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U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe/Africa
Stuttgart, Germany

Aug 28, 2013

A Saab JAS-39 Gripen fighter jet from the Swedish Air Force Operation, Tactics and Evaluations division takes off the runway to support a rehearsal of Forward Air Controller (Airborne) and Close Air Support operations during a military engagement with U.S. Marine aviators from Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, Yuma, Ariz., and Swedish UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter counterparts. Marine aviation instructors from MAWTS-1, Yuma, Ariz., introduced Forward Air Controller (Airborne) and Close Air Support concepts, tactics, and procedures for evaluation into the Swedish Air Force’s aviation training with SwAF pilots from the 21st UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Wing and the JAS-39 Gripen Operations, Tactics and Evaluations division, August 5-23 at Malmen Military Base, Linköping, Sweden.

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