I just ran across an Air Force article that mentioned a series of "town hall" style meetings with senior NCOs, officers and flight line Airmen to discuss issues surrounding the Air Force's series of ...

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 role of Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) is increasing domestically. The Air Force holds a Close Air Support (CAS) Ground Control Competition every October. Last year marked the 18th ...

KADAGA, Latvia - From thousands of feet in the air to the ground in seconds - no, these are not paratroopers. Instead, these are Latvian and U.S. Air Force service members conducting a training ...

Basic cadets participate in Basic Cadet Training in Jacks Valley at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. (Mike Morones/Staff) For the first time in Air ...

FORWARD OPERATING BASE MEHTAR LAM, Afghanistan | Described as a little brother, big brother relationship, the Tactical Air Control party members have a lot more at stake than just family rituals. Both ...

The US Air Force has begun retiring the A-10, an aircraft famed for its role in close air support. The service plans to reduce Tactical Air Control Party airmen, who call in airstrikes. The moves ...

Tactical air control party specialists provide overwatch of friendly forces using a PSN-13 global positioning system and an AN/PRC-117F multiband manpack radio. The Air Force this month activated a ...