Calling in the Fast Movers

July 01, 2020 00:52:07
Calling in the Fast Movers
The Spear
Calling in the Fast Movers

Jul 01 2020 | 00:52:07

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Show Notes

In this episode of The Spear, retired Marine officer David Berke joins to share a story from 2006, when he was a forward air controller attached to an Army unit in Ramadi, Iraq. During a movement-to-contact patrol, they began to take fire, and his job became especially important. He declared the TIC—troops in contact—and two Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornets headed their way to provide close air support. Listen as he tells the story, explaining what it's like to work with the pilots in the air to engage the enemy in support of the ground force.

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