The Corps wants every rifle squad qualified to direct air, naval and artillery fire

[rangerrebew]

The Corps wants every rifle squad qualified to direct air, naval and artillery fire
By: Shawn Snow   16 hours ago


The Corps plans to greatly boost the lethality and responsibility of its one its most fundamental building blocks of combat power by ensuring Marines can accurately direct and control mortar, field artillery, naval surface fire support, and provide accurate targeting data for close air support.

To do that, the Corps plans to qualify at least one Marine in every rifle squad as a joint fires observer, or JFO, according to the Corps’ recently published 2018 aviation plan.

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2018/05/02/the-corps-wants-every-rifle-squad-qualified-to-direct-air-naval-and-artillery-fire/

[Maj. Bill Martin]

The Corps wants every rifle squad qualified to direct air, naval and artillery fire
By: Shawn Snow   16 hours ago


The Corps plans to greatly boost the lethality and responsibility of its one its most fundamental building blocks of combat power by ensuring Marines can accurately direct and control mortar, field artillery, naval surface fire support, and provide accurate targeting data for close air support.

To do that, the Corps plans to qualify at least one Marine in every rifle squad as a joint fires observer, or JFO, according to the Corps’ recently published 2018 aviation plan.

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2018/05/02/the-corps-wants-every-rifle-squad-qualified-to-direct-air-naval-and-artillery-fire/

This is a fantastic idea.  Downside is that it will be very time-consuming and expensive, but I think it is definitely worth it.  Technology -- especially GPS -- simplifies the process from what it was the in past, when it was probably impractical to do this.