Offensive Air Support

Question 1

Define Offensive Air Support (OAS)

Answer 1

Air ops conducted against the enemy installations, facilities, or PE directly assisting in the attainment of MAGTF objectives through DESTRUCTION of enemy resources and ISOLATION of enemy military forces
CAS and DAS are functions of OAS

Question 2

Define Close Air Support (CAS)

Answer 2

Air actions against enemy targets that are in CLOSE PROXIMITY to friendly forces and REQUIRES DETAILED INTEGRATION of each mission with the fire and movement of those forces.

Question 3

Define Deep Air Support (DAS)

Answer 3

Air actions against enemy targets conducted at such distances from friendly forces that DETAILED INTEGRATION of each mission with the fire and movement of friendly forces is NOT REQUIRED
SCAR, AR, AI

Question 4

Define the (3) methods of SCAR tasking

Answer 4

-Investigate: Search for targets. ROE, PIE, CDE, and or coord. of forces have not been satisfied. No Ord. release
-Target: Prosecute known targets. ROE, PIE, coord. or forces satisfied. Target track/CDE must be accomplished then can release ord.
-Smack: Authority to release ordnance on target at specific coordinates. All elements satisfied.

Question 5

Define the types of terminal attack control and methods of attack

Answer 5

Type 1
2
3
Methods (2)
BOT
BOC
Can be mixed Type 1 BOT/ Type 1 BOC…..