CAS Planning

Question 1

When should planners begin submitting initial CAS request?

Answer 1

Mission Analysis

Question 2

When should planners submit FSMCs/ACM?

Answer 2

COA Development

Question 3

When are planners conducting the initial tactical risk assessment for each COA?

Answer 3

COA Analysis

Question 4

What are CAS planners responsible for in the orders process?

Answer 4

Annex D - Fires
Appendix 5 - Air support

Question 5

What should fire support information include?

Answer 5

Purpose
Priority
Allocation
Restrictions

Question 6

What is the 5 step CAS planning process?

Answer 6

Receipt of mission
MA
COA Dev
COA Analysis
Orders

Question 7

What is the DD Form 1972?

Answer 7

Tactical Air Strike Request

-Appendix A, JP3-09.3

Question 8

What information is in Section I Mission request of the DD1972?

Answer 8

Line 1: Unit called, This is, Request number
Line 2: Preplanned (entered numerically in descending order), immediate
-1: emergency
-2: priority
-3: routine
Line 3: Describes target
Line 4: Target location, elevation
Line 5: target time and date
Line 6: desired ordnance / results
Line 7: final control
Line 8: amplifying information

Question 9

What is Section II - Coordination of the DD1972?

Answer 9

Line 9-11: any coordination required
Line 12: approval/disapproval
Line 13: who approved/disapproved
Line 14: why it as disapproved
Lines 15-19: ACA info

Question 10

What is in the Section III - Mission Data of the 1972?

Answer 10

Lines 20-31: Info for aircraft assigned to support the requests
Line 32: BDA

Question 11

What is the tactical risk assessment?

Answer 11

Processing of avilable information to ascertain a level of acceptable risk to friendly forces or civilians

Question 12

Who accomplished the tactical risk assessment?

Answer 12

Supported commander with advice from TACP, FAC(A), Staff

Question 13

Why is the tactical risk assessment accomplished?

Answer 13

Supported commander weighing the benefits and liabilities of authorizing CAS

Question 14

What are the three types of control?

Answer 14

Type 1, 2, 3

Question 15

What does type of control covey?

Answer 15

The JTAC’s intent on how to best mitigate risk

Question 16

What is Type 1 control?

Answer 16

JTAC/FAC(A) requies control of individual attacks. Requires the JTAC/FAC(A) to visually acquire the attacking aircraft and visually acquire the target for each attack

-Must visually acquire aircraft AND target for each attack
-best means to recue risk for fratricide
-Cleared hot or abort
-Shouldn’t use with GPS or INS weapons
-Analyze attacking aircraft geometry

Question 17

What is Type 2 control?

Answer 17

JTAC(FAC(A) requires control of individual attacks and is unable to visually acquire the attacking aircraft at weapons release or is unable to visually acquire the target

-Cleared hot or abort

Question 18

What is Type 3 control?

Answer 18

JTAC/FAC(A) requires the ability to provide clearance for multiple attacks within a single engagement subject to specific attack restrictions

-Does not require the JTAC to visually acquire the aircraft or target
-Clear to engage
-JTAC grants weapons release authority
-Attacking aircraft with advise when commencing engagement and when complete

Question 19

What rehearsals require the TACP?

Answer 19

CAR and fire support rehearsal