References and sources for the ‘Close Air’ chapter:

2nd MAW:

https://www.2ndmaw.marines.mil/News/Article-View/Article/522569/2nd-maw-fwd-commander-selected-for-brigadier-general/
2nd MAW Forward Commander, ‘Boomer’

HMLA 269 “Gunrunners”

https://www.mag29.marines.mil/MAG-29-Units/HMLA-269/About/
During 2005 the Gunrunners flew more than 5951 hours and 3994 sorties

http://www.gonavy.jp/navy/sqn/MC269.html
HMLA 269 Deployment: Jan 05 – July 05, Al-Asad Iraq

https://www.2ndmaw.marines.mil/News/Article-View/Article/522537/coyotes-sniff-out-insurgents-throughout-iraq/
More than 2,000 flight hours and 1,300 sorties

HMLA 269 Detachment OIC was Maj Rick Ray
https://www.2ndmaw.marines.mil/News/Article-View/Article/522543/gunrunners-train-aircrews-in-the-midst-of-battle/

HMLA 775 “Coyotes”:

http://www.gonavy.jp/navy/sqn/MC775.html
HMLA 775 Deployment: Mar 05 – Oct 05, Al-Asad Iraq

https://www.pendleton.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/536385/hmla-775-returns-from-iraq/
HMLA-775 returns from Iraq.  Maj. Mark Voelker, Maj. Rob Russell, Valerie Belue

CAS Terms:

Definition of Terminal Attack Control
https://www.doctrine.af.mil/Portals/61/documents/Annex_3-03/3-03-D18-LAND-Terminal-ATK-CNTRL.pdf

JP 3-09.3, 3 Sep 2003
https://www.bits.de/NRANEU/others/jp-doctrine/jp3_09_3%2895%29.pdf

Article, ‘What CAS is and isn’t’ (3 parts)
https://fightersweep.com/3855/what-close-air-support-is-and-isnt-part-one/
https://fightersweep.com/3889/what-close-air-support-is-and-isnt-part-two/
https://fightersweep.com/4185/what-close-air-support-isand-isnt-part-three/