The Observation Post
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Intro
The title of this blog is Latin for "By help from on high." It refers to my job as a US Marine Joint Terminal Attack Controller. A JTAC is someone who is trained to provide terminal control of aircraft while performing Close Air Support. So I quite literally provide "help from on high", by requesting and controlling air support.

This blog was created as a way to keep family and friends updated on what I'm doing in Iraq. I will be deploying on or about May 9th. Since my unit left in late February, I am expecting to return around late September or early October. Stay tuned.
 
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I'm a Captain in the Marine Corps, and an infantry officer by trade. Currently, I am assigned to 2d Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC), responsible for requesting and directing close air support in support of friendly ground units. I have deployed to the Central Command AOR on four separate occasions, including two tours in Iraq and a tour in Afghanistan. I will be returning to Iraq for another go-round in the fall of 2007.

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