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Forward air control

Forward air control is the provision of guidance to close air support (CAS) aircraft intended to ensure that their attack hits the intended target and does not injure friendly troops. This task is carried out by a forward air controller (FAC).

Vietnam War, Present day doctrines & Early air ground support efforts

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Early air ground support efforts

World War II

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Korean War

Vietnam War

Indo-Pakistani War

Portuguese Overseas War

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Present day doctrines

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Forward air control

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Forward air control

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related to References · 114
Forward air control → Above, Aerial Interdiction, AFC, Air Force Close Air, Air Force History, Air Power, Air University Press, Air Vice-Marshal John Howe, Airborne Forward Air Controller, Albert, Allied Close Air Support, Army, Austro-Hungarian, Battlefield Air Attack, Battlefront, Bernard, Bob, Books Library, CB, CBE
related to Early air ground support efforts · 29
Forward air control → Aircrews, Another, As, Austro-Hungarian, Banana Wars, Battle, Benno Fiala, Colonel Billy Mitchell, Curtiss Falcons, FAC, FACs, Fernbrugg, Germans, Gorlice, Junkers, Korean War, Marine, Nicaragua, October, On
related to NATO · 24
Forward air control → ABFAC, CAS, Co-operation, FAC, FAC-A, FACs, Fire Support Team, For NATO, Forward Air Controllers, JAPCC, Joint Air Attack Team, JTAC, Low Level, Medium/High Level, Minimum Qualifications, NATO, NATO FACs, NATO Standard, NATO Standardization Agency, Since
related to Reinvention of forward air control · 23
Forward air control → Air Force, April, Army, By January, December, Even, FAC, FACs, Hmong, In, Laotians, Marine Corps, Mekong Delta, Navy, Other, South Vietnamese FAC, Southeast Asia, Tactical Air Support Squadron, Tactical Air Support Squadrons, The
related to Korean War · 18
Forward air control → Allied, Although, Both, By, However, Il, July, June, Korean War, North Korean General Nam, Shoran, Summer, To, UNC, United Nation, United Nations Command, United States, When
related to United Kingdom armed forces · 18
Forward air control → Airborne Forward Air Controllers, Army, FACs, JFACTSU, Joint Forward Air Controller, RAF, RAF Regiment, Royal Artillery Fire Support, Royal Marines, Royal Marines Reserve, Standards Unit, TACPs, Teams, The Army Air Corps, The Royal Navy, Training, UK FACs, United Kingdom
related to Technological developments · 17
Forward air control → ABCCC, Airborne Command, As, By, C-47, Control Center, Douglas C-47, FAC, FACs, In September, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Southeast Asia, The Fast FAC, The United States, There, Vietnam War
related to World War II · 17
Forward air control → Air, Allied, Army, British, Close, Forward Air Support Links, France, However, Invasion, Italy, Its, June, Normandy, North Africa, On, The, World War II
related to British Commonwealth operations · 10
Forward air control → Aden, Army Air Corps, Commonwealth, Indonesian Confrontation, Malayan Emergency, Oman, Second World War, Suez Crisis, The United Kingdom, With
related to Vietnam War · 10
Forward air control → Also, FAC, FACs, Forward, New Mexico, Unless, Vietnam, Vietnam War, While World War II, World War II

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Forward air controlis aprovision of guidance to close air support0.90text
the NATO Standardization Agencyinstance ofCo-operation between different NATO agencies0.80text
the JAPCC resulted in the development of common standards for Forward Air Controllersinstance ofCo-operation between different NATO agencies0.80text
these are now set out in STANAG 3797instance ofCo-operation between different NATO agencies0.80text
Forward air controlrelated to British Commonwealth operationsThe United Kingdom0.60section
Forward air controlrelated to British Commonwealth operationsCommonwealth0.60section
Forward air controlrelated to British Commonwealth operationsSecond World War0.60section
Forward air controlrelated to British Commonwealth operationsMalayan Emergency0.60section
Forward air controlrelated to British Commonwealth operationsSuez Crisis0.60section
Forward air controlrelated to British Commonwealth operationsIndonesian Confrontation0.60section
Forward air controlrelated to British Commonwealth operationsAden0.60section
Forward air controlrelated to British Commonwealth operationsOman0.60section

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