender Ausbildung dazu berechtigt ist, von einem Ort in unmittelbarer Nähe des Kampfgeschehens (vorgeschoben) den Einsatz von Kampfflugzeugen zur… … Deutsch Wikipedia
terminal attack control — The authority to control the maneuver of and grant weapons release clearance to attacking aircraft. See also joint terminal attack controller … Military dictionary
Joint Direct Attack Munition — The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) is a guidance kit that converts existing unguided gravity bombs, or dumb bombs , into all weather smart munitions. JDAM equipped bombs are guided to their target by an integrated inertial guidance system… … Wikipedia
Joint Fire Support Team — Ein Mitglied einer US Spezialeinheit nutzt einen tragbaren Laserzielbeleuchter in Afghanistan (2001) … Deutsch Wikipedia
JTAC — joint technical augmentation cell; joint terminal attack controller; Joint Terrorism Analysis Center … Military dictionary
Forward air control — A forward air controller (FAC) is a qualified individual who, from a forward position on the ground or in the air, directs the action of military aircraft engaged in close air support of land forces.Forward Air Controller is an official acronym… … Wikipedia
List of United States Marine Corps MOS — The Marine Corps s Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) is a system of categorizing career fields. The standard structure of an MOS identifier is a 4 digit number, with the first two being the category, and the second two being the career within … Wikipedia
Mackay Trophy — The Mackay Trophy on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. The Mackay Trophy was established on 27 January 1911 by Clarence Hungerford Mackay, who was then head of the Postal Telegraph Cable Company and the Commercial… … Wikipedia
Forward observers in the US military — A forward observer, Iraq, 2007. Forward observers in the US military are artillery observer … Wikipedia
