Forward observers in the U.S. military are artillery observers who carry the Military Occupational Specialty designator of 13F in the United States Army...
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M1200 Armored Knight (category Military vehicles introduced in the 2000s)
The M1200 Armored Knight is an armored vehicle used by forward observers in the U.S. military for precision targeting. Most of the Knights were used for...
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Fist (disambiguation) (redirect from F I S T)
in the TV series Ideal Monument to Joe Louis, also known as "The Fist", a 1986 public art sculpture in Detroit, Michigan Forward observers in the U.S...
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An artillery observer, artillery spotter, or forward observer (FO) is a soldier responsible for directing artillery and mortar fire support onto a target...
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officers as observers. These aerial observers called in artillery fire via radio. The German military noted close air support operations in the Spanish Civil...
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Joint terminal attack controller (category United States military specialisms)
previously in the U.S. and in the relevant NATO standard, is Forward Air Controller. The term became effective in the U.S. on September 3, 2003 with the publishing...
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"U.S. military") are depicted in this article; state defense forces and the National Guard are not included, as they are not fully integrated into the...
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Date incompatibility (help) U. S. Department of the Army (2001). The Writing of American Military History: A Guide. The Minerva Group, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89875-350-9...
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serve in the United States military (U.S. military) throughout its history. As of May 8, 2025, transgender individuals are banned from enlisting in and...
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observers were trained at the Air Observer Schools. In the Vietnam War, aerial observers also might be Forward Air Controllers (FACs). These O-1 Bird Dog, O-2...
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This is a list of Forward operating bases. A forward operating base (FOB) is any secured forward military position, commonly a military base, that is used...
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4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment (United States Army) (category Military units and formations established in 1918)
Firefinder radar Forward observers in the U.S. military Field artillery team Official 4-27 FA Facebook Page "Lineage And Honors Information". US Army. Archived...
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Israel–United States relations (redirect from Qualitative Military Edge)
the 1960s, the relationship between Israel and the United States has grown into a close alliance in economic, strategic and military aspects. The U.S...
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in this organization: the forward observer (FO), the fire direction center (FDC), and the firing unit, sometimes referred to as the gun line. On the battlefield...
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Forward-looking infrared (FLIR) cameras, typically used on military and civilian aircraft, use a thermographic camera that senses infrared radiation....
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AN/PRC-113 (category Military equipment introduced in the 1980s)
by Forward Air Controller (FAC) teams, Forward Observers (FO) and Marine Air Command and Control agencies. It was also used by some units in the active...
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N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also 0K – Zero Killed (pronounced OK, as the expression that everything is okay) 1LT – First Lieutenant (U.S. Army) (USMC...
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support for the U.S. Navy's riverine forces in the Mekong Delta came from carrier aviation. On 3 January 1969, the U. S. Navy raised its own forward air control...
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Qasem Soleimani (redirect from The Shadow Commander)
Iranian military officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). From 1998 until his assassination by the United States in 2020, he...
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John F. Wharton (general) (category Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army))
Graduates and Former Cadets, United States Military Academy. West Point, New York: Association of Graduates U.S.M.A. 1989. p. 897. Retrieved May 10, 2022...
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of the nationality markings used by military aircraft of the United States, including those of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast...
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Forward Operating Base Shank (IATA: OAA, ICAO: OASH, also known as Rocket City) is a former Forward operating base of the U.S. military, located in Logar...
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India–United States relations (redirect from Military cooperation between India and the United States)
made the US one of the top three military suppliers to India (after Israel and Russia). India, in July and November 2013, demanded that the U.S. respond...
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Australian Artillery field regiments. Forward Observers for the battery would patrol with all infantry companies of the Australian and New Zealand infantry...
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U.S. Army soldiers from the 7th SFG(A) conduct HALO jump from a CV-22, 2020 (1:38) High-altitude military parachuting is a style of parachuting in which...
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Enhanced Forward Presence (EFP) is a NATO-allied forward-deployed defense and deterrence military force in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. This...
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2003 invasion of Iraq (redirect from US military action in Iraq)
election in January 2005. U.S. military forces later remained in Iraq until the withdrawal in 2011. The coalition sent 160,000 troops into Iraq during the initial...
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Mousa Abu Marzook (category Palestinian expatriates in the United States)
1990 and 1994, claimed by Hamas' military wing. According to U.S. officials, Marzook traveled to Tehran in October 1992 in his role as Hamas's de facto foreign...
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"U.S. Training Fatah in Anti-Terror Tactic – Underlying Motive Is to Counter Strength of Hamas, Analysts Say," http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/U-S...
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allies in the middle east. Chaperon — Canada's contribution to the United Nations of one military observer to the United Nation Mission of Observers in Prevlaka...
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