These officers facilitate employment of Marine aviation in support of GCE units to perform offensive air support ( e . g ., close air support ), assault support ( e . g ., troop, cargo, and casualty transport, aerial command and control, liaison, communications, and illumination, and close-in fire support by light / attack helicopters ), and aerial reconnaissance ( e . g ., tactical reconnaissance and artillery spotting ).
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The A-4B Skyhawk fighters and B . 62 Canberra bombers of the Argentine Air Force were used for offensive air support while the North American T-34 and FMA IA-58 Pucara served as a light ground-attack and reconnaissance aircraft . While fighting the guerrilla in the jungle and mountains, Vilas concentrated on uprooting the ERP support network in the towns, using state terror tactics later adopted nationwide during the " Dirty War ", as well as a civic action campaign.
