Aerial targeting not only worked for the Marines in Fallujah, it has changed the way forward air controllers and attack aircraft work together.
In summer 2004, the Iraqi city of Fallujah symbolized the violent and dangerous Sunni insurgency that had plagued al Anbar Province. Marine Major Kevin "Frantic" O'Rourke, air officer for Regimental Combat Team One (RCT-1), stayed very busy coordinating air strikes against insurgent positions around the city.
