Latest "joint-terminal-attack-controller" stories

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, Air Force Special Operations Command boss, speaks to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 21 attendees in Wisconsin on July 31, 2021. (Senior Airman Miranda Mahoney/Air Force)

Air Force special ops chief says it’s time to embrace new missions

"The idea that anybody at the headquarters thinks special tactics is irrelevant and should be disbanded is patently false."

By Rachel S. Cohen

11 months ago

Air Force JTACS training Syrians to help call in helo airstrikes raises questions

Syrian Democratic Forces aren't quite learning to be JTACs, but they've been getting some training.

By Kyle Rempfer

22 months ago

Ellsworth B-1s fly to Baltics, train with Danish fighters

The mission marks the first time in a year and a half the B-1 has been in Europe.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

Dropping sniper nests in four story buildings: A-10 Warthogs earn gallantry award in Syria

The A-10 Warthog pilots from the 74th Fighter Squadron were working over a dense urban battlefield to conduct close-air support for friendly troops.

By Kyle Rempfer

4 years ago

Thailand — almost — has JTACs: US and Thai battlefield airmen train in close-air support

Over the next ten years, the Royal Thai Air Force will develop a legitimate JTAC program.

By Kyle Rempfer

4 years ago

Special tactics community ‘fortunate’ to have an airman up for Medal of Honor, Air Force Cross recipient says

A well-known special operator’s Air Force Cross was not upgraded to a Medal of Honor during a recent military-wide review of valor awards at the Pentagon. But that doesn’t bother him, and he said the focus should be on another airman who is still slotted for an upgrade to the Medal of Honor.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago