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Marble Mountain Air Facility, RVN, 1970
Lt Skip Burns pulls FAC duty
After having been volunteered for FAC duty, Lt Skip Burns had his photo taken as a grunt with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines.  As a FAC, or Forward Air Controller, Lt Burns received special training before being assigned to a Marine Rifle Battalion to coordinate/control supporting air assets which included both rotor and jet aircraft.
- photo courtesy of Skip Burns
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