Article: JTACS KEEP PILOTS ON TARGET TO MINIMIZE COLLATERAL DAMAGE

The U.S. Air Force issued the following press release:

By Staff Sgt. Andrea Thacker Air Forces Central News Team

Minimizing collateral damage is at the forefront of military leader's priorities in Afghanistan. Those leaders depend on the teamwork between pilots and Air Force joint terminal attack controllers to ensure innocent civilians and their property aren't put at unnecessary risk.

By combining laser-guided munitions with constant communication between JTACs on the ground and pilots in the sky, collateral damage is kept at the lowest possible level.

"Preventing civilian casualties and [friendly fire] is our primary concern," said Master Sgt. Leigh Bradley, JTAC superintendent from the ...

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