RAAF Joint Terminal Attack Controllers
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RAAF Joint Terminal Attack Controllers are specially trained Royal Australian Air Force personnel responsible for directing and coordinating close air support and other air-delivered fires in support of ground forces.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| RAAF Joint Terminal Attack Controllers canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Royal Australian Air Force specialty
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military occupation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | RAAF JTACs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| doctrine | Australian Defence Force joint fires doctrine ⓘ |
| environment |
austere and remote locations
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conventional land operations ⓘ special operations missions ⓘ urban operations ⓘ |
| mission |
advise ground commanders on air power employment
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ensure safe and effective employment of air-delivered weapons near friendly forces ⓘ provide terminal control of aircraft engaged in close air support ⓘ |
| objective |
maximise effectiveness of air power in support of ground forces
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minimise risk of fratricide during close air support ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
coalition operations with allied forces
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joint operations with Australian Army ⓘ |
| operatesWith |
Royal Australian Air Force fighter aircraft
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Royal Australian Air Force intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force strike aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ coalition close air support aircraft ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Australian Air Force air-land integration capability NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
ongoing currency and evaluation
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specialist JTAC qualification ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
clearance of fires in support of ground forces
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controlling weapons release within assigned authority ⓘ deconfliction of air and surface fires in the target area ⓘ providing targeting information to attacking aircraft ⓘ |
| role |
coordinate air-delivered fires
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direct close air support ⓘ integrate air power with ground operations ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainedIn |
airspace coordination
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close air support procedures ⓘ communications and data link procedures ⓘ joint fires integration ⓘ targeting and weaponeering fundamentals ⓘ terminal attack control ⓘ |
| uses |
air-ground communications equipment
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digital close air support systems ⓘ laser target designators ⓘ standard NATO close air support procedures ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Australian Army joint fires teams
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coalition joint terminal attack controllers NERFINISHED ⓘ special operations forces ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
RAAF PC-21 aircraft (for JTAC support via No. 4 Squadron)
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