TAGS PowerPoint Flashcards
Name the five components of the Theater Air Ground System (TAGS)
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)
Army and Air Force components of a joint force
Army Forces
Corps
Divisions
Brigade Combat Teams
Battalions
Army and Air Force components of a joint force
Air Force Forces
Fighter wings
Reconnaissance support
Electronic warfare support
Airlift and tanker support
Theater air control assets
Air Apportionment
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
AOC
The AOC is the senior deployable Air Force TACS element Issues air tasking orders (ATO) and airspace control orders (ACO)
Air Allocation
The translation of the air apportionment decision into total numbers of sorties by aircraft type available for each operation or task
Wing Operations Center
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
Land Component Commander
Plans, coordinates and distributes CAS sorties
Corps AE links to the theater army airspace section with the BCD to ensure airspace control authority accounts for Corps requirements and issues
Air Defense Airspace Management (ADAM)
Plans and synchronizes air and missile defense operations with the concept of operations
Brigade Aviation Element (BAE)
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
Battlefield Coordination Detachment
Senior Army liaison in the Air Operations Center for selected operational functions between the ARFOR and air component commander (ACC)
Ground Liaison Detachment
Provides Army expertise to Air Force fighter, bomber and airlift wings
Works at each Air Wing, works for the BCD
Air Component Coordination Element
JFACC establishes an ACCE to interface and provide liaison with the JFLCC
The Senior Air Force Liaison to the AAGS
Control and Reporting Center
Subordinate to the AOC
Senior USAF radar element
Army Air and Missile Defense Command
Normally designated the Theater Army Air and Missile Defense Coordinator (TAAMDCOORD) for the LCC
Air Defense Artillery Fire Control Officer
The ADAFCO is the single point of contact between Army land-based AMD fire direction centers and the controlling authority
Air Defense Artillery Brigade
Theater-level operations through use of THAAD and Patriot assets
Air Defense Artillery Battalion
ADA battalions located at Theater and Corps
Task organized under ADA BDE to protect JFC
and / or ARFOR critical assets
Tactical Air Control Party
Two primary missions:
Advise ground commanders on capabilities/limitations of air operations (Liaison)
Provide terminal attack control of CAS (Control)
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Air Support Operations Center
Senior tactical Air Force liaison and control element to the AAGS
E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System
Subordinate to the AOC and serves as alternate
to CRC
Subordinate to the AOC and serves as alternate
to CRC
Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System
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)
Forward Air Controller (Airborne
Airborne extension of the TACP
Can provide:
Marking of targets
Weaponeering
Final control
