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Target. so you have a target set. you go in. you strike it. and then you return. you maybe refuel and do another pass. now that we have aircraft and we have more observers on the ground, you're beginning to see what are called tics, troops in contact. they are feeding more information. an airplane can come over, do a rapid engagement of something that's fighting on the ground or a rapid intelligence target and return. so you're going to see more and more as you get more and more information. that's the aspect of warfare that i think a lot of people in washington really don't understand. you've...

Joint terminal attack controllers and forward air controllers on the ground with special operation forces so they can call those fighter jets and get that positive target identification for them so they can minimize collateral damage and ensure rounds on target essentially. you know, it's a little bit -- there are the optics and the equipment available in these fighter jets but it makes that much safer on both ends, on the pilot end and the ground guy having that effective arab-to-ground communication. >> all right. do you have any information how long it takes now to get permission to hit a t...