Naval gunfire support (NGFS), also known as naval surface fire support (NSFS), or shore bombardment, is the use of naval artillery to provide fire support...

Corps, Congress, and independent groups over the effectiveness of naval gunfire support (NGFS) provided by Iowa-class battleships, and whether or not an...

Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) is an airborne fire support and liaison unit of the United States Marine Corps. The mission of ANGLICO is...

subsequently used for more specialized roles in surface warfare such as naval gunfire support (NGFS) and anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) engagements. The term generally...

officer or NCO E5 or above) who assists infantry personnel requiring naval gunfire support. The mission was defined during World War II amphibious warfare...

rocket artillery, and missiles; naval gunfire support from naval artillery; airstrikes, strafes, and close air support from military aircraft; and drone...

focus on land attack. The class was designed with a primary role of naval gunfire support and secondary roles of surface warfare and anti-aircraft warfare...

D-Day invasion, says that, upon hearing the naval gunfire support plan for Omaha, which limited support to one battleship, two cruisers and six destroyers...

Evans and was assigned to the US Pacific Fleet. Johnston provided naval gunfire support for American ground forces during the Gilbert and Marshall Islands...

provide naval gunfire support with its Mark 6 4.5 inch guns. During the night of 14 May, two Westland Sea King HC4 helicopters of 846 Naval Air Squadron...

Advanced Gun System (AGS), it was designed to provide long-range naval gunfire support against shore-based targets. A total of six of the systems were...

and Security Review. The Mk 8 was used in the Falklands War for naval gunfire support. The Type 21 frigate HMS Alacrity used her Mk 8 to sink the Argentine...

carry the SSG120 dual 120 mm mortar system in order to provide naval gunfire support to the Swedish Amphibious Forces. Development began in 2005 and...

(Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery is a specialist Naval Gunfire Support Forward Observation (NGSFO) unit within 29 Commando Regiment Royal...

for close air support is a forward air controller, while for the equivalent for naval gunfire support is a spotter. For general fire support, the position...

four modes of operation: Surface Direct Fire Mode Naval Gunfire Support Mode Anti-aircraft Mode Support Mode SDF mode is used for the engagement of a surface...

Baytown. During the Normandy landings in June 1944, Nelson provided naval gunfire support before she struck a mine and spent the rest of the year under repair...

are expected to also operate in anti-surface, anti-submarine, and naval gunfire support roles. Planning for the Australian Air Warfare Destroyer (as the...

but subsequently raised and repaired. All three ships served as naval gunfire support ships during numerous amphibious operations. Maryland and West Virginia...

the only type of ammunition it can use, so the AGS cannot provide naval gunfire support and the Zumwalts were repurposed for surface warfare. Michael Monsoor...

Navy has a small corps of Naval gunfire liaison officers trained to provide observation and correction of naval gunfire in support of Army and Marine Corps...

mid-1943. During the Normandy landings in June 1944, Rodney provided naval gunfire support and continued to do so for several following offensives near the...

album by C418 148 (Meiktila) Battery Royal Artillery, a specialist Naval Gunfire Support Forward Observation unit within 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery...

(hence the name) fixed positions on land. In the 20th century, this naval gunfire support role was carried out by the most similar purpose-built World War...

carrier air strikes, naval gunfire support, amphibious operations, patrol and reconnaissance operations and mine warfare. US Naval forces had been introduced...

has the primary role of a Naval Gunfire Support Forward Observation (NGSFO) battery. Tasked to direct naval gunfire support from Royal Navy ships, air...

escort, aerial spotting for Naval gunfire support and offensive fighter sweeps. It disbanded, being absorbed into 885 Naval Air Squadron on 19 July 1944...

into those cities, evacuated wounded and refugees, and provided naval gunfire support for Soviet troops. The ship was badly damaged twice by Axis bombers...

Richmond (naval gunfire support) HMS Marlborough (naval gunfire support) HMS Chatham (naval gunfire support) HMS Ledbury (Mine hunter) HMS Bangor (Mine hunter)...

in the back by a grenade. He contacted a destroyer and requested naval gunfire support; unknown to Thornton, however, she was struck by North Vietnamese...