▁Equ iv ) ▁in ▁the ater ▁and ▁directly ▁sub ordinate ▁to ▁the ▁Air ▁Oper ations ▁Center , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁senior ▁T AC S ▁ag ency ▁in ▁a ▁the ater . ▁Organ ization ally , ▁AS OC s ▁are ▁also ▁Air ▁Support ▁Oper ations ▁Squad rons ▁and ▁named ▁as ▁such , ▁but ▁organized ▁and ▁equ ipped ▁as ▁an ▁AS OC . ▁AS OC s ▁are ▁commanded ▁by ▁an ▁Air ▁Force ▁L t Col . ▁The ▁AS OC ▁man ages ▁all otted ▁air ▁resources ▁and ▁executes ▁miss ions ▁supporting ▁its ▁aligned ▁Army ▁units . ▁ 1 Z 3 X 1 s ▁assigned ▁to ▁an ▁AS OC ▁fill ▁a ▁vital ▁role ▁by ▁receiving ▁air ▁support ▁requests ▁from ▁forward ▁deployed ▁J TAC s . ▁Once ▁an ▁air ▁support ▁request ▁is ▁received , ▁the ▁ ▁air ▁support ▁request ▁is ▁either ▁approved ▁or ▁disapp ro ved ▁by ▁the ▁ground ▁commander ' s ▁land ▁component ▁chain ▁of ▁command . ▁If ▁approved , ▁immediate ▁requests ▁to ▁support ▁ur gent , ▁troops - in - contact ▁situations ▁may ▁result ▁in ▁strike ▁aircraft ▁being ▁sent ▁by ▁the ▁AS OC ▁to ▁the ▁J TAC s ▁location ▁for ▁terminal ▁control ▁of ▁immediate ▁close ▁air ▁support . ▁Appro ved , ▁but ▁non - urg ent , ▁air ▁support ▁requests ▁submitted ▁after ▁the ▁cut - off ▁time ▁for ▁inclusion ▁on ▁the ▁next ▁Air ▁Task ing ▁Order ▁will ▁become ▁scheduled ▁miss ions ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁subsequent ▁Air ▁Task ing ▁Order . ▁If ▁an ▁air ▁support ▁request ▁is ▁disapp ro ved , ▁the ▁disapp ro ved ▁request ▁should