TACP: Calling on airpower

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter from the 36th Aviation Brigade banks over smoky remnants of its rocket attack during a joint live-fire exercise Oct. 23, 2013, at a regional range in Southwest Asia. Joint terminal attack controllers from the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron mentored Army soldiers in coordinating close air support with various types of aircraft and weapons. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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TACP: Calling on airpower

Tech. Sgt. Alberto Cervantes, 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron joint terminal attack controller, checks a target position during a joint live-fire exercise Oct. 23, 2013, at a regional range in Southwest Asia. The 82nd EASOS provides air-to-ground JTAC and weather expertise to the U.S. Army Central Task Force. Cervantes, hailing from Georgetown, Texas, is deployed from Fort Hood, Texas. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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TACP: Calling on airpower

Senior Airman Justin Tamayo, 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron Tactical Air Control Party airman, monitors incoming combat aircraft during a joint live-fire exercise Oct. 23, 2013, at a regional range in Southwest Asia. The 82nd EASOS provides air-to-ground joint terminal attack controllers and weather expertise to the U.S. Army Central Task Force. Tanayo, hailing from Keaau, Hawaii, is deployed from Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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TACP: Calling on airpower

Staff Sgt. Andrew MacDonald, 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron joint terminal attack controller, coordinates close air support attacks during a joint live-fire exercise Oct. 23, 2013, at a regional range in Southwest Asia. The 82nd EASOS provides air-to-ground JTAC and weather expertise to the U.S. Army Central Task Force. MacDonald, hailing from Voorheesville, N.Y., is deployed from Fort Riley, Kan. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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TACP: Calling on airpower

Published Oct. 28, 2013
By Master Sgt. Benjamin Bloker
U.S. Air Forces Central Command

Southwest Asia -- Joint terminal attack controllers from the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron mentored Army soldiers in coordinating close air support with various types of aircraft and weapons during a joint live-fire exercise Oct. 23, 2013, at a regional range in Southwest Asia.