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Ravens with a T-28D Trojan at Long Tieng, Laos, 1970. The Raven Forward Air Controllers, also known as The Ravens, were fighter pilots (special operations capable) unit used as forward air controllers (FACs) in a clandestine and covert operation in conjunction with the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Laos during America's Vietnam War.
The Xbox Wireless Controller has vibration feedback (Rumble Packs). Several accessories plug into the ports on the standard Xbox One controller; these ports include one micro-USB port on the top edge of the controller (between the triggers), one expansion port on the bottom edge of the controller, and an audio jack next to the expansion port.
Xbox Wireless Controller Xbox One , Xbox Series X/S Connectivity: Propriety Wireless , Micro USB (revisions prior to Elite Series 2) , USB-C (Elite Series 2 and third revision) , 3.5 mm stereo audio jack (after first revision) , Bluetooth 4.0 (second revision) , Bluetooth LE (third revision)
Stanford's assignment in Laos came to an abrupt end in late 1966. When General William W. Momyer, the commander of 7/13th Air Force, discovered that the Combat Controllers in Laos were enlisted non-pilots, he abruptly ended the Butterfly Forward Air Control program and replaced it with the officer pilots of the Raven Forward Air Controllers. [1 ...
Forward air control is the provision of guidance to close air support (CAS) [1] aircraft intended to ensure that their attack hits the intended target and does not injure friendly troops. This task is carried out by a forward air controller (FAC). [2] A primary forward air control function is ensuring the safety of friendly troops during close ...
The Forward Air Controller (FAC) fulfilled many duties during the Second Indochina War.In addition to the usual close air support strike missions to aid South Vietnamese ground forces in their struggle against insurgents backed by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, he might direct combat search and rescue operations or air interdiction strikes on the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
In a statement following the release of the new mandate, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association said that while it appreciated the FAA's attempt to address the fatigue issue, it was ...
The United States Air Force Combat Control Teams, singular Combat Controller (CCT) (AFSC 1Z2X1), are an elite special operations force (specifically known as "special tactics operators") who specialize in all aspects of air-ground communication, as well as air traffic control, fire support (including rotary and fixed-wing close air support), and command, control, and communications in covert ...