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Airmen provide ground forces airpower in Afghanistan

November 30th, 2009
Joint terminal attack controllers conduct their symphony of airpower with radios and field computers.

Their orchestra is an assembly of joint and coalition aircraft, including F-15E Strike Eagles, B-1B Lancers, Navy F/A-18 Hornets and F-16 Fighting Falcons from various bases.

Together, JTACs and aircrews ensure ground force have the ability to accomplish whatever they need to, whenever they need to.

"The bottom line is that Soldiers don't want to go on missions without a JTAC," said Lt. Col. Mario Bryza, the 817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron commander. "They know airpower helps get the job done and we're the ones who bring it."
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