MACCS

Question 1

what does MACCS stand for?

Answer 1

Marine Air Command and Control System

Question 2

TACC: What is it? What do they do?

Answer 2

Tactical Air Command Center

Head of the pyramid. They decide which missions receive aircraft support and how that support will be provided.
- Where the CG and Mission Commander from GCE direct the flight

Question 3

TACC Callsign

Answer 3

Ice pack

Question 4

TADC: What is it? What do they do?

Answer 4

Tactical Air Direction Center:

Precursor to the TACC for amphibious ops

• Marines from TACC stand up TADC ashore
• when Marine Commanders establish on-shore the TADC becomes the TACC

Question 5

MATCD: What is it? What do they do?

Answer 5

Marine Air Traffic Control Detachment

Provides you with ground and tower control services to get your a/c airborne and safely integrated into the flow of traffic.

• 60nm radar range; IFF 120nm
• shares info over TADIL

Question 6

TADIL

Answer 6

Tactical digital information link

Link between MACCS agencies to ensure everyone has the same SA

Question 7

AMC: What is it? What do they do?

Answer 7

Air mission commander:

• in charge of specific mission
• may determine how aircraft enter the fight
• normally embarked on aircraft using (helo direction) nets
• may provide terminal control or designate others
• may work with PZ/LZ control for coordination/GCE support

Question 8

TACP: What is it and What does it do?

Answer 8

Tactical Air Control Party

• Teams of Marines in GCE, normally FACs and Air Officers dedicated to coordinating air support for units
• TACP net is not for pilots use; strictly FACs and Air Os

Question 9

ASLT: What is it and What does it do?

Answer 9

Air Support Liason Team

• Relay info from FSCC to DASC
  
  • only if DASC and FSCC are not physically co-located
  • must have comms via discrete nets

Question 10

TAC(A): What is it? What do they do?

Answer 10

Tactical Air Coordination (Airborne):

• High Altitude Aircraft to relay critical info to help DASC, FSCC, TACC
• Direct Tactical aircraft through the objective area and ensures efficient employment
• Usually has own airspace for objective area

Question 11

MMT: What is it? What do they do?

Answer 11

Marine Air Traffic Control Mobile Team:

• small group(6) attached to ACE provides minimal ATC services @ L2 or OLF
• Terminal Control: Departures/Arrivals/Airspace (Same dimensions as class D)

Question 12

SAAWF: What is it? What do they do?

Answer 12

Sector Anti-Air Warfare Facility:

-Subordinate to TACC, responsible for Anti-Air

Question 13

TAOC: What is it? What do they do?

Answer 13

Tactical Air Operations Center: “ SOCAL Approach with Guns”
1. Examples of Caps:
      Direct to tanker
      Vector thru IMC
      Inform of Incoming bogey

Question 14

LAAD: What is it? What do they do?

Answer 14

Low Altitude Air Defense:

• Base Defense Zone
• Deferral Base w/ stingers
• Can see mode 4 squawk
• Works for SAAWF

Question 15

DASC: What is it? What do they do?

Answer 15

Direct Air Support Center

• control of A/C who support the ground ops
• Procedural control: A/C must fly according to previously determined rules, routes, altitudes, and ROE
• normally co-located with FSCC(Fire Support Control Center)