forward air controller
noun
: a military officer who directs from a forward position on the ground or in the air the action of combat aircraft engaged in close air support of land forces
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Her grandson Prince William served in the Royal Air Force search and rescue, and Prince Harry served in the British Army as a forward air controller and WAH-64 Apache attack helicopter pilot. 
Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2022 Prince Harry had a good relationship with the Royal Marines, having fought alongside them in Afghanistan in 2006 and served there twice—first as a forward air controller and then as an Apache pilot. Ingrid Seward, Town & Country, 20 Oct. 2020 Beginning late in 2018, hundreds of Wagner contractors flew into Libya -- engineers, snipers, forward air controllers. Tim Lister, Sam Kiley And Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 9 June 2020 Smith, who did not attend the event, was a platoon leader and forward air controller in the Marine Corps in Vietnam and was awarded Silver and Bronze stars and two Purple Hearts. NBC News, 4 Dec. 2019 It's been an aerial refueler, forward air controller, hurricane hunter, fire tanker, Antarctic resupply aircraft, search-and-rescue platform, and on and on and on. Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 21 Apr. 2017 Harry served in the military for 10 years, beginning in 2005, and served two tours in Afghanistan: first as a forward air controller and later as a Apache helicopter pilot. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2017 Heimburger went on to fly over 660 combat missions as a forward air controller in Viet Nam from '65-68, being awarded the Silver Star, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Bronze Star, and 26 Air Medals. Community Report, Houston Chronicle, 1 Nov. 2017 As in other battles over the past three years, Iraqi forces have been supported in Hawija by American military advisers, forward air controllers, special operations troops, airstrikes and artillery. David Zucchino And Rod Nordland, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2017 See More
Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2022 Prince Harry had a good relationship with the Royal Marines, having fought alongside them in Afghanistan in 2006 and served there twice—first as a forward air controller and then as an Apache pilot. Ingrid Seward, Town & Country, 20 Oct. 2020 Beginning late in 2018, hundreds of Wagner contractors flew into Libya -- engineers, snipers, forward air controllers. Tim Lister, Sam Kiley And Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 9 June 2020 Smith, who did not attend the event, was a platoon leader and forward air controller in the Marine Corps in Vietnam and was awarded Silver and Bronze stars and two Purple Hearts. NBC News, 4 Dec. 2019 It's been an aerial refueler, forward air controller, hurricane hunter, fire tanker, Antarctic resupply aircraft, search-and-rescue platform, and on and on and on. Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 21 Apr. 2017 Harry served in the military for 10 years, beginning in 2005, and served two tours in Afghanistan: first as a forward air controller and later as a Apache helicopter pilot. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2017 Heimburger went on to fly over 660 combat missions as a forward air controller in Viet Nam from '65-68, being awarded the Silver Star, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Bronze Star, and 26 Air Medals. Community Report, Houston Chronicle, 1 Nov. 2017 As in other battles over the past three years, Iraqi forces have been supported in Hawija by American military advisers, forward air controllers, special operations troops, airstrikes and artillery. David Zucchino And Rod Nordland, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
1952, in the meaning defined above