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A forward air controller (FAC) relays target data to the pilot of an incoming aircraft during the joint readiness Exercise Arctic Warrior '91

A forward air controller (FAC) relays target data to the pilot of an i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ARTIC WARRIOR '91 Base: Fort Greely State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SG... More

A US Air Force (USAF) 355th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), A-10A Thunderbolt II Warthog attack aircraft takes off from the Eielson AFB runway while participating in a training exercise designed to test the units ability to rapidly deploy aircraft and personnel to any location in response to a quick notice and begin Close Air Support (CAS), Forward Air Control (FAC), Air Interdiction, and Combat Search and Rescue (SAR) operations

A US Air Force (USAF) 355th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF Release Status:... More

British Royal Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controllers

British Royal Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controllers

British Royal Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controllers discuss ways to coordinate with American aircraft platforms, Feb. 28, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The RAF personnel have spent more th... More

Senior Airman Courtney Sire, Fitness Assessment Cell

Senior Airman Courtney Sire, Fitness Assessment Cell

Senior Airman Courtney Sire, Fitness Assessment Cell physical training leader, measures an Airman’s height during a fitness assessment at the McAdoo Fitness Center on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 29, 2017. ... More

A member of the Czech Republic air force scans his

A member of the Czech Republic air force scans his

A member of the Czech Republic air force scans his sectors of fire during a forward air control training scenario a part of Ramstein Rover 2012 Sept. 11, here. During this scenario German forward air controller... More

A US Air Force (USAF) O-2 Skymaster (right) forward air control (FAC) aircraft and a USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support aircraft, sit in Heritage Park on Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK). The park was dedicated on July 20, 2000 and includes 5 static aircraft, a POW/MIA memorial, a World War II (WWII) era replica of a hangar, a memorial to Ben Eielson, and a new AIRMAN's Memorial, due to open late this year. The Skymaster flew at Eielson between 1971 and 1986 as a part of the 25th Tactical Air Support Squadron (TASS). The Thunderbolts are currently flying at Eielson with the 355th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW)

A US Air Force (USAF) O-2 Skymaster (right) forward air control (FAC) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF Release Status:... More

Staff Sgt. Christopher Nordie, left, a joint terminal

Staff Sgt. Christopher Nordie, left, a joint terminal

Staff Sgt. Christopher Nordie, left, a joint terminal air controller with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, looks at a live video feed from nearby aircraft while Sgt. Jacob Flury, also a JTAC with 2/11, main... More

Czech Republic forward air controllers look at targets

Czech Republic forward air controllers look at targets

Czech Republic forward air controllers look at targets before starting a day of close air support controls during the annual Coronet Cactus exercise April 22, 2015, at a range near Gila Bend, Arizona. The two-w... More

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air Support Operations Squadron, 147th Reconnaissance Wing, study targets during a close air support exercise at the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range in Gila ... More

A tactical air control party member with the 147th

A tactical air control party member with the 147th

A tactical air control party member with the 147th Air Support Operations Squadron, 147th Reconnaissance Wing, activates a ground signal flare during a close air support exercise at the Barry M. Goldwater Air F... More

Two F-22 Raptors from Langley AFB, Va., arrived in

Two F-22 Raptors from Langley AFB, Va., arrived in

Two F-22 Raptors from Langley AFB, Va., arrived in Santiago, Chile to participate in the International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE), March 27, 2016. More than 65 Airmen from around the U.S. are scheduled to part... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Bradley Keller, a UH-1Y Venom

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Bradley Keller, a UH-1Y Venom

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Bradley Keller, a UH-1Y Venom pilot with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, calls for close air support during Exercise Fireball Eagle at Marine Corps Air Station C... More

A tactical air control party member with the 147th

A tactical air control party member with the 147th

A tactical air control party member with the 147th Air Support Operations Squadron, 147th Reconnaissance Wing, looks at potential targets during a close air support exercise at the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force ... More

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air Support Operations Squadron, 147th Reconnaissance Wing, work to set up a tactical operations center during a full mission profile deployment exercise in Gil... More

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air Support Operations Squadron, 147th Reconnaissance Wing, pose as a 357th Fighter Squadron A-10 Warthog from Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, flies over... More

Electronics Technician 1ST Class Chatol services an AN/FAC-6 fiber-optic communications system

Electronics Technician 1ST Class Chatol services an AN/FAC-6 fiber-opt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Key West State: Florida(FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Zeagler Release Status: Releas... More

U.S. Army Capt. James Shorter, ground liaison officer,

U.S. Army Capt. James Shorter, ground liaison officer,

U.S. Army Capt. James Shorter, ground liaison officer, 354th Fighter Squadron, prepares a briefing on the status of ground forces at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Jan. 26, 2016. The 354th Fighter Squadron out... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Fritz, crew chief,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Fritz, crew chief,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Fritz, crew chief, 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, stores the landing gear pins in the wing panel of an A-10 Thunderbolt II at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Jan. 26, 201... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Fritz, crew chief,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Fritz, crew chief,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Fritz, crew chief, 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, closes the fuel panel on an A-10 Thunderbolt II at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Jan. 26, 2016. The 354th Fighter Squa... More

A member of the Czech Republic air force scans the

A member of the Czech Republic air force scans the

A member of the Czech Republic air force scans the area for enemy threats during a training scenario a part of Ramstein Rover 2012, Sept. 11, here. During this scenario German forward air controllers, who are b... More

Maj. Eric Grunke, an AV-8B Harrier instructor pilot,

Maj. Eric Grunke, an AV-8B Harrier instructor pilot,

Maj. Eric Grunke, an AV-8B Harrier instructor pilot, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics One, Yuma, Ariz., and Weiser, Idaho, native, straps on his aviator helmet and checks his communications before support a ... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Burdette, pilot, 354th

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Burdette, pilot, 354th

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Burdette, pilot, 354th Fighter Squadron, completes a preflight checklist at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Jan. 26, 2016. The 354th Fighter Squadron out of Davis-Monthan Air Forc... More

A tactical air control party member with the 147th

A tactical air control party member with the 147th

A tactical air control party member with the 147th Air Support Operations Squadron, 147th Reconnaissance Wing, lies in prone after exiting an Arizona National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk as part of a quick reaction f... More

Two US Air Force (USAF) 355th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), A-10A Thunderbolt II Warthog attack aircraft sit parked on the Eielson AFB flight line while waiting to participate in a training exercise designed to test the units ability to rapidly deploy aircraft and personnel to any location in response to a quick notice and begin Close Air Support (CAS), Forward Air Control (FAC), Air Interdiction, and Combat Search and Rescue (SAR) operations

Two US Air Force (USAF) 355th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Win...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF Release Status:... More

Colombian Air Force Brig. Gen. Carlos Eduardo Bueno

Colombian Air Force Brig. Gen. Carlos Eduardo Bueno

Colombian Air Force Brig. Gen. Carlos Eduardo Bueno Vargas, chief of Air Operations, smiles before is F-16 familiarization flight with U.S. Air Force Maj. Jeff Beckham, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from M... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Manley McKinley, assigned

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Manley McKinley, assigned

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Manley McKinley, assigned to the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, is congratulated by Colombian ... More

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air Support Operations Squadron, 147th Reconnaissance Wing, work to set up a tactical operations center during a full mission profile deployment exercise in Gil... More

Czech forward air controllers work to treat a casualty

Czech forward air controllers work to treat a casualty

Czech forward air controllers work to treat a casualty from with the 147th Air Support Operations Squadron, 147th Reconnaissance Wing, during full mission profile deployment exercise in Gila Bend, Arizona, Apr... More

AN air-to-air right side view of a U.S. Air Force 0-1E Bird Dog aircraft. The aircraft is used as a forward air control aircraft throughout South Vietnam. The forward air controller (FAC) spots suspected enemy strongholds and fires smoke rockets to mark the target for strike aircraft. Following a strike the FAC assesses bomb damage

AN air-to-air right side view of a U.S. Air Force 0-1E Bird Dog aircra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saigon Country: Viet Nam (VNM) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Scott McDaniel, a Forward Air Controller (FAC) assigned with the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP), 116th Air Support Operations Squadron (SSOS), surveys an area along Logistics Support Area (LSA) Anaconda, near Balad Air Base (AB), Iraq. The area is being cleared of threats so Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) personnel can call in an air strike

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Scott McDaniel, a Forwar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

Staff Sgt. Joseph Graham, left, a joint terminal air

Staff Sgt. Joseph Graham, left, a joint terminal air

Staff Sgt. Joseph Graham, left, a joint terminal air controller with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and Lance Cpl. Nathaniel French, a forward observer with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, direct airc... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Akshai Gandhi, the 157th Fighter

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Akshai Gandhi, the 157th Fighter

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Akshai Gandhi, the 157th Fighter Squadron commander, demonstrates the capabilities of the F-16 Block 52 fighter jet to Mrs. María del Pilar Lozano, wife of the Colombian Minister of Nati... More

A Colombian air force Kfir fighter jet, assigned to

A Colombian air force Kfir fighter jet, assigned to

A Colombian air force Kfir fighter jet, assigned to 111th Combat Squadron, lands in Rionegro, Colombia, Aug. 12, 2014, during Relampago (Lightning) 2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with ... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Manley McKinley, assigned

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Manley McKinley, assigned

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Manley McKinley, assigned to the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, is pinned the new rank of staf... More

From left, U.S. Air Force Capts. Jonathan Swift and

From left, U.S. Air Force Capts. Jonathan Swift and

From left, U.S. Air Force Capts. Jonathan Swift and John McGowan, pilots, 354th Fighter Squadron, discuss their approach to a target at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Jan. 26, 2016. The 354th Fighter Squadron ... More

A tactical air control party member with the 147th

A tactical air control party member with the 147th

A tactical air control party member with the 147th Air Support Operations Squadron, 147th Reconnaissance Wing, studies targets during a close air support exercise at the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range in Gi... More

AN air-to-air front view of an F-105D Thunderchief aircraft approaching a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft for refueling during flight. Aerial refueling and forward air control crews were honored by 388th Tactical Fighter Wing F-105D Thunderchief aircraft pilots in recognition of their successful coordinated combat mission. The day of the combat was called "Tanks a Million-That's a FAC" day

AN air-to-air front view of an F-105D Thunderchief aircraft approachin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Southeast Asia Scene Camera Operator: A1C Howard Fisher Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

FAC (Forward Air Control) Soldiers from the Polish 2nd Battle Group,coordinate air support with MI-24 Hind Helicopters during Operation"Hausar Wings"on June 28, 2005 in Babil Provence, Iraq.(U.S. Army photo by SGT. Arthur Hamilton) (Released)

FAC (Forward Air Control) Soldiers from the Polish 2nd Battle Group,co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Arthur Hamilton, USA Release Status: Released to P... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) Corry Murphy, Forward Air Controller (FAC), 4th Platoon (PLT), Golf Company (G CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 2nd Marines (2/2), points toward the next location, during the systematic cordon and search the city of Albu Awda. The Marines are looking for high value insurgent targets as well as illegal weapons and munitions during counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) to isolate and neutralize Anti Iraqi Forces during Operation HEIMLICH as part of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) Corry Murphy, Forward Air Control...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Albu Awda State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul S. Mancuso, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 52s, assigned to the 169th

U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 52s, assigned to the 169th

U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 52s, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing, from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, fly alongside Colombian air force Kfir's, assigned to the 111... More

A tactical air control party member with the 147th

A tactical air control party member with the 147th

A tactical air control party member with the 147th Air Support Operations Squadron, 147th Reconnaissance Wing, studies targets during a close air support exercise at the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range in Gi... More

A Czech Republic forward air controller looks over

A Czech Republic forward air controller looks over

A Czech Republic forward air controller looks over a map before starting a day of close air support controls during the annual Coronet Cactus exercise April 22, 2015, at a range near Gila Bend, Arizona. The two... More

The wall of the Fitness Assessment Cell features a

The wall of the Fitness Assessment Cell features a

The wall of the Fitness Assessment Cell features a series of new paintings completed by Airman 1st Class Tessa Hanson, 647th Force Support Squadron services journeyman, as part of an effort to help motivate Air... More

Maj. Anthony A. Tilelli, administrative and logistics

Maj. Anthony A. Tilelli, administrative and logistics

Maj. Anthony A. Tilelli, administrative and logistics officer in charge, forward air controller and a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122, speaks with Philippine Air Force Airman 1st Class Clifford S.... More

A Czech Republic forward air controller looks at targets

A Czech Republic forward air controller looks at targets

A Czech Republic forward air controller looks at targets before starting a day of close air support controls during the annual Coronet Cactus exercise April 22, 2015, at a range near Gila Bend, Arizona. The two... More

Colombian Air Force crew chiefs, assigned to the 111th

Colombian Air Force crew chiefs, assigned to the 111th

Colombian Air Force crew chiefs, assigned to the 111th Combat Squadron, perform a celebatory "wave" in front of a taxiing F-16 Block 52 Viper in Rionegro, Colombia, Aug. 16, 2014, during Relampago (Lightning) 2... More

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air Support Operations Squadron, 147th Reconnaissance Wing, exit an Arizona National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk as part of a quick reaction force during a full missi... More

A forward air controller (FAC) sits inside a vehicle as he communicates with the pilot of an incoming aircraft during the joint readiness exercise Arctic Warrior '91

A forward air controller (FAC) sits inside a vehicle as he communicate...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ARCTIC WARRIOR '91 Base: Fort Greely State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ru... More

An 81st Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II taxis

An 81st Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II taxis

An 81st Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II taxis down the runway here as a crew chief inspects another A-10 Sept. 12, during Ramstein Rover 2012. A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 81st FS are participating in the... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Hannah Conner, assigned to

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Hannah Conner, assigned to

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Hannah Conner, assigned to the 169th Operations Support Squadron's Aircrew Flight Equipment section from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, fi... More

Two caps belonging an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot lie

Two caps belonging an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot lie

Two caps belonging an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot lie in an equipment room. The 354th Fighter Squadron out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., is providing close air support for Integrated Training Exercise 2... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Joseph Curran, pilot, 354th Fighter

U.S. Air Force Capt. Joseph Curran, pilot, 354th Fighter

U.S. Air Force Capt. Joseph Curran, pilot, 354th Fighter Squadron, records post-mission lessons learned at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Jan. 26, 2016. The 354th Fighter Squadron out of Davis-Monthan Air Forc... More

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air Support Operations Squadron, 147th Reconnaissance Wing, and Czech forward air controllers shoot at targets during a full mission profile deployment exercise... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) James Hunt, a Forward Air Controller (FAC) with Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines and the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), looks skyward as he directs attack helicopters and aircraft against Taliban positions on a mountain near the village of Siah Chub Kalay, Afghanistan (AFG) during Operation ASBURY PARK and in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) James Hunt, a Forward Air Control...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 22ND MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A. Milks, USMC Release Status: Rel... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) James Hunt, a Forward Air Controller (FAC) with Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines and the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), looks skyward as he directs attack helicopters and aircraft against Taliban positions on a mountain near the village of Siah Chub Kalay, Afghanistan (AFG) during Operation ASBURY PARK and in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) James Hunt, a Forward Air Control...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 22ND MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A. Milks, USMC Release Status: Rel... More

Smoke rises from rocket and cannon fire from a US Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter as US Marine Corps (USMC) Forward Air Controllers (FAC) assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), call in air strikes on a Taliban mountain strong hold, located near the village of Khabargho, Afghanistan, during Operation Asbury Park. During eight days of intense fighting more than 80 Taliban fighters were killed while eight Marines were wounded in the most intense clashes during the MEU's deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Smoke rises from rocket and cannon fire from a US Army AH-64 Apache at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Khabargho State: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A. Milks, USMC ... More

FAC (Forward Air Control) Soldiers from the Polish 2nd Battle Group,coordinate air support with MI-24 Hind Helicopters during Operation"Hausar Wings"on June 28, 2005 in Babil Provence, Iraq.(U.S. Army photo by SGT. Arthur Hamilton) (Released)

FAC (Forward Air Control) Soldiers from the Polish 2nd Battle Group,co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Arthur Hamilton, USA Release Status: Released to P... More

Czech Republic air force Lieutenant Jan Talacko, right,

Czech Republic air force Lieutenant Jan Talacko, right,

Czech Republic air force Lieutenant Jan Talacko, right, Exercise ground commander, directs one of his troops during a forward air control training scenario during Ramstein Rover 2012, Sept. 11, here. During thi... More

Republic of Korea Army Master Sgt. Ho Kyu Baek, an

Republic of Korea Army Master Sgt. Ho Kyu Baek, an

Republic of Korea Army Master Sgt. Ho Kyu Baek, an intelligence and operations noncommissioned officer with the Special Warfare Training Group, Special Warfare Command, studies with U.S. Army Pvt. Zachary Becke... More

An 81st Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II takes

An 81st Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II takes

An 81st Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II takes off for a close air support and forward air control mission Sept. 10, during Ramstein Rover 2012 here. RARO 12 is a NATO-partnership building exercise involvin... More

U.S. Airmen, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from

U.S. Airmen, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from

U.S. Airmen, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, disembark from a C-17 Globemaster III, from the Tennessee Air National Guard, Au... More

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air Support Operations Squadron, 147th Reconnaissance Wing, study targets during a close air support exercise at the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range in Gila ... More

U.S. Airmen, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from

U.S. Airmen, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from

U.S. Airmen, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, stand alongside Colombian Air Force Airmen during a group photo to kickoff a joi... More

U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 52’s, assigned to the 169th

U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 52’s, assigned to the 169th

U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 52’s, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, fly alongside Colombian air force Kfir fighter jets, assigned... More

Mexican army Col. Homero Blanco signs the agree actions

Mexican army Col. Homero Blanco signs the agree actions

Mexican army Col. Homero Blanco signs the agree actions from Mexico during the closing ceremony of the conference in Toronto Feb 9. The 4-day gathering of 37 delegates from 20 American countries was hosted by t... More

A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 81st Fighter Squadron

A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 81st Fighter Squadron

A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 81st Fighter Squadron line up for takeoff in support of a close air support mission Sept. 10, during Ramstein Rover 2012 here. The A-10s provided close air support to German and It... More

A joint terminal attack controller with the 147th Air

A joint terminal attack controller with the 147th Air

A joint terminal attack controller with the 147th Air Support Operations Squadron, 147th Reconnaissance Wing, and a Czech Republic forward air controller look at targets for close air support during the annual ... More

Colombian Air Base General Arturo Lema Posada, Rionegro,

Colombian Air Base General Arturo Lema Posada, Rionegro,

Colombian Air Base General Arturo Lema Posada, Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia, Aug. 9, 2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are... More

An F/A-18C belonging to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron

An F/A-18C belonging to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron

An F/A-18C belonging to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All-Weather) 225 sits on the flight line here. The squadron used this aircraft to train Forward Air Controller Airborne pilots at Avon Park Air Force Rang... More

Senior Airman Courtney Sire, Fitness Assessment Cell

Senior Airman Courtney Sire, Fitness Assessment Cell

Senior Airman Courtney Sire, Fitness Assessment Cell physical training leader, hands an Airman their test number at the McAdoo Fitness Center on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 28, 2017. Squadron or unit PTLs ... More

Maj. Andy Korsmo, 81st Fighter Squadron pilot, steps

Maj. Andy Korsmo, 81st Fighter Squadron pilot, steps

Maj. Andy Korsmo, 81st Fighter Squadron pilot, steps into an A-10 Thunderbolt II to take off for a close air support mission Sept. 10, during Ramstein Rover 2012 here. RARO12 is a nation partnership building ex... More

A Saab JAS-39 Grippen fighter jet from the Swedish

A Saab JAS-39 Grippen fighter jet from the Swedish

A Saab JAS-39 Grippen fighter jet from the Swedish Air Force Operation, Tactics and Evaluations division takes off the runway to support a rehearsal of Forward Air Controller (Airborne) and Close Air Support op... More

Benjamin Ziff, deputy chief of mission for the U.S.

Benjamin Ziff, deputy chief of mission for the U.S.

Benjamin Ziff, deputy chief of mission for the U.S. Embassy in Colombia, speaks during the opening ceremony of Relampago (Lightning) 2014, Rionegro, Colombia, Aug. 11, 2014. Relampago is a combined air coopera... More

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Major John Bishop from 5

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Major John Bishop from 5

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Major John Bishop from 5 Field Ambulance gives the underwater video camera to Master Corporal Gabrielle DesRochers from Canadian Forces Combat Camera during dive coverage in the vicini... More

U.S. Air Force crew chiefs, assigned to the 169th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force crew chiefs, assigned to the 169th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force crew chiefs, assigned to the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, wait to recover F-16 fighters flying into Rioneg... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Burdette, pilot, 354th

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Burdette, pilot, 354th

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Burdette, pilot, 354th Fighter Squadron, completes a preflight checklist at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Jan. 26, 2016. The 354th Fighter Squadron out of Davis-Monthan Air Forc... More

A Texas Air National Guard joint terminal attack controller

A Texas Air National Guard joint terminal attack controller

A Texas Air National Guard joint terminal attack controller and Czech Republic forward air controllers discuss targets before starting a day of close air support controls during the annual Coronet Cactus exerci... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Wilmer Stoneman IV, a joint

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Wilmer Stoneman IV, a joint

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Wilmer Stoneman IV, a joint fire observer with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division calls for close air support during Exercise Fireball Eagle at Marine Corps Air Stat... More

Staff Sgt. Joseph Graham, a joint terminal air controller

Staff Sgt. Joseph Graham, a joint terminal air controller

Staff Sgt. Joseph Graham, a joint terminal air controller with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, directs aircraft via radio while conducting live-fire training during exercise Scorpion Fire in the Chocolate ... More

U.S. Air Force crew chiefs, assigned to the 169th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force crew chiefs, assigned to the 169th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force crew chiefs, assigned to the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, troubleshoot the leading edge flap on a F-16 Blo... More

An Arizona National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk filled with

An Arizona National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk filled with

An Arizona National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk filled with tactical air control party members from the 147th Air Support Operations Squadron, 147th Reconnaissance Wing, prepares to land while taking simulated enemy ... More

British Flight Lt. Anton Flexer, Royal Air Force Regiment

British Flight Lt. Anton Flexer, Royal Air Force Regiment

British Flight Lt. Anton Flexer, Royal Air Force Regiment Air-Land Integration Cell Tactical Air Control Party Four member, squints while searching the sky for an F-15E Strike Eagle, Feb. 28, 2013, at Mountain ... More

U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 52, assigned to the 169th

U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 52, assigned to the 169th

U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 52, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, takes off from Rionegro, Colombia, Aug. 12, 2014, during Relamp... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen partake in a physical fitness

U.S. Air Force Airmen partake in a physical fitness

U.S. Air Force Airmen partake in a physical fitness assessment at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Oct. 6, 2014. Airmen are evaluated in four portions of the Air Force PT test - pushups, situps, abdominal circumfer... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Mason Vincent, pilot, 354th Fighter

U.S. Air Force Capt. Mason Vincent, pilot, 354th Fighter

U.S. Air Force Capt. Mason Vincent, pilot, 354th Fighter Squadron, reads a technical order during a preflight briefing at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Jan. 26, 2016. The 354th Fighter Squadron out of Davis-M... More

Staff Sgt. Joseph Graham, a joint terminal air controller

Staff Sgt. Joseph Graham, a joint terminal air controller

Staff Sgt. Joseph Graham, a joint terminal air controller with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, plots locations on a map while conducting live-fire training during exercise Scorpion Fire in the Chocolate Mo... More

Airmen from the United States and Colombian Air Forces

Airmen from the United States and Colombian Air Forces

Airmen from the United States and Colombian Air Forces prepare a flag for display during Exercise Green Flag East at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 15, 2016. Green Flag East provides pilots with simulated ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Edwin Burch II, left,

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Edwin Burch II, left,

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Edwin Burch II, left, the Assistant Tactical Air Control Party Program Manager with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (2D MARDIV), and Maj. Steven Sprigg, an... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andy Bui, crew chief,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andy Bui, crew chief,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andy Bui, crew chief, 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, conducts a preflight inspection of an A-10 Thunderbolt II at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Jan. 26, 2016. The 354th F... More

A member of the Czech Republic air force provides cover

A member of the Czech Republic air force provides cover

A member of the Czech Republic air force provides cover for forward air controllers during a training scenario a part of Ramstein Rover 2012 Sept. 11. During this scenario German forward air controllers, who ar... More

U.S. Marines with the Tactical Air Control Party Program

U.S. Marines with the Tactical Air Control Party Program

U.S. Marines with the Tactical Air Control Party Program call for close air support while mobile during exercise Fireball Eagle at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, February 4, 2020. The tr... More

Czech Republic air force Lt. Jan Talacko, exercise

Czech Republic air force Lt. Jan Talacko, exercise

Czech Republic air force Lt. Jan Talacko, exercise ground commander, and his troops run for cover as they pursue an enemy target during a forward air control training scenario a part of Ramstein Rover 2012 Sept... More

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air

Tactical air control party members with the 147th Air Support Operations Squadron, 147th Reconnaissance Wing, and Czech forward air controllers work to set up a tactical operations center during a full mission ... More

Capt. Marcus Yasumatsu, a forward air controller and

Capt. Marcus Yasumatsu, a forward air controller and

Capt. Marcus Yasumatsu, a forward air controller and Marine Aircraft Group 12 current assistant operations officer, reviews operations with Philippine Air Force Sgt. John E. Jonson, joint terminal attack contro... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col.Akshai Ghandi, the 157th  Fighter

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col.Akshai Ghandi, the 157th Fighter

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col.Akshai Ghandi, the 157th Fighter Squadron commander assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard, greets Benjamin Zif... More

Airmen from the United States and Colombian Air Forces

Airmen from the United States and Colombian Air Forces

Airmen from the United States and Colombian Air Forces perform a foreign object detection walk during Exercise Green Flag East at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 15, 2016. Green Flag East provides pilots wi... More

Lt. Col. Giladarado Rayo Rincon, Colombian army delegate,

Lt. Col. Giladarado Rayo Rincon, Colombian army delegate,

Lt. Col. Giladarado Rayo Rincon, Colombian army delegate, listens intently on day one of the Conference of American Armies in Toronto, Feb 8. To ensure all 37 delegates understood the proceedings, the Canadian ... More

Brazilian army Col. Jose Charbel signs an agreement

Brazilian army Col. Jose Charbel signs an agreement

Brazilian army Col. Jose Charbel signs an agreement at Conference of American Armies in Toronto, Feb 9. This conference’s theme was “Training for the Interagency Environment,” and was one in a series of confer... More

A Marine AH-1 SuperCobra conducts live-fire training

A Marine AH-1 SuperCobra conducts live-fire training

A Marine AH-1 SuperCobra conducts live-fire training during exercise Scorpion Fire in the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Ranges, Calif., near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. He... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Wilmer Stoneman IV, a joint

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Wilmer Stoneman IV, a joint

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Wilmer Stoneman IV, a joint fire observer with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, calls for close air support during Exercise Fireball Eagle at Marine Corps Air Sta... More

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