▁be ▁sent ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁request ing ▁unit ▁with ▁reasons ▁for ▁disapp ro val . ▁It ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁understand ▁that ▁appro val ▁and ▁disapp ro val ▁authority ▁of ▁air ▁support ▁requests ▁is ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁/ ▁Land ▁Component ▁being ▁supported . ▁ ▁Special ▁T act ics ▁T AC P ▁The ▁US ▁Special ▁Oper ations ▁Command ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁at ▁Mac D ill ▁A FB , ▁F L . ▁One ▁MS gt . ▁ 1 Z 3 X 1 ▁( then ▁AF SC ▁ 2 7 5 X 0 ) ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁command ▁as ▁a ▁l ia ison , ▁but ▁the ▁position ▁was ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁approximately ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁two ▁MS gt . ▁J TAC - qual ified ▁ 1 Z 3 X 1 s ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁AS OS ▁at ▁F t . ▁Ben ning , ▁G A ▁were ▁selected ▁for ▁assignment ▁to ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Special ▁Oper ations ▁Command ' s ▁Special ▁T act ics ▁Squad rons . ▁T AC P ▁fl ights ▁have ▁been ▁co - located ▁with ▁each ▁Army ▁Special ▁Forces ▁Group , ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 5 th ▁R anger ▁Regiment ' s ▁three ▁batt al ions , ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 6 0 th ▁Special ▁Oper ations ▁A viation ▁Regiment ▁( A ir bor ne ). ▁T AC P s ▁deployed ▁with ▁Oper ational ▁Det achment ▁Al phas