The Air Operations Center (AOC) is the centerpiece of the Air Force's new command and control (C2) system for prosecuting theater conventional war. The AOC is a direct outgrowth of the Tactical Air Control Center (TACC). In Vietnam, the TACC mirrored the divided command structure of the ...
He commanded the 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, flying the Republic F-105D Thunderchief. Bob Smith was awarded the Air Force Cross for “extraordinary heroism” while leading an attack at Thuy Phoung, north of Hanoi,...
Tactical Air Command Weather Element Tactical Air Command Wing Tactical Air Commander tactical air commander (ashore) Tactical Air Control tactical air control center tactical air control center Tactical Air Control Center Operations Tactical Air Control Center System ...
Air Force air and space operations center The senior agency of the Air Force component commander that provides command and control of Air Force air and space operations and coordinates with other components and Services. Also called AFAOC. Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department ...
Riverside Research, an independent, non-profit company, announced that it has been awarded the Technical Sensors Radar Support (TSRS) contract. The $18.6 Million, seven-year, sole-source contract provides the Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTA
As part of how the Air Force's new information warfare command is building out, it created a new operations center to better fuse information capabilities and provide options to combatant commanders.
The U.S. Marine Corps has demonstrated for the first time off-board drone control using Link 16 communication on its recent third test flight of the XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned aerial system at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The test was accomplished in collaboration with the Office of the Unde...
RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook air assault operation An operation in which assault forces (combat, combat support, and combat service support), using the mobilityof rotary-wing assets and the total integration of available firepower, maneuver under...
The Swiss Air Force (German language: Schweizer Luftwaffe; French; Italian language: Forze aeree svizzere Romansh language Aviatica militara svizra) is the air component of the Swiss Armed Forces, established on 31 July 1914 as part of the army and in Oc
In December 2010, the first MEADS launcher and Tactical Operations Center (TOC) were displayed in ceremonies in Germany and Italy before initiating system integration tests at Pratica di Mare Air Force Base, Italy. The Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) was integrated with a TOC and launche...