DANGER CLOSE - TACTICAL AIR CONTROLLERS IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ

摘要

Steve Call gives readers a peek into the controversial and amazing world of the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) as it has evolved in the war on terrorism. Military operations leading to the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom are reviewed here from the perspective of close air support. Not Army and not mainstream Air Force, the enlisted tactical air controllers and air liaison officers with eyes on target use expert skill and ingenuity in often desperate situations to bring lethal fire to the enemy.