![]() ![]() Operates global positioning systems (GPS) equipment for targeting, navigation, and for the location, assessment and establishment of assault zones. Provides airlift operations support that cannot be provided by combat communications groups or other agencies. Coordinates casualty and patient evacuation between aviation and medical personnel. Directs actions to handle aircraft emergencies or mishaps. Uses ground-to-air communications equipment in conjunction with visual and electronic systems to control and expedite the movement of en route, arriving, and departing air traffic. Coordinates clearances, instructions, advisories, and air traffic movement with forward and rear area commanders. Identifies, assesses, and marks assault zones with visual and electronic navigational aids for day and night air-land and airdrop operations. Controls vehicular traffic on the airport movement area. Provides flight assistance and emergency service to air traffic. Prepares and issues advisories to pilots, ATC and other agencies concerning weather, notice-to-airmen information, air traffic flow control measures, and wake turbulence. Provides limited weather observations, including surface and altitude wind data, temperature, and cloud heights. Evaluates and relays status of airfields and assault zones to inbound aircraft and higher headquarters. Operates and monitors portable and mobile communications equipment and terminal and tactical navigational aids required to control and support air traffic in forward areas. Initiates, coordinates, and issues ATC clearances, holding instructions, and advisories to maintain aircraft separation and promote safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of traffic under visual and conventional approach control flight rules. Plans, organizes, supervises, and establishes ATC in the target area. Surveys runways, assault zones (drop, landing, forward area refueling points ) and other areas critical to aviation and records data for inclusion in mission plans. Operates advanced technologies, including ground based sensors and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to support reconnaissance and target identification. Plans, coordinates, and conducts reconnaissance and surveillance of potential assault zones, targets and areas of interest. Performs tactical level surveillance and reconnaissance functions, fusing organic and remote controlled technologies and manned platforms to build the common operating picture (COP). Provides long-range voice and data command and control and communications. Includes terminal control (air traffic control ) and targeting, and control of air strikes (including close air support ) and use of visual and electronic aids to control airheads and enable precision navigation. Provides command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C3ISR) to assist, control and enable the application of manned and unmanned, lethal and non-lethal airpower in all geographic and environmental conditions across the full spectrum of military operations. ![]()
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