Joint Forward Air Control Training and Standards Unit

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The Joint Forward Air Control Training and Standards Unit is a Royal Air Force unit responsible for training and standardizing forward air controllers who coordinate air support for ground forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force unit
military training unit
cooperatesWith British Army
Royal Marines
other NATO forward air control organizations
country United Kingdom
domain land warfare support
military aviation
focusesOn close air support coordination
forward air control
hasTrainingRoleFor forward air controllers
joint terminal attack controllers
language English
militaryBranch Royal Air Force
mission to ensure effective and safe coordination of air support to ground forces
operatesIn air-land integration domain
partOf UK defence training system
responsibleFor maintaining standards for forward air control in UK armed forces
training personnel to coordinate air support for ground forces
role standardizing forward air controller procedures
supporting close air support operations
training forward air controllers
standardizes forward air control procedures
forward air control tactics
forward air control techniques
supports air power employment in land operations
ground forces
uses close air support doctrine
joint fires doctrine

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RAF Leeming basedUnit Joint Forward Air Control Training and Standards Unit