Tactical Air Command Center Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org
tactical air command center
1.) The principal US Marine Corps air command and control agency from which air operations and air defense warning functions are directed. It is the senior agency of the US Marine air command and control system that serves as the operational command post of the aviation combat element commander. It provides the facility from which the aviation combat element commander and his battle staff plan, supervise, coordinate, and execute all current and future air operations in support of the Marine air-ground task force. The tactical air command center can provide integration, coordination, and direction of joint and combined air operations.
See Also:
- also called Marine TACC
In the United States, military vocabulary is standardized by the Department of Defence. These terms are used by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
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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