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Airmen from the 13th Air Support Operations Squadron, 3rd Air Support Operations Group, Advanced Instructors Course, call indirect fire from close air support as part of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School during a joint training mission with Soldiers of C Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, near Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (Photo by Sgt. Meghan Berry)

Dec. 15, 2021

Combined Arms in the CAS Firefight

The shifting threat environment and return to strategic competition forced the United States Air Force to rethink the mission and force structure of Air Force Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) airmen, now known as Special Warfare. This article reminds the Joint Force that in the best of times integration of forces is a significant challenge. Only through close relationships, combined training events, and technological advances are TACP airmen effective in integrating Air Force assets with ground maneuver units.