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  1. Direct Air Support Center

    The Direct Air Support Center (DASC) is the principal United States Marine Corps aviation command and control system and the air control agency responsible for the direction of air operations directly supporting ground forces. It functions in a decentralized mode of operation, but is directly supervised by the Marine Tactical Air Command Center (TACC) or the Navy Tactical Air Control Center (NTACC). During amphibious or expeditionary operations, the DASC is normally the first Marine Air Command and Control System (MACCS) agency ashore and is usually categorized (i.e. scheduled or on call wave) as the Ground Combat Element's (GCE's) senior Fire Support Coordination Center (FSCC). The DASC's parent unit is the Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) of the Marine Air Control Group (MACG).

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  1. Direct Air Support Center

    The Direct Air Support Center is the principal United States Marine Corps aviation command and control system and the air control agency responsible for the direction of air operations directly supporting ground forces. It functions in a decentralized mode of operation, but is directly supervised by the Marine Tactical Air Command Center or the Navy Tactical Air Control Center. During amphibious or expeditionary operations, the DASC is normally the first MACCS agency ashore and is usually categorized as the Ground Combat Element's senior Fire Support Coordination Center. The DASC's parent unit is the Marine Air Support Squadron of the Marine Air Control Group.

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  1. direct air support center

    The principal air control agency of the US Marine air command and control system responsible for the direction and control of air operations directly supporting the ground combat element. It processes and coordinates requests for immediate air support and coordinates air missions requiring integration with ground forces and other supporting arms. It normally collocates with the senior fire support coordination center within the ground combat element and is subordinate to the tactical air command center. Also called DASC. See also Marine air command and control system; tactical air operations center.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Direct Air Support Center in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Direct Air Support Center in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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