Joint Air Tasking Cycle Stage Three

Question 1

SOB: Define the purpose of the joint air tasking cycle stage 3.

Answer 1

The purpose of this stage is to develop an employment plan against prioritized targets to create desired lethal and nonlethal effects.

Question 2

SOB: Identify key inputs to stage 3.

Answer 2

-Joint Force Commander’s (JFC) Guidance
-Joint Integrated Prioritized Target List (JIPTL)
-Intelligence
-Air Support Request (AIRSUPREQ) and Air Allocation Request (ALLOREQ)
-Air Allocation
-Air Operations Directive (AOD)
-Component Inputs
-Air Force Forces (AFFOR) and/or Combat Support Team (CST) Inputs
-Force Allocation Inputs
-Non-Kinetics Team Inputs

Question 3

SOB: Identify MAAP Team planning responsibilities.

Answer 3

It develops the daily MAAP and transforms it into an electronic format in Theater Battle Management Core Systems (TBMCS) in order to produce the ATO.

Question 4

SOB: Identify outputs of stage 3.

Answer 4

-MAAP
-MAAP Data
-MAAP Decision Briefing
-Sortie Allocation