7208 - Air Support Control Officer

Summary

Air Support Officers plan, direct, and coordinate air support missions in support of MAGTF operations.

Their efforts support the management of combat airspace and the delivery of kinetic and non-kinetic aviation fires in support of ground forces.

They also coordinate air missions that require deep air support (DAS), electronic warfare (EW), aerial refueling and designated air reconnaissance (AR).

They are also responsible for the planning, preparation, movement, emplacement and operation of air support equipment and tactical data systems.

They are responsible for processing immediate requests for close air support, casualty evacuations and medical evacuations, integrating aviation with other supporting arms, and procedurally controlling aircraft throughout the MAGTF area of operations.

Their efforts support the management of combat airspace and the delivery of kinetic and non-kinetic aviation fires in support of ground forces.

They also coordinate air missions that require deep air support (DAS), electronic warfare (EW), aerial refueling and designated aerial reconnaissance (AR).

They are also responsible for the planning, preparation, movement, emplacement and operation of air support equipment and tactical data systems.

Air Support Officers normally work in the Direct Air Support Center or one of its subordinate elements which are co-located with the GCE when deployed.

The Joint Air Operations Center Air Command and Control Course (JAOC2C) (F19L2W2); JT-101 Introduction to Multi Tactical Data Link Network Operations Course (JT-101 Intro to MTN OPS) (JKO); JT-102 Multi-TDL Advanced Joint Interoperability Course (JT-102 MAJIC) (A05L6Z1); JT-201 Multi-TDL Network Planners Course (A05KHY1); JT-220 Link-16 Unit Managers Course (JT-220 LUM) (A05A111); JT-301 Joint Interface Control Officers Course (JT-301 JICO)(A05FH21); Military Airspace Management Course (F0273D1); MAWTS-1 Air Command and Control Officers Course (ACCOC) (M1467Q1); MAWTS-1 ACE Battle-staff Officer Course (ABOC) (MTT); MAWTS-1 TACC University Course (MTT); MAWTS-1 Senior Watch Officer (SWO) Course (MTT); and the MAWTS-1 Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course (M149731) are available as skills enhancement training for the Air Support Officer.

Prerequisites

Security requirement: secret security clearance eligibility.

Must have normal color vision.

Requirements

Complete the Aviation Command and Control Commons Course (M09C2A1); and the Air Support Control Officer Course (M09T0A1) at Marine Corps Communications-Electronics School, Twenty-nine Palms, CA.

POI CID

M09C2A1, M09T0A1

Duties

For a complete listing of duties and tasks, refer to reference (t), Direct Air Support Center Training and Readiness Manual.

Command and Control Center Officers 55-1015.

None.

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