U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Caleb Johnson, executive officer and air defense control officer with Marine Air Control Squadron 2 (MACS-2) operating under tactical control of Task Force 61/2, shares his role as a weapons director working in a Tactical Air Operations Center (TOAC) and the functions MACS-2 provides to higher, joint, and NATO forces, while participating in exercise Formidable Shield 23 in Andoya, Norway on May 10, 2023. MACS-2 provides ground based, air task-oriented radar picture and command and control function in support of air to air, surface to air, and surface to surface fires. Formidable Shield is a biennial, integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise involving a series of live-fire events against subsonic, supersonic, and ballistic targets, incorporating multiple Allied ships, aircraft, and ground forces working across battle spaces to deliver effects. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Elton Taylor)
Date Taken: | 05.10.2023 |
Date Posted: | 06.08.2023 05:18 |
Category: | Video Productions |
Video ID: | 886013 |
VIRIN: | 230510-M-BD159-947 |
Filename: | DOD_109687057 |
Length: | 00:01:06 |
Location: | ANDOYA, NO |
Downloads: | 25 |
High-Res. Downloads: | 25 |
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