Tactical Air Support
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| foundation = Nevada, US, 2005
| founder = Rolland C. Thompson
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| location_city = Reno-Stead Airport, Reno
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| area_served = U.S. and worldwide
| key_people = Rolland C. Thompson, President and CEO
Ronald R. Fogleman, Board Chairman
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| services = Commercial air services to the armed forces, including JTAC training, UAV chase, flight training and adversary support; Consulting services to military aviation fighter/attack and electronic attack communities
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| subsid = TacAir Global Corp
| homepage = {{URL|www.tacticalairsupport.com}}
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Tactical Air Support, Inc. (Tactical Air) is an American defense contractor headquartered in Reno, Nevada at Reno-Stead Airport. Some of its employees are former fighter weapons school and operational commanders, instructors, and/or test pilots that specialize in advanced tactical air support.{{cite web|author=|title=Company Overview of Tactical Air Support, Inc.|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=106406447|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104064455/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=106406447|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 4, 2012|accessdate=3 January 2014}} Tactical Air provides consulting and commercial air services (including JTAC training, UAV chase, flight training, maintenance, logistics, and adversary support) to U.S. and allied forces in a manner similar to the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC) and the USAF Weapons School.{{cite news|last=Seelmeyer|first=John|title=Defense belt-tightening gets startup off the ground|url=http://www.nnbw.com/news/8593791-113/company-tactical-says-training|date=2013-11-04|newspaper=Northern Nevada Business Weekly|accessdate=6 January 2014}} TacAir Global, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tactical Air Support, Inc., focuses on international training.{{cite news|author=|title=Botswana Fighter Pilots Honored at Reno-Stead Airport Graduation|url=http://www.ktvn.com/story/23723043/botswana-fighter-pilots-honored-at-reno-stead-airport-graduation|date=2013-10-17|newspaper=KTVN Channel 2|accessdate=6 January 2014}} In 2013, Tactical Air began providing F-5 refresher training to the Botswana Defence Force.{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Elias|title=Nevada Proud: Four Fighter Pilots from Botswana Graduate Local Flight Program Led by Former Top Gun Instructors|url=http://www.mynews4.com/news/local/story/Nevada-Proud-Four-Fighter-Pilots-from-Botswana/mGdI-L-obEGjHfTUfzN1sQ.cspx?rss=3298|date=2013-10-17|newspaper=KRNV DT-RENO Channel 4|accessdate=6 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107230532/http://www.mynews4.com/news/local/story/Nevada-Proud-Four-Fighter-Pilots-from-Botswana/mGdI-L-obEGjHfTUfzN1sQ.cspx?rss=3298|archivedate=7 November 2014}}{{cite web|last=Norris|first=Guy|title=Out Of Africa|url=http://aviationweek.com/blog/out-africa|date=2013-11-08|publisher=Aviation Week|accessdate=12 November 2014}}
Aircraft
Tactical Air Support's flight operations began in 2008 when it became the first non-government company outside of Sukhoi trained to fly, operate, and maintain the Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker.{{cite web|last=Leone|first=Dario|title=Spitfire vs Bf 109 and F-14 vs Su-27: the difference is always the pilot|url=http://theaviationist.com/2013/05/31/spit-vs-bf109-dogfighters/|date=2013-05-31|publisher=The Aviationist|accessdate=10 March 2014}}{{cite web|last=Majumdar|first=Dave|title=Flying the Flanker|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2013/04/flying-the-flanker/|date=2013-04-20|publisher=Flightglobal|accessdate=10 March 2014}} In September 2011, Tactical Air received an Embraer A-29 Super Tucano in contract-ready condition. The two-seat, turboprop Super Tucano is a specialty military light-attack aircraft renowned for its capabilities in counter-insurgency and air-to-ground bombing, and is the only one of its kind offered in the U.S. through an Aerospace/Defense services contractor as Tactical Air is the only commercial operator currently flying one.{{cite news |author= |title=Tactical Air Defense Services' Super Tucano Aircraft Delivered and Flying|url=http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Tactical_Air_Defense_Services_Super_Tucano_Aircraft_Delivered_and_Flying_999.html|date=2011-09-27|newspaper=Space Daily|accessdate=10 March 2014}}{{cite web|last=Marin|first=Guy|title=Super Tucano leads the flock|url=http://www.defencereviewasia.com/articles/190/Super-Tucano-leads-the-flock|date=2012-10-22|publisher=Defense Review Asia|accessdate=10 March 2014}}
In 2013, the company added four Canadair CF-5D Freedom Fighters and an F-5B, (supersonic fighter/attack aircraft all two-seater ) and 20 years' worth of spare F-5 parts to its existing aircraft fleet.{{cite web|last=Federal Aviation Administration via Classic Jet Aircraft Association|title=1,121 N-registered Classic Jets|url=http://classicjets.org/content/1121-n-registered-classic-jets|publisher=Federal Aviation Administration|accessdate=12 November 2014}} The company's fleet also includes Aero L-39 Albatros jet trainer/light attack aircraft, Marchetti SF-260TP and SM-1019 turboprop light attack/utility aircraft, and Mooney M20E and Cirrus SR20 aircraft used for UAV chase and pilot currency.
In 2017, 21 F-5 E/F were recovered from Royal Jordanian Air Force.[http://lignesdedefense.blogs.ouest-france.fr/archive/2017/11/03/tacair-18733.html Plastronnage: TacAir et ses F-5 défient ATAC, DADS, Draken]
Aircrew
Tactical Air Support is made up of U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force tactical jet fighter pilots, most of whom served 20 or more years on active duty. Several of the aircrew still serve and fly in the Reserves and Air National Guard. Nearly every member of Tactical Air is a weapons school graduate (USN/USMC/USAF) and most are former TOPGUN instructors.
Consulting
Tactical Air Support's aircrew serve as consultants and tactical subject matter experts for Naval Air Systems Command, Navy Warfare Development Command, NSAWC, and others. It partners with larger defense industry companies (including Lockheed Martin, Wyle, ManTech, and MITRE) on projects that need recent tactical expertise and rapid reach back to the warfare centers of excellence. This support includes technical publication development, project management, tactics development & evaluation, modeling & simulation, and tactical training.
Board of directors
Tactical Air Support's board of directors is chaired by General Ronald Fogleman (former Chief of Staff, USAF) and consists of business leaders and retired USN and USMC flag/general officers that served as leaders in their respective service's tactical jet communities.{{cite press release |title= Tauriga Sciences Inc. Appoints General Ronald R. Fogleman, USAF, Retired, as a Member of the Company's Business Advisory Board |url=http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2014/04/15/627164/10076696/en/Tauriga-Sciences-Inc-Appoints-General-Ronald-R-Fogleman-USAF-Retired-as-a-Member-of-the-Company-s-Business-Advisory-Board.html |date=2014-04-15 |publisher=Globe Newswire |accessdate=12 November 2014}}
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External links
- [http://tacticalairsupport.com/ Tactical Air Support's website]
Category:Aerospace companies of the United States
Category:Companies based in Nevada
Category:Consulting firms established in 2005
Category:Defense companies of the United States
Category:Military education and training in the United States
Category:Fighter aircraft operators
Category:Education companies established in 2005