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Airman 1st Class Christopher Beeson, 3d Air Support Operations Group Tactical Air Control Party specialist, smiles prior to co-directing an air strike during a rotation at Ft. Irwin, California’s National Training Center, Feb. 20, 2018. During the month-long rotation, 93d Air Ground Operations Wing units embedded with approximately 4,000 soldiers in the largest force-on-force live-fire exercise in the world. The 93d AGOW provided tactical air control party support to enhance interoperability for major combat operations downrange. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg Nash) Air Force, Army collaborate during joint training
In the heart of Mojave Desert in southeastern California, U.S. Army ground forces engage in fierce combat with mock insurgents. As the grueling battle intensified with no standstill in sight, these combat warriors remained confident knowing aerial support was a radio’s call away. To the ground troop’s relief, loud booms overpowered the sounds of their gunfire as rapidly approaching aircraft wreaked havoc on their simulated targets with live-bombs, thanks to Air Force Tactical Air Control Parties (TACP) coordinating air strikes.
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