SPECIFIC TRAINING PHASE FOR JTAC (JOINT TERMINAL ATTACK CONTROLLER) INSTRUCTORS COMPLETED

Five Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) from the Italian Army and Navy attended the 13th JTAC - Instructor course at the Italian Joint Air Operations School (Ita-JAOS) in Guidonia (RM).

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The course, which started on June 17th, provided the necessary skills to enable JTAC qualified personnel to work as instructors in their specific field of employment. The specialized training provided at the Ita-JAOS, entirely in English, offers the know-how, expertise, and skills that a JTAC Instructor must acquire. This training enables them to effectively transfer knowledge to new JTAC operators or those temporarily unqualified, as well as assess the training levels achieved to ensure qualified and certified JTAC personnel for deployment by their respective Armed Forces in operations. The JTAC is a pivotal element in Close Air Support (CAS) missions, which involve complex activities requiring a high level of integration between the aerial assets and the ground-based controller. Great attention is given to the selection and training process of instructor and evaluator personnel in order to maintain a high level of training, as required by NATO STANAG.