9/21/2012 - 1st Lt. Drew Parks, Air Liaison Officer, 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, communicates with a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet supporting Operation Spartan Shield on Sept. 11, 2012, Southwest Asia. JTAC's establish and maintain command and control communications, control air traffic, naval gun fire, and provide precision terminal attack guidance of U.S. and coalition close air support. Parks hometown is Hampstead, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
9/21/2012 - 1st Lt. Drew Parks, Air Liaison Officer, 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, communicates with a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet on Sept. 11, 2012, Southwest Asia. JTAC's are qualified to coordinate and control all attack air assets, surface-to-surface and unmanned aerial vehicles from all branches of the U.S. and Multi-National Military. Parks hometown is Hampstead, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
9/21/2012 - 1st Lt. Drew Parks, Air Liason Officer for the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, uses a laser target designator to mark the target for a laser guided bomb on Sept. 11, 2012 in Southwest Asia. JTAC's establish and maintain command and control communications, control air traffic, naval gun fire, and provide precision terminal attack guidance of U.S. and coalition close air support. Parks hometown is Hampstead, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
9/21/2012 - 1st Lt. Drew Parks, a Air Liaison Officer with the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, makes his way to a better vantage point prior to calling in an air strike supporting Operation Spartan Shield on Sept. 11, 2012 in Southwest Asia. JTAC's establish and maintain command and control communications, control air traffic, naval gun fire, and provide precision terminal attack guidance of U.S. and coalition close air support. Parks hometown is Hampstead, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
9/21/2012 - A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet hits its designated target with an inert laser guided bomb marked by U.S. Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controller supporting Operation Spartan Shield on Sept. 11, 2012, Southwest Asia. JTAC's establish and maintain command and control communications, control air traffic, naval gun fire, and provide precision terminal attack guidance of U.S. and coalition close air support. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
9/21/2012 - U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Matthew Perry, Radio Operator Maintainer And Driver, 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, communicates with a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet supporting Operation Spartan Shield on Sept. 11, 2012, Southwest Asia. Most Tactical Air Control Party teams consists of a ROMAD and Joint Terminal Attack Controller, who directly communicates with pilots to call in close air support. Perry hometown is Front Royal, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
9/21/2012 - Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet supporting Operation Spartan Shield on Sept. 11, 2012, Southwest Asia. ROMADs are considered Joint Terminal Attack Controllers in training and help coordinate and control attack air assets, surface-to-surface and unmanned aerial vehicles from all branches of the U.S. and Multi-National Military. Perry hometown is Front Royal, Va. and Honick hometown is Pittsburgh, Pa. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
9/21/2012 - Airman 1st Class Matthew Perry, right, Radio Operator Maintainer And Driver, 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, and U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Darryl Honick, left, Joint Fire Observer, 3rd Battalion, 159th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, walk back to the Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected, All-Terrain Vehicle after supporting Operation Spartan Shield on Sept. 11, 2012, Southwest Asia. ROMADs are considered Joint Terminal Attack Controllers in training and help coordinate and control attack air assets, surface-to-surface and unmanned aerial vehicles from all branches of the U.S. and Multi-National Military. Perry hometown is Front Royal, Va. and Honick hometown is Pittsburgh, Pa. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
9/21/2012 - 1st Lt. Drew Parks, Air Liaison Officer, 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, grabs equipment from a Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected, All-Terrain Vehicle on Sept. 11, 2012, Southwest Asia. JTAC's establish and maintain command and control communications, control air traffic, naval gun fire, and provide precision terminal attack guidance of U.S. and coalition close air support. Parks hometown is Hampstead, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
