Forward Air Controller

Definition/Scope: An officer (aviator/pilot) member of the tactical air control party who, from a forward ground or airborne position, controls aircraft in close air support of ground troops. JP 1-02

Used For:

Airborne Forward Air Controller
FAC(A)
Forward Air Controllers (Airborne)

Acronym:

FAC

Broader Terms:

Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
Close Air Support
Joint Air Ground Integration Cell
Joint Air Operations Center
joint terminal attack controller
military personnel, by function*
tactical air control party

Narrower Terms:

Firepower Control Team
forward observer

Related Terms:

Air Officer/ Air Liaison Officer
Air Officer/Air Liaison Officer
AN/AVX-1 Electro-Optical Sensor System
artillery observer
Fire Support Team
forward observer
fratricide
Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System
Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver