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joint fires observer
Term Source:
JP 3-09.3
(Close Air Support)
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1.) A trained Service member who can request, adjust, and control surface-to-surface fires, provide targeting information in support of Type 2 and 3 close air support terminal attack control, and perform autonomous terminal guidance operations.
See Also:
- also called JFO
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Term Classification: operations
Source:
Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
Term sourced from JP 3-09.3: Close Air Support, updated July 2009
This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015
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