a. Summary. Air support control/LAAD officers direct and coordinate air support missions and the employment of surface to air weapons, and advise commanders on matters pertaining to the employment and control of air support and surface to air weapons. The JAC2C and MAWTS-1 Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) courses are available as skill enhancement training for the air support control officers.

b. Requirements/Prerequisites

(1) Complete the Air Support Control Officers Course at Marine Corps Communications-Electronics School, Twentynine Palms, CA and the Low Altitude Air Defense Officer Course at Ft Bliss, TX.

(2) Must have a secret security clearance.

(3) Must have normal color vision.

c. Duties

(1) Supervises and directs the processing of direct air support requests, coordinates aircraft employment with other supporting arms, and provides procedural control to assigned aircraft.

(2) Directs and coordinates the tactical employment of surface to air weapons.

(3) Evaluates intelligence, makes estimates of the situation, and formulates and implements plans of action.

(4) Determines the suitability of targets as objectives for aircraft, number and type of the mission aircraft, and armament required.

(5) Operates and evaluates status of various electronic equipment assigned to the Marine Air Support Squadron required for the conduct of air support operations.

(6) Supervises and coordinates the embarkation and emplacement of air support equipment and surface to air weapons systems.

(7) Plans for employment of the direct air support center.

(8) Advises commanders on matters pertaining to employment and control of air support and surface to air weapons.

(9) Directs and supervises administration, communication, maintenance, logistics, supply and the security matters of the unit.

(10) Coordinates surface to air weapons fire with that of other units and designated command and control agencies.

d. Related DOT Classification/DOT Code. No civilian equivalent.

Information Derived From MCO P1200.7V Part 1. Current as of Nov 00