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Academic Year 2025-2026 – Study Guide and Exam Review
ID seven core competencies of Army Aviation - ANS✔✔ 1. Provide Accurate and timely
collections
2. Provide reaction time and maneuver space
3. Destroy, Defeat, Disrupt, divert, delay
4. Air Assault
5. Air movement
6. MEDEVAC
7. Enable mission command
Name the components of the Theater Air Ground System (TAGS) - ANS✔✔ TACS (USAF)
AAGS
NTACS
MACCS
SOAGS
JFACC CDR - ANS✔✔ Service component with the preponderance of air assets and C2
AOC - ANS✔✔ Senior element in TACS/Centralized C2
ICC - ANS✔✔ Installation Control Center; Air Expeditionary Commander's C2
JACCE - ANS✔✔ Joint Air Component Coordination Element - At LCC HQ (AF Version of BCD)
, CRC - ANS✔✔ Control Reporting Center; Subordinate to AOC; Senior USAF radar element
(Tactical FAA)
AAMDC - ANS✔✔ Army Air Missile Defense Commander - CDR is ARFOR lead for counter air
operations
Usually designated Theater Army Air Missile Defense Coordinator (TAAMDCOORD)
Can be Deputy Area Air Defense Commander for AMD by the JFC (DAADC)
TACP - ANS✔✔ Tactical Air Control Party - 2x Missions: 1. LNO 2. Control; Found at Bn level to
Corps Level
ASOC - ANS✔✔ Air Support Operations Center - Senior AF Liaison and Control element for
AAGS; OPCON of TACP; Subordinate to AOC
AWACS - ANS✔✔ ABN Warning Control System - Air to Air Picture; Downlink to CRC
JSTARS - ANS✔✔ Joint Survaillance Target Attack Radar System - Ground picture; Air to Ground
surveillance
FAC (A) - ANS✔✔ Forward Air Controller ABN - Airborne TACP
TAC (A) - ANS✔✔ ABN extension of Air Support Control (IE: AWACS)
JFLCC - ANS✔✔ Preponderance of land forces and C2 structure
BCD - ANS✔✔ Battlefield Coordination Detachment - Senior army liaison in the AOC for
operational functions between ARFOR and TACS
Academic Year 2025-2026 – Study Guide and Exam Review
ID seven core competencies of Army Aviation - ANS✔✔ 1. Provide Accurate and timely
collections
2. Provide reaction time and maneuver space
3. Destroy, Defeat, Disrupt, divert, delay
4. Air Assault
5. Air movement
6. MEDEVAC
7. Enable mission command
Name the components of the Theater Air Ground System (TAGS) - ANS✔✔ TACS (USAF)
AAGS
NTACS
MACCS
SOAGS
JFACC CDR - ANS✔✔ Service component with the preponderance of air assets and C2
AOC - ANS✔✔ Senior element in TACS/Centralized C2
ICC - ANS✔✔ Installation Control Center; Air Expeditionary Commander's C2
JACCE - ANS✔✔ Joint Air Component Coordination Element - At LCC HQ (AF Version of BCD)
, CRC - ANS✔✔ Control Reporting Center; Subordinate to AOC; Senior USAF radar element
(Tactical FAA)
AAMDC - ANS✔✔ Army Air Missile Defense Commander - CDR is ARFOR lead for counter air
operations
Usually designated Theater Army Air Missile Defense Coordinator (TAAMDCOORD)
Can be Deputy Area Air Defense Commander for AMD by the JFC (DAADC)
TACP - ANS✔✔ Tactical Air Control Party - 2x Missions: 1. LNO 2. Control; Found at Bn level to
Corps Level
ASOC - ANS✔✔ Air Support Operations Center - Senior AF Liaison and Control element for
AAGS; OPCON of TACP; Subordinate to AOC
AWACS - ANS✔✔ ABN Warning Control System - Air to Air Picture; Downlink to CRC
JSTARS - ANS✔✔ Joint Survaillance Target Attack Radar System - Ground picture; Air to Ground
surveillance
FAC (A) - ANS✔✔ Forward Air Controller ABN - Airborne TACP
TAC (A) - ANS✔✔ ABN extension of Air Support Control (IE: AWACS)
JFLCC - ANS✔✔ Preponderance of land forces and C2 structure
BCD - ANS✔✔ Battlefield Coordination Detachment - Senior army liaison in the AOC for
operational functions between ARFOR and TACS
