"For example, Sgt. 1st Class Anderson is a school trained Fire Support Master Gunner (FSMG), he is a JFO-E and has been a JFO for multiple years." According the Army Field Manual 3-09, a Joint ...

And the one Soldier that can help make that happen is the Joint Fires Observer or JFO. JFOs in the Army are typically a 13F or Forward Observer, but they can also be special operations or even ...

Craig Lewis, a communications chief with the 5th Air Naval ... and whether multiple strikes need to be made in a single engagement. JFO Marines can push a CAS mission on the ground, but clearance ...

Karoline Foote, a Marine spokeswoman. That number would be enough to provide a JFO for all 648 active-duty rifle squads in the Marine Corps. But as the Corps pushes the responsibility to rain down ...