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They are officially called "joint fire support specialists" in the U.S. Army and "fire support marines" in the U.S. Marine Corps. They are colloquially known as "FiSTers", regardless of whether they are members of a FiST (fire support team). A battalion fire support officer (FSO) is the officer in charge of a battalion fire support element.
The artillery air observers adjusted massed fire and performed liaison, reconnaissance, and other missions during the war. Following the war, the school adapted to the atomic age and the Cold War. The War Department consolidated all artillery training and developments under the U.S. Army Artillery Center at Fort Sill in 1946.
Brigade COLT teams operate in groups of two individuals, a Fire support specialist in the grade of E-1 to E-4 and a Fire Support Sergeant in the grade of E-5. Currently in unit training is beginning to incorporate more close air support and close combat attack missions into the field artillery team's mission.
13F Fire Support Specialist; 13J Fire Control Specialist (Formerly 13P and 13D) 13M Multiple Launch Rocket System/High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Crewmember; 13R Field Artillery Firefinder Radar Operator; 13T Field Artillery Surveyor/Meteorological Crewmember [4] 13U Field Artillery Recruit; 13Z Field Artillery Senior Sergeant/Sergeant Major
The fire direction center (FDC) concept was developed at the Field Artillery School at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, during the 1930s under the leadership of its Director of Gunnery, Carlos Brewer [4] and his instructors, who abandoned massing fire by a described terrain feature or grid coordinate reference. They introduced a firing chart, adopted the ...
The Marine Artillery Scout Observer Course (MASOC) is a forward observer training program intended to prepare United States Marines for the MOS #0861 (Fire Support Man). The training is held at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
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Fire support is a military term used to describe weapons fire used to support friendly forces by engaging, suppressing, or destroying enemy forces, facilities, or materiel in combat. It is often provided through indirect fire , though the term may also be used for some forms of supporting direct fire .