1.   Currently, that is a high-risk mission performed by people known as forward air controllers.

2.   Early in the conflict Parr, a forward air controller, went into hiding when his position west of the Chosin Reservoir was overrun.

3.   It is equally hairy on the ground, said Air Force Maj. Rick Demars, a veteran forward air controller.

4.   Pilots must get clearance from the forward air controller before attacking, he said.

5.   Airborne forward air controllers are verifying these targets and calling in strikes by Navy warplanes, Stufflebeem said.

6.   Besides the six people killed, three were seriously injured, including Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Crusing, the ground forward air controller.

7.   Bosnian Serbs are insisting that no military experts trained to provide ground support for airpower, known as forward air controllers, be allowed in Gorazde.

8.   But officials speaking on condition of anonymity Tuesday said the forward air controller gave the pilot clearance to launch his weapons and the three bombs were dropped.

9.   Forward air controllers are essential to certain NATO operations.

10.   Forward air controllers have to combine the skills of battlefield tactician, pilot and infantryman, Gordon said.