DescriptionForward Air Controller course. MOD 45148292.jpg
English: A student taking part in a Forward Air Controller course is shown using an IDM (Improved Data Modem) computer to input the coordinates of a potential target. Joint Forward Air Control Training and Standards Unit (JFACTSU) based at RAF Leeming run four-week Forward Air Controllers courses to train individuals, who from a forward position on the ground or in the air, direct the action of combat aircraft engaged in close air support of land forces. This involves directing a fast ground attack aircraft towards a target from a forward position on a battlefield.
Organization: Army
Object Name: d019d082
Keywords: FAC, Forward Air Control, IDM, Improved Data Modem, Radio, Communications, Equipment, Army, Computer, Coordinates
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A student taking part in a Forward Air Controller course is shown using an IDM (Improved Data Modem) computer to input the coordinates of a potential target. Joint Forward Air Control Training and Standards Unit (JFACTSU) based at RAF Leeming run four-week Forward Air Controllers courses to train individuals, who from a forward position on the ground or in the air, direct the action of combat aircraft engaged in close air support of land forces. This involves directing a fast ground attack aircraft towards a target from a forward position on a battlefield.