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1
Q

Identify methods of attack

A

BOT & BOC

2
Q

Describe duties and responsibilities of TACP, JTAC, FAC(A), and JFO

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TACP

  • Liason: Advise their respective ground commanders on the capability and limitations of airpower.
  • Control: Provide the primary terminal attack control of CAS.

JTAC

  • Know enemy situation and location of friendly and civilians.
  • Know supported CC’s intent, target priority, desired effects, and timing of fires.
  • Validate targets of opportunity.
  • Advise commander on proper employment of air assets.
  • Submit immediate air support requests for CAS.
  • provide terminal attack control.
  • Integrate aircraft and fires with CAS sorties.
  • Provide initial BDA.
FAC(A)
Brief
Automatically pass information such as
 - Operational area updates (SIT UPDATE and 9 line)
- CAS briefs.
- BDA

Stack

  • Deconflict all CAS assets from surface fires, as weel as provide deconfliction for assets upon check in.
  • Deconflict will include holding, ingress and egress routings, and target areas

Mark
- provide target marks for CAS attacks.

Control

  • Provide final release authority to attacking aircraft if delegated this authority by the JTAC.
  • JTAC retains abort authority.

JFO

  • Request, adjust and control surface to surface fires.
  • Provide timely and accurate CAS targeting information to a JTAC / FAC(A), or directly to aircraft when authorized by the controlling JTAC / FAC(A).
  • Provide autonomous terminal guidance operations /TGO) providing electronics, mechanical, voice, or visual comms for approaching aircraft and/or weapons.
  • JTAC / FAC(A) with weapon release authority is required to provide terminal attack control for CAS missions.
3
Q

Identify aircraft currently used in FAC(A) role

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USN: F/A-18
USMC: F/A-18
USMC: AH-1Z, UH-1Y
USMC: AV-8B
USAF: A-10C
USAF: F-16CM