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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.
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 USMC now publishes an annual Navy/Marine Corps joint publication (NAVMC) directive in the 1200 Standard Subject Identification Code (SSIC) series to capture changes to the MOS system. Previous versions of MCO 1200.17_ series directives are cancelled, including MCO 1200.17E, the last in the series before beginning the annual NAVMC-type ...
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 equivalent of an artillery observer for close air support is a forward air controller, while for the equivalent for naval gunfire support is a spotter. For general fire support, the position is known as a fire support specialist (FiSTer) or simply an observer.
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Naval gunfire liaison officers assist infantry in effective utilization of naval gunfire support. The naval gunfire liaison officer (NGLO) is a U.S. Navy officer or non-commissioned officer (typically a lieutenant junior grade (LTJG), lieutenant (LT) unrestricted line officer or NCO E5 or above) who assists infantry personnel requiring naval gunfire support.
Maritime Law Enforcement Specialist: ME Serves as a specialist in maritime law enforcement and security. The rating was officially established January 1, 2010 when 1,053 active duty and 988 reserve members transitioned from existing ratings and became maritime enforcement specialists.