Ralston, commander of the Army Field Artillery Center, says a new course is being offered at Fort Sill, Okla., for joint
tactical air controllers. These controllers could come from any service.
Next, enlisted
tactical air controllers and ALOs should be assigned directly to the command they support.
Forward air controllers, possibly including Air Force enlisted
tactical air controllers (ETACS), provided the aircrews high above with GPS coordinates of the desired impact points.
The success rate is largely due to
Tactical Air Controllers on the ground, who "light up" targets with lasers to guide in bombs.
In this campaign, real-time video now feeds information to joint
tactical air controllers who work in various strike cells coordinating with aircraft to execute procedures to employ airpower.
That personal relationship yielded many positive results for the joint
tactical air controllers (JTACs) directing air assets from remote forward operating bases and outposts throughout Afghanistan.
They are fully integrated with our Army as
Tactical Air Controllers using this ROVER system.
FireStorm - Enables Joint
Tactical Air Controllers (JTAC) and Joint Forward Observers (JFO) to seamlessly integrate with airborne assets for ground targeting and call for fire missions.
From the F/A-22 and new systems for combat and
tactical air controllers, to the Predator and Global Hawk, to advanced space and ISR systems, Air Force technology and capabilities are taking a quantum leap forward.
The benefits of airborne
tactical air controllers are numerous.
The real-time imagery provides
tactical air controllers on the ground an aerial view of what is happening in an area before and after they call in close air support.
