NOTAMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

09/10/20: Vanek, Gerald L "Peach" Lt Col.(retired) flew west on 02 Aug 2020. He was a Rash FAC for the 21TASS in 67.  Details.

08/11/20: Wanted: Did you know Capt. Thomas G, Bonser,  a Gombey or Nail FAC, 23rd TASS 1965-66.  His family would like to talk to you.  See picture and Details

07/23/20: The July 2020 Newsletter is out!  To read it click here.

07/23/20: Tynan, George P., Cagey 02, passed on 16 July 20.  He flew O-1s and O-2s Nha Trang Jan 68 - Feb 69.  Details

07/23/20: Roberson, John M., Nail 20, Tamale 17/52 flew west on 19 May 20.  John served two tours May 67-68 and Nov 73-74.  He flew O-1s in III Corps and O-V-10s out of NKP.  He was a life member.  Details

07/23/20: Lindahl, Frederick W., Speedy 01, Barky 07 passed on 27 Oct 18.  Fred flew O-2s, 20th TASS out of Quan Tri and Hue Phu Bai.  Details

06/29/20: Col. (USAF Ret) David K. Burke, Bomber 31, O-1 FAC for the 22 TASS took his last flight on 9 AUG 20.  Details

06/29/20: Ernest T. Wightman O-1 FAC for the 22 TASS flew West on 18 Jun 2020.  Details

06/09/20: Go Around, Go Around! The 2020 Reunion in Colorado Springs has been postponed to 2022. Details

05/25/20: New War Story, Christmas Break DEC 1968 - Why I Love the Navy by Claude Newland, Rustic19 Details

05/11/20: Just learned, Major General Herbert J. Spier, Helix 42, took his last flight on 22 May 2019. Details

04/25/20: Just learned, Col Robert Henry "Hank" Haden, Nail 80, passed 17 Nov 2014. Details

04/06/20: NKP Reunion 2, Fort Walton Beach, Florida,       4 - 7 Mar 2021  Details

04/06/20: The son of Major Murray Smith, Helix 22/Ascot 04, a 21 TASS FAC and O-2 instructor at Binh Thuy  Feb - Dec 67, is looking information on his dad.  I was 8 in '67.  See picture on the poster.  (Wanted-200406)

3/20/20: Jon E. Wroblewski, Nail 58, took his last flight on 18 Mar 20. Details

3/17/20: Wayne D. Bradley, Nail 46 & Ascot 10, took his last flight 16 Oct 19. Details

3/15/20: Wanted: Willie Albright, son of Lt Col Ralph Albright, a Covey FAC 1968-69, looking for information about his father. (Wanted-200315)

3/13/20: 27 March dedication of the restores OV-10 #639 has been postponed until further notice per Peter Condon  Details

One More Roll

This site is dedicated to personnel who supported and flew the Forward Air Controller mission, during the war in Southeast Asia and to those who are interested in the mission.  It serves as a rallying point and a depository for their stories and their history.  They represent several countries, different branches of service, a variety of aircraft, and range in rank from the lowest to the highest. 

It was a chancy mission, many gave all, yet the job satisfaction was through the overhead.  We welcome all those interested in the mission and the experiences of the Forward Air Controllers.  Welcome to our site.




                     SITE  MAP AND INDEX

ABOUT US - the FAC Association

• Our Mission - purpose statement
  
• Bylaws - Association bylaws, current and past
  
• Become a Member - requirements and application.
  
• Our Reunions - an archive of reunion events.
  

ABOUT FACS - Forward Air Controllers

• Legacy - What is a FAC?
  
• Glossary - Military slang use during the Vietnam era.
  
• Old Geezer's Page - War stories told by the FAC
  
• History - Squadron histories  and archive
  

REMEMBRANCE -Tributes to the fallen then and now.

• Memories - Memories from the FACNET    
  
• Flew West - List of recent departures
  
• Memorials - Index of FAC Association Memorials.
  
• FACs KIA - An index of FACs killed in action.
  

WHERE WE FLEW

• The Map Room - A library of SEA grid maps
  

CONTACT US

• Contact List - Contact info of key officers
  
• Locate a FAC - How to contact a lost FAC
  
• Site Search
• Wanted Posters - Wanted information bulletin board
  

NEWSLETTERS

• Current Letter - biannual association newsletters
  
• Archive - an archive of past news letters
  

LINKS

• Links - links to research and related sites
  
• FAC Museum - associate of Southwest Air Museum
  
• FAC Scholarship - in cooperation with MOAA
  

FAC STORE

• FAC History CD - an early collection of FAC histories
  
• "Cleared Hot" -  A 3 book collection of FAC histories
  
• FAC Challenge Coin - a FAC Association pocket coin
  
• Patches and Pins - at Fort Worth Aviation Museum.
  

This site was last revised 09/24/2020

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