Imagine Owning DANGER CLOSE (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Forward Air Control in Combat Operations. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guests are Guy Gruters and Campbell ‘CB’ Long.
The term ‘Danger Close’ is used to indicates that friendly forces are within close proximity of the target in close air support (CAS), artillery, mortar, and naval gunfire support fires. Executing a Danger Close strike entails risk to friendly forces based on the distance between target those supported based on the weapon used. Danger Close attacks are reserved for urgent situations.
In CAS, the Forward Air Controller (FAC) or a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) has unique risk and responsibility. They risk their lives while shouldering responsibility for killing the enemy without killing our own troops.
Two USAF veterans from the Vietnam War talk about that responsibility, and the value of Close Air Support. CB Long was a radio maintenance instructor who found himself thrust into a key role supporting Army soldiers with CAS, and Guy Gruters flew over 400 missions as an O-1 FAC. Host and former OV-10/F-16 FAC ‘Fig’ Leaf digs into the triumph and tragedy of their experience.
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