Forward observers in the U.S. military are artillery observers who carry the Military Occupational Specialty designator of 13F in the United States Army...

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...

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...

An artillery observer, artillery spotter, or forward observer (FO) is a soldier responsible for directing artillery and mortar fire support onto a target...

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...

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...

officers as observers. These aerial observers called in artillery fire via radio. The German military noted close air support operations in the Spanish Civil...

"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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

signed the Karachi Agreement in July 1949 and established a ceasefire line to be supervised by observers. The first group of these unarmed observers arrived...

Forward-looking infrared (FLIR) cameras, typically used on military and civilian aircraft, use a thermographic camera that senses infrared radiation....

The Pakistan Armed Forces (Urdu: پاکستان مسلح افواج; pronounced [ˈpɑːkˌɪstaːn mʊˈsəlˌle(ɦ) əfˈwɑːd͡ʒ]) are the military forces of Pakistan. It is the...

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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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...

Australian Artillery field regiments. Forward Observers for the battery would patrol with all infantry companies of the Australian and New Zealand infantry...

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...

engineers, forward observers and combat medics. There are no plans to issue the weapons to non-close combat soldiers. The contract has the option to build...

Defense Robert S. McNamara, the program, and all other agency para-military operations, was turned over to the military in the wake of the disastrous Bay...

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...

journalist and author. She is the deputy opinion editor of Newsweek and formerly served as the opinion editor of The Forward. She is the author of two books, including...

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...

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...

(municipality), a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway FiSTer, a forward observer in the U.S. military Pfister (disambiguation) This disambiguation...

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...

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...

American, a member of the Blackfeet Nation, a U.S. military veteran, and a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) paramilitary officer who died in Shkin, Paktika...