TAGS PowerPoint

Question 1

Name the five components of the Theater Air Ground System (TAGS)

Answer 1

1) TACS (Theater Air Control System)
2) AAGS (Army Air Ground System)
3) NTACS (Navy Tactical Air Control System)
4) MACCS (Marine Air Command and Control System)
5) SOAGS (Special Operations Air-Ground System)

Question 2

Army and Air Force components of a joint force

Answer 2

Army Forces

Corps

Divisions

Brigade Combat Teams

Battalions

Question 3

Army and Air Force components of a joint force

Answer 3

Air Force Forces

Fighter wings

Reconnaissance support

Electronic warfare support

Airlift and tanker support

Theater air control assets

Question 4

Air Apportionment

Answer 4

The determination and assignment of the total expected air effort by percentage and / or by priority that should be devoted to the various air operations and / or geographic areas for a given period of time

Question 5

AOC

Answer 5

The AOC is the senior deployable Air Force TACS element Issues air tasking orders (ATO) and airspace control orders (ACO)

Question 6

Air Allocation

Answer 6

The translation of the air apportionment decision into total numbers of sorties by aircraft type available for each operation or task

Question 7

Wing Operations Center

Answer 7

Receives orders and combat tasking from the AOC

“Two Way Communication”

Manages and controls assigned and attached resources

Breaks out ATO into specific missions, sorties and crew

Plans missions and sorties

Forwards mission results to the AOC

Question 8

Land Component Commander

Answer 8

Plans, coordinates and distributes CAS sorties

Answer 9

Corps AE links to the theater army airspace section with the BCD to ensure airspace control authority accounts for Corps requirements and issues

Question 10

Air Defense Airspace Management (ADAM)

Answer 10

Plans and synchronizes air and missile defense operations with the concept of operations

Question 11

Brigade Aviation Element (BAE)

Answer 11

Plans and synchronizes aviation with the concept of operations

Employment advice and planning on use of UAS and
rotary-wing aircraft

Airspace planning and near real time control during execution of combined arms and joint operations

Question 12

Battlefield Coordination Detachment

Answer 12

Senior Army liaison in the Air Operations Center for selected operational functions between the ARFOR and air component commander (ACC)

Question 13

Ground Liaison Detachment

Answer 13

Provides Army expertise to Air Force fighter, bomber and airlift wings

Works at each Air Wing, works for the BCD

Question 14

Air Component Coordination Element

Answer 14

JFACC establishes an ACCE to interface and provide liaison with the JFLCC

The Senior Air Force Liaison to the AAGS

Question 15

Control and Reporting Center

Answer 15

Subordinate to the AOC

Senior USAF radar element

Question 16

Army Air and Missile Defense Command

Answer 16

Normally designated the Theater Army Air and Missile Defense Coordinator (TAAMDCOORD) for the LCC

Question 17

Air Defense Artillery Fire Control Officer

Answer 17

The ADAFCO is the single point of contact between Army land-based AMD fire direction centers and the controlling authority

Question 18

Air Defense Artillery Brigade

Answer 18

Theater-level operations through use of THAAD and Patriot assets

Question 19

Air Defense Artillery Battalion

Answer 19

ADA battalions located at Theater and Corps

Task organized under ADA BDE to protect JFC
and / or ARFOR critical assets

Question 20

Tactical Air Control Party

Answer 20

Two primary missions:

Advise ground commanders on capabilities/limitations of air operations (Liaison)

Provide terminal attack control of CAS (Control)

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Question 21

Air Support Operations Center

Answer 21

Senior tactical Air Force liaison and control element to the AAGS

Question 22

E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System

Subordinate to the AOC and serves as alternate
to CRC

Answer 22

Subordinate to the AOC and serves as alternate
to CRC

Question 23

Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System

Answer 23

Provides Corps and Division-level data to commanders via a common ground station

Detects, classifies, tracks and provides attack support for time-sensitive ground and slow-moving airborne targets (MTI’s)

Question 24

Forward Air Controller (Airborne

Answer 24

Airborne extension of the TACP

Can provide:

Marking of targets

Weaponeering

Final control