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| What is the definition of the TACP? |
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| Tactical Air Control Party; the principal AF liaison element aligned with the army maneuver units from battalion through corps(3) |
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| What are the two main functions of the TACP? |
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| Advise their respective ground cc's and staffs and to be the primary terminal attack control of CAS in support of ground forces (3) |
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| List the liaison responsibilities of the TACP |
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Plan, request, coordinate the following:
CAS, AI, SEAD, ISR/UAVS, AIRLIFT (4) |
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| List the control responsibilities of the TACP |
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| Primary terminal attack control of CAS (5) |
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| Which Army organizational levels have TACP ALO support? |
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| Corps, division, brigade (12) |
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| Who has the responsibility of "corps alo" in both peacetime and wartime? |
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| Who assumes the role of director of the ASOC in combat? |
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| During wartime, opcon of all TACPS is with whom? |
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| ASOG CC (corps alo) becomes the asoc director (15) |
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| List the three primary TACP comm nets |
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TADN (tactical air division net)
TACP admin net
AFARN/JARN |
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| In CAS operations, the ____ is the authority to control the maneuver of and grant weapons release clearance to attacking aircraft |
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| Which TACP comm net controls msn aircraft? |
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| TADN (tactical air division net) |
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| Which TACP comm net passes info from the ASOC to the TACP forward? |
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| Which TACP comm net links the ASOC + subordinate TACPs for request and coordination of immediate support? |
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| A ___ is a qualified service member who from a forward position, directs the action of combat aircraft engaged in CAS and other operations |
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| A _____ is a specially trained and qualified aviation officer who exercises control from the air of aircraft engaged in cas |
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| TACPs are organized to support Army maneuver units from ____ to ___ level. |
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| The ____ level ALO could be the senior enlisted JTAC |
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| T/F The JTAC is a TACP who is qualified and authorized to perform CAS final control |
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| T/F Regardless of size, TACPs do not vary in size. |
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| F, they vary in size depending on the echelon they support and the type of unit they support (12) |
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| Which echelon has the most robust support package? |
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| In the AFARN/JARN, who serves as the Net control station? |
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| The primary mode for AFARN/JARN is _______ |
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| UHF satcom digital comm using TACP-CAS (17) |
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| Which net is the terminal attack control net? What type of comm does it use? |
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| Which net is used to pass urgent administrative, logistic, and command info between the asoc and the tacp elements? Which comm does it use? |
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| What is the only other net that TACPs will monitor full time? |
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