Every second counts when it comes to saving lives. That’s why a special group of airmen known as Joint Terminal Attack Controllers, or JTACs for short, practice hour after hour calling in airstrikes ...

A diagrammatic representation of how the new training system (simulator, left; briefing/viewing station, center; trainer workstations, right) is integrated onto a trailer. Credit: ...

A master sergeant in the Japanese army learned English to become the first Japanese instructor taught by U.S. Marines to direct close air support for infantry from both countries. Master Sgt. Tomoya ...

FORT SILL, Okla. (Feb. 15, 2018) -- An exchange officer was one of the soldiers using Air Force Falcon Range Jan. 29, 2018, to recertify his joint terminal attack controller (JTAC) ...

Mobile DJFT. The MVRsimulation trailer-mounted DJFT displayed at I/ITSEC 22. Front left: PTMT; rear, l-r: role player station, observer station, instructor operator station. (Giles Ebbutt) ...

Both communities undergo rigorous training and selection processes, with TACPs completing a pipeline including airborne and JTAC qualification courses, while CCTs undergo an extended training pipeline ...

Military aviation training companies Top Aces and Blue Air Training announced the completion of a merger on 30 March. Las Vegas-based Blue Air provides Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) training ...

RAAF Pilatus PC-21 aircraft from No 4 Squadron are working with the Royal New Zealand Air Force to enhance New Zealand's Joint Terminal Attack Controller training. However, Australia is likely to drop ...