Fire Support Systems Flashcards
Fire Support is the product of a system of what 3 elements?
Command and Control, Target Acquisition, & Fire Support Attack/ Delivery Systems
Whats a FAIO and what do they do?
FA Intelligence Officer. Assists with targeting/ target development (NSL, HPTL, AGM, and TSS). Coordinates with BDE, DIV, and Corps internal/ external intel elements.
What are the top three FS processes?
Targeting Process, FS Planning & coordination, and MDMP
What are FCSMs?
Permissive and restrictive
What are the restrictive measures?
RFL, RFA, NFA, ACA (airspace cord. area), ROZ (restricted ops zone), FLOT
What do FS networks do?
Enable machine-to-machine exchange for efficient and effective target engagement
Who is the Battlefield Coordination Detachment (BCD)? Serves in CMD Post
Serves as the senior Army operational commander’s liaison with the air component
What does the Joint Air Ground Integration Center (JAGIC) do?
Provides commander’s a technique to coordinate, integrate, and control operations in division-assigned airspace. Collaborates requirements with external airspace elements outside the division area.
What do FA CP’s do?
Integrate FA operations, targeting, and attack elements while synchronizing the execution of the FA mission
What are the 5 types of command relationships in order?
Organic, assigned, attached, operational control, tactical control
What does the Air Support Operations Center (ASOC) do?
Subordinate to JAOC. Primary control agency within the TAGS for executing air operations
Who can reinforce who?
Like reinforces like. A DA FA BN can be reinforced by up to 2 reserve BNs
Whats the most responsive firs for maneuver?
Mortars
Who does SEAD?
Fighter and attack planes
Difference of Arleight Burke and Ticonderoga?
AB: 2; T:1. A2 T1
What do information related activities include?
Civil Affairs Operations (CAO), Civil Military Ops (CMO), Combat camera, integrated joint special technical ops (IJSTO), Miliary deception (MILDEC), military information support ops (MISO), ops security (OPSEC), public affairs
What does rotary wing do according to slides?
CAS and deliberate attack
What do information operations include?
Military deceptions, cyberspace electromagnetic activities, military information support operations, special technical operations, space operations, public affairs, combat camera, civil affairs, operations security, soldier/ldr engagements
Whats D3A?
Decide (command and control), detect (target acquisitions), deliver (delivery systems), assess. Big circle.
Different areas when talking target influence?
NAI. Named area of interest
What is TAGS? (tactical air ground system)
Combines each series C2 and airspace control system in multi-domain framework organized to maximize joint force capabilities.
What is TACS? (theater air control system)
USAF contribution to TAGS.
Whats AAGS? (army air ground system)
Connecting to TACS. Includes BCD.
Whats organic CMD relationship?
form an essential part of military organization as listed in TOE
Whats assigned?
controls and administers the units of personnel primary function
Attached?
placement is relatively temporary
OPCON?
organizes, employs, and assigns tasks and objectives
TACON?
limited to direction and control of movements to accomplish missions or tasks
Direct support?
Requires a force to support another specific force
Reinforcing?
requires a force to support another support unit. Only like units. DS AF up to 2 R BNs
General support-reinforcing?
assigned to a unit to support the force as a whole and to reinforce another similar type unit
General support?
support given to the support force as a whole
Priority of CFF in direct support?
- supported unit.
- own obvrs
- FA HQ
Priority of CFF in reinforcing?
- reinforced FA
- own observers
- FA HQ
Priority of CFF in GSR?
- support unit
- FA HQ
- reinforced unit
- own obvrs
Priority of CFF in GS?
- supported unit
- FFA HQ
- own obvrs
Who positions in direct support?
Supported unit or FFA HQ
Positions in reinforcing?
reinforced FA unit HQ
Positions in GSR?
- supported unit
- FFA HQ
Positions in GS?
- Supported unit
- FFA HQ
Which support is highest degree of centralized control of fires?
General Support
Which is the most decentralized support relationship?
Direct Support