TACRON 11 Detachment Vital for Peleliu Varied Squadrons  By Mass
Communication Specialist Seaman Dustin Knight, USS Peleliu
Public Affairs  USS PELELIU, At Sea - Hidden away in a dark room
with nothing more than an ominous blue light upon their faces,
the men and women of Tactical Air Control Squadron (TACRON) 11
work vigorously to control the coordination and direction of USS
Peleliu's (LHA 5) aircraft, both fixed and rotary winged.
TACRON detachments provide centralized scheduling, control and
incorporate all air operations during amphibious preparation,
maneuvers and transport.  "As a whole, we control aircraft
during any assaults the Marines may have to do," said Air
Traffic Controller 1st Class Richard Gwinn, TACRON 11 Detachment
One Leading Petty Officer. "We have a tactical air controller
who controls all helicopters and harriers and directs them to
the beach. From there we turn [the aircraft] over to the
Supporting Arms Coordination Center (SACC) so that they can
coordinate any aircraft to ground fir