, ▁and ▁the ▁J oint ▁Terminal ▁Att ack ▁Controller ▁Qual ification ▁Cour se ▁at ▁Nell is ▁A FB , ▁N V , ▁after ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁assigned ▁to ▁a ▁T AC P ▁unit ▁to ▁under go ▁initial ▁mission ▁read iness ▁training ▁and ▁skill ▁level ▁upgrade . ▁▁ ▁Most ▁T AC P ▁personnel ▁are ▁assigned ▁to ▁Air ▁Support ▁Oper ations ▁Squad rons ▁( AS OS ), ▁which ▁are ▁organized , ▁trained ▁and ▁equ ipped ▁to ▁perform ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁functions , ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁T act ical ▁Air ▁Control ▁Party ▁or ▁an ▁Air ▁Support ▁Oper ations ▁Center ▁( AS OC ). ▁ 1 Z 3 X 1 s ▁are ▁exper ts ▁on ▁man - port able , ▁vehicle - mount ed , ▁and ▁field - exp ed ient ▁communic ations ▁and ▁are ▁trained ▁in ▁weapons ▁and ▁field craft , ▁including ▁navigation , ▁individual ▁and ▁crew - ser ved ▁weapons ▁systems , ▁small ▁unit ▁tact ics , ▁demol itions , ▁and ▁Close ▁Air ▁Support ▁tact ics , ▁techniques , ▁and ▁procedures ▁( T TP s ). ▁ ▁Air ▁Support ▁Oper ations ▁Squad rons ▁The ▁US AF ▁Air ▁Support ▁Oper ations ▁Squadron ▁( AS OS ), ▁which ▁der ives ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁Close ▁Air ▁Support ▁that ▁T AC P s ▁special ize ▁in , ▁is ▁usually ▁located ▁on ▁an ▁Army ▁installation . ▁An ▁AS OS ▁is ▁commanded ▁by ▁an ▁Air ▁Force ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁who ▁also ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁senior ▁Air ▁L ia ison ▁Officer ▁for ▁an ▁Army ▁Division . ▁For ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁this ▁Wik