US Army Air And Missile Defense

Question 1

Army’s lead organization of air and missile defense (AMD)

Normally collocates with either joint force land component commander (JFLCC) HQ or Air Operations Center (AOC)

Commands theater AMD brigades

May be designated as the deputy area air defense commander (DAADC) - integrated with JFACC

Likely designated as theater Army Air and Missile defense coordinator (TASMDCOORD)

Answer 1

Army Air and Missile Defense Command / Commander (AAMDC)

Question 2

Identify key air and missile defense peers

Answer 2

1- Army Air and Missile Defense Command / Commander (AAMDC)

2- Air defense artillery fire control officer (ADAFCO)

Question 3

Collocated with the appropriate engagement authority
- AAMDC ____located at AOC - employs terminal high altitude air defense (THAAD), Patriot or Aegis against upper or lower tier ballistic missiles
- Brigade ____ located at the control and reporting center (CRC), AWACS, Marine Corps TAOC, or Navy Aegis combat system

Single Army POC for positive control between Army Air Defense Artillery (ADA) systems and joint command and control (C2) centers.

Answer 3

Air Defense Artillery Fire Control Officer (ADAFCO)

Question 4

What are the classes of defensive Counterair?

Answer 4

Active Air and Missile Defense

Passive Air and Missile Defense

Question 5

Counterair Framework:

What defensive counterair class is responsible for:

• Air defense
• Ballistic missile defense

Answer 5

Active Air and missile defense

Question 6

Counterair Framework:

What defensive counterair class is responsible for:

• detection and warning
• camouflage and concealment
• hardening
• dispersion
• redundancy
• mobility

Answer 6

Passive air and missile defense

Question 7

Direct defensive action taken to destroy, nullify, or reduce effectiveness of hostile air and missile threats against friendly forces and assets.

Includes the use of aircraft, surface-to-air weapons systems, electronic countermeasures (ECM), and weapons systems other than used in an ADA role.

Answer 7

Active Air and Missile Defense

Question 8

Air defense of a broad area utilizing various combinations of sensors and shooters

Answer 8

Area Defense

Question 9

Protects limited areas such as vital elements of the force or installations

Answer 9

Point defense

Question 10

Identify Air defense warning condition

Answer 10

• Red: Attack is imminent
• Yellow: Attack is probable
• White: Attack is improbable

Question 11

Identify Weapon Control Status

Answer 11

• Weapons free: Fire at any target not positively identified as friendly
• Weapons tight: Fire only at targets identified as hostile
• Weapons hold: (most restrictive) - Fire only when ordered or in self-defense

Question 12

Weapons Control Status:

• Fire at any target not positively identified as friendly

Answer 12

Weapons Free

Question 13

Weapons Control Status:

Fire only at targets identified as hostile

Answer 13

Weapons tight

Question 14

Weapons control status:

(most restrictive) - Fire only when ordered or in self-defense

Answer 14

Weapons hold

Question 15

Air defense warning condition:

Attack is imminent

Answer 15

Red

Question 16

Air defense warning condition:

Attack is probable

Answer 16

Yellow

Question 17

Air defense warning condition:

Attack is improbable

Answer 17

White

Question 18

Provides upper-tier ballistic missile defense (BMD) to protect naval ships

Performs BMD operations for defined geographic areas

Answer 18

Aegis

Question 19

Protect the homeland, deployed military forces, friends, and allies from short and medium range ballistic missiles.

Assigned to the ADA BDE under the AAMDC ISO the ballistic missile defense system

Answer 19

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)