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Law enforcement agencies in many large cities are equipped not only with the usual ground units, but with air support units as well. Both parties play key roles in each and every situation, especially ...

Integrating close air support into ground operations is more important than ever. To this end, Air Force Capt. Nathan Thibault, assigned to 15th Air Support Operations Squadron, instructed Soldiers ...

The A-10 Thunderbolt II (left) and the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet squared off in a series of unpublicized close-air support tests this week. (Air Force) The much-anticipated A-10 vs. F-35 close-air ...

US troops in Asia and in Europe have been training to conduct close air support. Close air support requires close coordination between ground troops and pilots to ensure accuracy. Effective close air ...

A spokeswoman confirmed that the service plans to shrink the Tactical Air Control Party, or TACP, job field to about 2,130 positions. As Congress moves toward retiring more A-10 Warthogs from service, ...

Marine aviators’ commitment to deliver support to ground forces—a tactic once deemed too dangerous—grew into a hallowed hallmark of the Corps. Modern Marine Corps aviation is a powerful combat arm, ...

Close air support (CAS) is air action by fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft against hostile targets that are in close proximity to friendly forces and requires detailed integration of each air ...

ROCKHAMPTON, Australia (Army News Service, July 13, 2015) -- The Army relies on its partners to win in an increasingly complex world. Such was the case demonstrated in Exercise Talisman Sabre 15 in ...