U.S.-led close air support attacked insurgent positions in the battle, it added.

This involved guiding close air support on to enemy targets.

Finally on scene, the Kiowas leapt into a carefully rehearsed pattern of close air support.

According to Central Command, the firefight included small arms fire, hand grenades and close air support fire.

They don't bother to use indirect fire or even coordinate close air support at a tactical level.

They didn't develop an integrated fires plan or coordinate their close air support with the infantry defense.

Finally, GPS reduces casualties because it makes search and rescue quicker and close air support more accurate.

A-10s are designed for close air support for ground forces, meaning they can hit targets without firing large ordnance.

It rhymes with close air support, at least: the Kurds get a chance to fortify the defense of Irbil.

The report said it did not recommend a halt to close air support, especially when friendly forces were under fire.

U.S. forces were providing assistance, including intelligence and close air support, a spokeswoman from U.S. military headquarters in Kabul said.

Rebels want NATO to go much further and provide close air support so they can break a prolonged battlefield stalemate.

The combined forces responded with small arms fire, rocket propelled grenades and close air support, killing the militants, it said.

Gen. Stanley McChrystal made clear in his recent tactical directive that commanders should weigh requests for close air support very carefully.

Besides, he wanted to get to know some of the pilots who would be provided recon, close air support-sorta, kinda, maybe-and medevac.

Eleven militants were killed by small arms fire while 4 were killed by close air support, U.S. military said in a statement.