Today, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the only Department of Defense organization that extensively employs forward air controllers (airborne) FAC(A) to conduct air and ground combat operations. Following a recent joint fires symposium attended by representatives from each service of the Department of Defense, a joint memorandum of agreement (JMOA) was created (see Appendix A), establishing the minimum qualification standards for fixed and rotary wing pilots to become joint FAC(A)s. However, the United States Army has yet to establish policies that support the development of FAC(A) doctrine or training standards for their rotary wing aircraft pilots. Until then, ground combat commanders will continue to endure the consequences of not employing FAC(A) to support their ground schemes of maneuver. The United States Army must institute FAC(A) doctrine and training standards to provide ground commanders with an increased ability to shape the battlespace, to employ combined arms, and to maintain operational flexibility.
Institutionalizing FAC(A) Doctrine and Training Standards for US Army Rotary Wing Aircraft Pilots
2005
29 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Aircraft , Military Sciences , Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Tactical air support , Marine corps training , Rotary wing aircraft , Air traffic controllers , Pilots , Army training , Army personnel , Military tactics , Army aviation , Weapon control , Airborne , Skills , Military doctrine , Fire support , Qualifications , Models , Military standards , Forward air controllers-airborne , Fac-a(Forward air controllers- airborne) , Training standards , Oh-58d aircraft , Ah-64 aircraft , Combined arms operations , Supporting arms operations , Jcas(Joint close air support) , Marine corps doctrine , Army doctrine , Memorandum of agreement , Jfac-a(Joint forward air controllers-airborne)
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