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A U.S. Air Force tactical air control party Airman from the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operation Squadron watches as illumination rounds light up the sky at Udairi Range, Kuwait, March 14, 2023. TACPs are the bridge between units on the ground and aircraft providing fire support overhead. Thanks to the efficient and close support provided by TACPs, soldiers fighting on the ground can accurately call in fire support on opposing forces, safely bringing increased security to the AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operation Squadron tactical air control party watch as rounds from an AC-130 impact the target at Udairi Range, Kuwait, March 14, 2023. TACPs are the bridge between units on the ground and aircraft providing fire support overhead. Thanks to the efficient and close support provided by TACPs, soldiers fighting on the ground can accurately call in fire support on opposing forces, safely bringing increased security to the AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

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Illumination rounds from a mortar and rounds from an AC-130 called in by a tactical air control party hit a target at Udairi Range, Kuwait, March 14, 2023. TACPs are the bridge between units on the ground and aircraft providing fire support overhead. Thanks to the efficient and close support provided by TACPs, soldiers fighting on the ground can accurately call in fire support on opposing forces, safely bringing increased security to the AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

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Rounds from an AC-130 called in by a tactical air control party hit a target at Udairi Range, Kuwait, March 14, 2023. TACPs are the bridge between units on the ground and aircraft providing fire support overhead. Thanks to the efficient and close support provided by TACPs, soldiers fighting on the ground can accurately call in fire support on opposing forces, safely bringing increased security to the AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

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U.S. Air Force tactical air control party specialists from the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron review procedures to call in fire support from an AC-130 during training at Udairi Range, Kuwait, March 14, 2023. TACPs are the bridge between units on the ground and aircraft providing fire support overhead. Thanks to the efficient and close support provided by TACPs, soldiers fighting on the ground can accurately call in fire support on opposing forces, safely bringing increased security to the AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

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U.S. Air Force 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron tactical air control party Airman, estimates the range of the target during training at Udairi Range, Kuwait, March 14, 2023. TACPs are the bridge between units on the ground and aircraft providing fire support overhead. Thanks to the efficient and close support provided by TACPs, soldiers fighting on the ground can accurately call in fire support on opposing forces, safely bringing increased security to the AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

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A U.S. Air Force Airman and a U.S. Army Soldier wait for tactical air controller party training to begin at the Udairi Range, Kuwait, March 14, 2023. TACPs are the bridge between units on the ground and aircraft providing fire support overhead. Thanks to the efficient and close support provided by TACPs, soldiers fighting on the ground can accurately call in fire support on opposing forces, safely bringing increased security to the AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

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A U.S. Air Force tactical air control party Airman from the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operation Squadron watches as an AC-130 "Green Beam" marks the location of danger close for various weapons at Udairi Range, Kuwait, March 14, 2023. TACPs are the bridge between units on the ground and aircraft providing fire support overhead. Thanks to the efficient and close support provided by TACPs, soldiers fighting on the ground can accurately call in fire support on opposing forces, safely bringing increased security to the AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

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A U.S. Air Force tactical air control party Airman from the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operation Squadron watches as an AC-130 "Green Beam" marks the location of danger close for various weapons at Udairi Range, Kuwait, March 14, 2023. TACPs are the bridge between units on the ground and aircraft providing fire support overhead. Thanks to the efficient and close support provided by TACPs, soldiers fighting on the ground can accurately call in fire support on opposing forces, safely bringing increased security to the AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

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Tacti-cool Power

Published March 14, 2023
By Senoir Airman Nicholas Larsen
386th Air Expeditionary Wing

UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait -- A U.S. Air Force tactical air control party Airman from the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operation Squadron watches as illumination rounds light up the sky at Udairi Range, Kuwait, March 14, 2023. TACPs are the bridge between units on the ground and aircraft providing fire support overhead. Thanks to the efficient and close support provided by TACPs, soldiers fighting on the ground can accurately call in fire support on opposing forces, safely bringing increased security to the AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

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