File:Forward air control in Vietnam illustration 1.jpg
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| Description | This drawing illustrates how a U.S. Air Force (1) flareship worked in concert with a (2) forward air controller (FAC) and (3) strike aircraft to provide close air support. By flying patterns to either side of the target, the flareship and FAC avoided each other and the strike aircraft. |
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| Source | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force photo 130605-F-DW547-005; Graphic extracted from: Rowley, Lt. Col. Ralph A. The Air Force in Southeast Asia: Tactics and Techniques of Close Air Support Operations, 1961-1973. Washington D.C. (USA), Office of Air Force History, February 1976. |
| Author | USAF |
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