Iraq: 101st Division LNO in the V Corps FECC.Serving as a division liaison officer (LNO LNO Liaison Officer LNO Liaison Office LNO Linuxnewbie.org (a website about Linux for newbies) LNO Like No Other LNO Last Ninja Online (forum) LNO Lawndale Neighborhood Organization LNO Late Night Option ) in a corps headquarters is a lot tougher than it appears at first glance. For example, when the LNO's division's attack aviation has a mission, he must ensure the Air Force knows about the Army tactical missile system (ATACMS ATACMS Army Tactical Missile System ATACMS Army Tactical Cruise Missile System ATACMS Army Tactical Advanced Conventional Munitions System (US Army) ) fires for suppression of enemy air defenses That activity which neutralizes, destroys, or temporarily degrades surface-based enemy air defenses by destructive and/or disruptive means. Also called SEAD. See also electromagnetic spectrum; electronic warfare. (SEAD SEAD Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses SEAD Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (Salzburg, Austria) SEAD Secure Efficient Ad-Hoc Distance Vector (routing protocol) SEAD Seneca Army Depot ), that the battlefield coordination detachment An Army liaison provided by the Army component or force commander to the air operations center (AOC) and/or to the component designated by the joint force commander to plan, coordinate, and deconflict air operations. (BCD (Binary Coded Decimal) The storage of numbers in which each decimal digit is converted into binary and is stored in a single character or byte. For example, a 12-digit number would take 12 bytes. See binary numbers. ) has cleared the airspace, and that the corps fires and effects coordination cell (FECC FECC Far End Camera Control FECC Finnish Environmental Cluster for China FECC Federal Emergency Communications Coordinator FECC Fires and Effects Coordination Cell FECC Federal Electronic Commerce Coalition FECC Forward Error Correction Code ) assistant fire support coordinator (AFSCOORD AFSCOORD Assistant Fire Support Coordinator ) and the coalition forces land component command General Meaning Coalition Forces Land Component Command, or CFLCC, is a generic U.S. and allied military term. In U.S. military terminology, Unified Combatant Commands or Joint Task Forces can have components from all services and components - Army ~ Land, Air, (CFLCC CFLCC Coalition Forces Land Component Command CFLCC Combined Force Land Component Command ) fire support element (FSE FSE 1. feline spongiform encephalopathy. 2. focal symmetrical encephalomalacia. ) know about the attack and are supporting it. Meanwhile, he must stay in constant touch with the aviation fire support officer (FSO (Free Space Optics) Transmitting optical signals through the air using infrared lasers. Also known as "wireless optics," FSO provides point-to-point and point-to-multipoint transmission at very high speeds without requiring a government license for use of the spectrum. ) and the corps air liaison officer The senior tactical air control party member attached to a ground unit who functions as the primary advisor to the ground commander on air power. An air liaison officer is usually an aeronautically rated officer. Also called ALO. See also liaison. (ALO). It is his job to ensure division operations are synchronized with corps and CFLCC operations. Without that, as in the example, ATACMS fires could be delayed, the Army aviation may not fly ... or worse, might fly and take casualties ... and the divisional unit on the ground needing the fires might not get them when they need them most. FECC LNO job is a lot more than just attending meetings and reporting back to division. Synchronization is his job. This article discusses the role of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) LNO to V Corps in the corps FECC during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF OIF Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (French: International Organization of Francophonie) OIF Office for Intellectual Freedom (American Library Association) ). To fulfill the role, the LNO first must understand how his corps FECC operates. The V Corps' FECC brings all the agencies involved in deep operations Deep operations was a military doctrine developed by the Soviet Union for its armed forces during the 1920s and 1930s. It was fully developed with the 1936 Field Regulations. together in one location to facilitate the exchange of information and coordination. The FECC has elements from the corps FSE, corps artillery fire control element (FCE FCE First Certificate in English FCE Final Cut Express (Apple video editing suite) FCE Facultad de Ciencias Económicas (Spanish) FCE Functional Capacity Evaluation FCE Florida Coastal Everglades ), corps FA targeting officer, corps G3 air, Army airspace command and control coordination cell ([A.sup.2][C.sup.2]), corps rescue coordination center A primary search and rescue facility suitably staffed by supervisory personnel and equipped for coordinating and controlling search and rescue and/or combat search and rescue operations. The facility is operated unilaterally by personnel of a single Service or component. (RCC RCC - An extensible language. ), command and control cell, joint weapons officer (JWO JWO Just West of JWO Juggalo World Order (wrestlint) JWO Junction West Of ), corps ALO, corps staff judge advocate A legal adviser on the staff of a military command. A designated officer of the Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAGC) of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps. , engineer, air defense, and division and Special Forces LNOs. The corps artillery commander is in charge of the FECC. The deputy FSCOORD FSCOORD Fire Support Coordinator (DFSCOORD DFSCOORD Deputy Fire Support Coordinator ) oversees the daily operations of the FECC and runs and facilitates the corps' targeting meeting and board. The AFSCOORD is the floor boss and the driving force of the FECC's combat operations. He is responsible for outside coordination and internal checks to ensure all deep fires and operations are synchronized. The FECC is the functional organization that ensures the corps' deep fires and operations are coordinated, synchronized and executed. The division LNO to the corps FECC has specific duties. Division Deep Fires and Effects Coordinator. This is the LNO's primary job. He ensures all agencies and resources at corps and outside of corps are fully aware of division operations and ready to support the division at the appropriate time. Air Support Coordination. This includes ensuring the division's air support requests (ASRs) are complete and submitted to the corps JWO on time. The LNO must be prepared to submit nominations when the division FSE cannot because of operational constraints. The LNO attends the daily corps ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) Using voice recognition to replace keypad entry for telephone voice menus. Typically used to speak the digits 0 through 9 insted of keying them, ASR systems may be able to recognize a limited vocabulary. See voice recognition and AVSR. priority board meeting to fight to get the division's nominations on the corps' ASR nomination list. The LNO then checks the corps' ASR nomination list before it is sent to CLFCC to ensure all the approved division nominations are on the list and accurate. If the division is nominating joint SEAD (JSEAD JSEAD Joint Suppression of Enemy Air Defense ) on the ASR list, then the LNO completes a Central Command Air Force (CENTAF CENTAF US Air Forces, US Central Command ) Form 1972 to make the request and notify higher headquarters of the intent to use electronic jamming assets. The LNO then attaches the air control points (ACPs) for the flight routes to Form 1972, if known, or sends them as soon as he knows them. This form is submitted electronically to the corps electronic warfare (EW) officer 72 hours before the operation. Each evening, the LNO reviews the air tasking order A method used to task and disseminate to components, subordinate units, and command and control agencies projected sorties, capabilities and/or forces to targets and specific missions. Normally provides specific instructions to include call signs, targets, controlling agencies, etc. (ATO ATO Australian Taxation Office ATO Ambito Territoriale Ottimale (Italy) ATO Alpha Tau Omega ATO Air Traffic Organization (FAA) ATO Arab Towns Organization ATO Air Tasking Order ATO Assemble To Order ) to determine which division ASRs made the cut and determine if the package is enough to complete the upcoming mission. The LNO prepares an air support package spreadsheet and forwards it to the division FSE and corps ALO. (See Figure 1.) If air resources are not enough, the LNO works with the AFSCOORD to contact the corps' CFLCC LNO to coordinate for additional air resources or priority of use for the corps' close air support (CAS) assets. Furthermore, the LNO determines the squadron and air base location from the ATO for the forward air controller-airborne (FAC-A FAC-A Forward Air Controller-Airborne (also abbreviated FACA) ) and EW assets. The LNO, with the help of the corps ALO, then sends the aviation unit's concept of operations A verbal or graphic statement, in broad outline, of a commander's assumptions or intent in regard to an operation or series of operations. The concept of operations frequently is embodied in campaign plans and operation plans; in the latter case, particularly when the plans cover a series word sketch with unit contact information to the respective squadron's email or briefs them telephonically. (See Figure 2 on Page 42.) Before he sends the concept sketch, he has the corps ALO review it to ensure all the information the pilots need is included. The following information is important to include in the concept sketch: the supported unit's ALO frequencies, digital non-secure voice telephone (DNVT DNVT Digital Narrowband Voice Terminal DNVT Digital Nonsecure Voice Terminal DNVT Digital Nonsecure Voice Telephone DNVT Digital Network Voice Telephone ) numbers and the air mission commander and ALO secure email addresses so the pilots can contact them directly with questions about the operation. In addition, the sketch should have locations listed in latitude and longitude latitude and longitude Coordinate system by which the position or location of any place on the Earth's surface can be determined and described. Latitude is a measurement of location north or south of the Equator. coordinates, gun target line for artillery and missile fires in degrees magnetic, frequencies the unit wants jammed and the kill boxes the unit wants cleared for ATACMS fires. Finally, the concept sketch must include the concept of fires for how the commander will integrate CAS and cannon/missiles fires. This concept sketch provides the flight operations officer and (or) the pilots the information to synchronize their efforts in the operation. The sooner the LNO can provide the pilots the concept sketch, the better. The LNO must be prepared to develop this sketch from a verbal briefing when email communications are not established or time constrains prevent the unit from developing it. Likewise, the FECC LNO must get with the FECC AFSCOORD to ensure the air support operations center The principal air control agency of the theater air control system responsible for the direction and control of air operations directly supporting the ground combat element. It processes and coordinates requests for immediate air support and coordinates air missions requiring integration (ASOC ASOC Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition ASOC Air Support Operations Center ASOC Advanced Separation of Concerns (Aspect-Oriented Software Development) ASOC Air Sovereignty Operations Center ASOC Australian Standard Offence Classification ) air boss has the concept sketch and is thoroughly briefed on division operations. If the corps is operating two headquarters (main and forward command posts), the LNO must ensure the air boss in the ASOC forward also has received the sketch and is briefed. This step is especially important if the corps is providing the division CAS assets out of its own stack of aircraft. Intelligence Collection. In synchronizing assets for a deep attack or an air assault, the FECC LNO checks with the corps collection manager to ensure the division collection manager has submitted the unmanned aerial vehicle A powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can carry a lethal or nonlethal payload. (UAV UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UAV Unmanned Air Vehicle UAV Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle UAV Unmanned Airborne Vehicle UAV Uninhabited Air Vehicle UAV Urban Assault Vehicle UAV Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle (less common) ) request and that corps plans to fly the routes and objective area. The LNO also ensures the target deck submitted with the UAV request focuses on specific locations for enemy targets. (The target deck is the list of locations along the flight routes and objective area that the unit wants the UAV to collect on.) Specified locations allow the UAV to focus its collection effort, which greatly increases the effectiveness of the asset. Next, the LNO checks the time the UAV is scheduled to fly the division routes and objective to ensure the data gets back before the final conditions check, which normally is three hours before the mission. Finally, during fast-paced operations, the LNO must be ready to develop a target deck for the UAV. The LNO continues to monitor the UAV coverage throughout the day because UAV priorities may change. The LNO ensures the collection manager and corps chief of staff know that UAV collection on the target set and routes is a necessary condition for a deep attack or air assault. The LNO requests an electronic intelligence (ELINT Noun 1. ELINT - intelligence derived from electromagnetic radiations from foreign sources (other than radioactive sources) electronics intelligence ) analysis of flight routes and objective area from the analysis control element (ACE) ELINT analyst. This analysis helps the division FSE refine SEAD targets and identifies the enemy air defense artillery's frequency ranges, making the electronic attack squadron more effective. The LNO can specify the time-search criteria for the analysis that will narrow the search and number of targets. He sends the results of this analysis (or reports it verbally)to the division FSE. Airspace Clearance. Clearance of airspace to fire ATACMS SEAD and on-call ATACMS fires for a deep operation is another area the LNO ensures is synchronized. Because ATACMS missiles travel at altitudes of up to 160,000 feet, the BCD must clear airspace to shoot them. The process is initiated by putting the ATACMS SEAD and on-call ATACMS missions on the division's ASR nomination sheet. This alerts the BCD to the request so it can adjust tracks for refueling aircraft and CAS stacks to accommodate the fires. The day before the operation, the LNO checks with the AFSCOORD to ensure the CFLCC LNO and the BCD know about the request to clear airspace for ATACMS fires for the upcoming mission. At least 12 hours before the mission, the LNO coordinates with the AFSCOORD the specific time window the division wants the airspace cleared for ATACMS fires. The LNO should add a 20-minute buffer to the front of the window to allow the BCD extra time to clear the airspace and account for unforeseen circumstances. The LNO notifies the division FSE when the airspace is cleared for ATACMS fires. The airspace is cleared for all air interdiction (AI) and non-CAS aircraft. CAS aircraft operating in this airspace must be under the control of either a FAC-A or the ALO. Immediately after the mission is complete, the LNO notifies the AFSCOORD to open the airspace to all Coalition Force Air Component Command (CFACC CFACC Combined Forces Air Component Commander (US DoD) CFACC Combined Force Air Component Commander CFACC Combined Forces Air Component Command ) assets' use. Finally, the LNO ensures the SEAD plan for the deep operations arrives at the corps FSE at least three hours before its execution. This allows the corps FSE time to analyze the targets and do another check for fire support coordination The planning and executing of fire so that targets are adequately covered by a suitable weapon or group of weapons. measure (FSCM FSCM Financial Supply Chain Management FSCM Fire Support Coordination Measure FSCM Forward Support Medical Company (medical organization in forward areas of combat zone) FSCM Facility Support Contract Manager ) violations and legal review. The LNO reviews the SEAD plan and plots the targets to validate the timing and sequencing of their attack. The LNO resolves any issues the corps FSE or FCE may have and ensures the unit firing rehearses the plan. The bottom line: The LNO conducts the behind-the-scenes coordination that ensures his division has the resources it needs and they are synchronized for delivery at the time the division needs them. (See Figure 3 for the LNO's deep attack and air assault synchronization checklist.) Figure 3: 101st Fires and Effects Coordination Cell (FECC) Liaison Officer's (LNO's) Deep Attack and Air Assault Synchronization Checklist -- Verify that CENTAF Form 1972 (Request for Electronic Warfare Support See: electronic warfare. ) is filled out and submitted to the corps EW officer. -- Verify JSEAD package is on the ATO the evening before the mission. -- Develop and send the Air Support Package Spreadsheet to Div FSE and corps ALO. -- Work with the AFSCOORD or CFLCC LNO to cover gaps in air support coverage. -- Distribute the Concept of Operations Sketch to corps CFLCC LNO, [A.sup.2][C.sup.2], G3 air, collection manager, ACE targeting officer, JWO, VCA VCA Voltage Controlled Amplifier VCA Victorian College of the Arts (Australia) VCA Vehicle Certification Agency (UK) VCA Veiligheids Checklist Aannemers G3, corps FCE, corps FSE, AFSCOORD, ALO, air boss, EW officer and G3. -- Send Concept of Operations Sketch to respective squadrons that the FAC-A and EW aircraft are coming from. -- Verify the collection manager has the division's target deck for the mission and the flight plan ensures the unit will receive the data NLT NLT abbr. night letter 3 hours before wheels up. -- Request from the ACE an ELINT analyses of routes and objective area and send results to the Div FSE. -- Twelve hours out, coordinate with FECC AFSCOORD the specific time period for clearance of ATACMS fires for SEAD and on-call targets; ensure the window has a 20-minute buffer up front. -- Get routes and their respective ACPs to the corps collection manager and EW officer. -- Receive mission execution checklist and send to the FECC deep fires coordinator. -- Ensure the AFSCOORD verifies that the air boss has and understands the Concept of Operations Sketch and has identified aircraft to support the operation. -- Receive SEAD plan and plot targets; check to ensure targets do no violate FSCM and the concept of SEAD and timings are synchronized. -- Verify with the AFSCOORD that corps CAS is available and scheduled to support the mission. -- Verify the corps FSE has the SEAD plan at least two hours before execution. -- Verify that corps units have rehearsed the SEAD and there are no issues at least one hour prior to execution. -- Twenty minutes before wheels up, verify that airspace is cleared for ATACMS fires. -- Ensure that corps does not try to push additional assets or fires into the Avn Bde's area of operations An operational area defined by the joint force commander for land and naval forces. Areas of operation do not typically encompass the entire operational area of the joint force commander, but should be large enough for component commanders to accomplish their missions and protect their , unless requested. Legend: [A.sup.2][C.sup.2] = Army Airspace Command and Control ACE = Analysis Control Element AFSCOORD = Assistant Fire Support Coordinator Avn = Aviation Bde = Brigade CENTAF = Central Command Air Force CFLCC = Coalition Forces Land Component Command ELINT = Electronic Intelligence EW = Electronic Warfare FCE = Fire Control Element FSCM = Fire Support Coordination Measures FSE = Fire Support Element JWO = Joint Weapons Officer VCA = V Corps Artillery Division Ambassador for Corps Targeting. The FECC LNO is the division's ambassador at the corps targeting meeting and board. His primary mission at these meetings is to influence the corps' leadership to get the priorities and resources the division needs to accomplish its deep operations. To influence the targeting team and board, the FECC LNO must be able to communicate the division's capabilities and limitations accurately, anticipate the resources the division will need, inform and educate the team on how the division fights, and have technical and tactical creditability with the corps leadership and members of the targeting team. The targeting meeting and board are the forums in which the FECC LNO can make his most significant contributions to the division's efforts. For instance, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, the V Corps targeting team initially did not put a high priority on engaging low-level air defense artillery Weapons and equipment for actively combating air targets from the ground. Also called ADA. (ADA Ada, city, United States Ada (ā`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,820), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. It is a large cattle market and the center of a rich oil and ranch area. ) systems. The 101st FECC LNO explained the increase in the number of missions the 101st would be able to conduct with better conditions set for attack helicopter operations, persuading the corps to target the lower-level ADA assets for SEAD. This resulted in the 101st Division's executing many deep operations without losing an aircraft to enemy ADA. Furthermore, the FECC LNO must be proficient in doctrine and targeting for civil military operations (CMO CMO See: Collateralized mortgage obligation CMO See collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO). ). During Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 101st and 82d Airborne Divisions simultaneously conducted combat operations to clear cities of Iraqi Army remnants and para-military forces and started CMO operations in other cities. The FECC LNO helps the corps team in targeting for both types of operations. He must thoroughly understand information operations (IO), psychological operations (PSYOPs) and civil affairs (CA) operations plus the various assets to execute these operations. As the fighting ebbs, most of the LNOs time and efforts will be directed to targeting for the CMO fight and coordinating and obtaining resources for CMO. The LNO must be familiar with CA battalion operations and the organization and functions of the CA brigade staff, the corps humanitarian assistance coordination center A temporary center established by a geographic combatant commander to assist with interagency coordination and planning. A humanitarian assistance coordination center operates during the early planning and coordination stages of foreign humanitarian assistance operations by providing the (HACC HACC Home and Community Care HACC Harrisburg Area Community College (Pennsylvania) HACC Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Center HACC Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce (Hanover, NH) ) and the office of reconstruction and humanitarian assistance (ORHA ORHA Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (US government; now the Office of the Coalition Provisional Authority) ORHA Oregon Rental Housing Association (Salem, OR) ORHA Ontario Residence Hall Association ) because he will interact with these elements to coordinate and synchronize the division's CMO. The FECC LNO must have the flexibility and knowledge to target-to-kill and target-to-build at the same time. Active Member of the Corps Targeting Team. The FECC LNO must understand he is an active member of the corps targeting team--not just a division representative. He does not simply sit in the meetings taking notes but comes fully prepared, shares information with other board members, makes suggestions to improve the targeting process and works hard to implement improvement suggestions. The LNO must adopt a team versus a zero-sum attitude when fighting for resources for the division. At times, two units will have a need for the same asset at the same time, and the LNO must support the unit that has the greatest need. For example, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, both the 101st and 11th Attack Helicopter Regiment (AHR AHR Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor AHR American Historical Review (Journal of the American History Association) AHR Anchor AHR airway hyper-responsiveness AHR Assisted Human Reproduction AHR Air-Conditioning Heating Refrigeration ) were executing aerial reconnaissance missions at the same time in different areas of the corps area of operations. Both units requested UAV coverage; however, the UAV only had flight time to support one unit. Because the 11th AHR mission had the greatest ADA risk, the 101st LNO supported UAV coverage for the 11th AHR. A team attitude helps the corps shape the overall fight and enhances the LNO's ability to influence on behalf of his division. Division Commander's Ears, Eyes and Hands. The FECC LNO gleans relevant information from staff updates, situation reports, conversations and meetings and reports it to the division. Likewise, at the end of the targeting meeting and board, the FECC LNO publishes his notes and forwards them to the elements of the division FSE, division artillery commander and G3 The timely reporting of relevant information allows the division's leadership to anticipate and conduct parallel planning for upcoming missions. Furthermore, the FECC LNO tracks down information the division leaders need, voices division leaders' concerns to key corps leaders and works through the corps staff to coordinate resources outside of the corps. The FECC LNO is in the business of gathering and exchanging information and being the division and division artillery commanders' utility man at corps. Conclusion. The duties outlined in this article require the LNO have extensive fire support coordination experience and knowledge regarding how the division fights and its capabilities. To facilitate the LNO's credibility and allow him to interact with the corps primary staff on a more equal basis, we recommend the LNO be a senior major or lieutenant colonel. The more experienced, more senior LNO will increase the division's likelihood of getting the resources it needs. The Marine Corps had colonels as their LNOs to V Corps during OIF. The FECC LNO's job is a lot more than getting information for the division. The FECC LNO can make the difference in resources and support for the division's fight. Air Assault!
Figure 1: Air Support Package Spreadsheet
Armed Reece
Mission 0730Z 0800Z 0830Z 0900Z 0930Z 1000Z
FAC 4107 GS 4111 GS
CAS 453A 3163 GS 4551A
EA-6B 4500
F-16CJ 6403A 2453A
EC-130H 2511
Mission 1030Z 1100Z 1130Z
FAC 6325Z GS
CAS 3065 GS
EA-6B 776 GS
F-16CJ 1657 GS
EC-130H
101st DATK IVO Shavka Mazhar Air Field 0900Z-1300Z
ASR Num Msn Sortie A/C Call Sign Tgt
ID Count ID/Loc
CAS 4535A 2 2-A-10 Ewok35 87AS
4551A 2 2-A-10 Rodney51 87AS
EA-6B 4500 1-EA-6B Ag new08 88AR
F-16CJ 2255A 2-F-16CJ Hallow55 90AR
6363 2-F-16CJ Eli63 90AR
6403A 2-F-16CJ Toxic03 90AR
2463A 2-F-16CJ Audi63 90AR
EC-130H 2511 1-EC-130H Stiff11 Fattie1
GENERAL SUPPORT
FAC 1233A 2 2-FA-18D Upshot33 87AT
4107 2 2-F-14D Mafia07 87AS
1235A 2 2-FA-18D Motown35 87AT
4111 2 2-F-14D Redi11 87AS
1237A 2 2-FA-18D Capgun37 87AT
6325A 2 2-A-10 Peak25 87AS
CAS 7303 2 2-AV-8B Harris03 87AT
3163 2 2-TORGR-4 Pirana63 87AS
6351 2 2-A-10 Irish51 87AT
6361A 2 2-A-10 Quaker61 87AT
7305 2 2-AV-8B Llama05 87AT
6367A 2 2-A-10 Chop67 87AT
3063 2 2-TORGR-4 Honcho63 87AS
4303 2 2-FA-18C Kermit03 87AS
7307 2 2-AV-8B Harris07 87AT
3065 2 2-TORGR-4 Abram65 87AS
7311 2 2-AV-8B Llama11 87AT
EA-6B T2501 1-EA-6B Kimbo01 94AS
6357 1-EA-6B Agnew57 87AS
1657 1-EA-6B Shiloh75 88AR
T2502 1-EA-6B Moxie02 94AS
776 1-EA-6B Basket56 87AS
4503 1-EA-6B Jugs03 90AQ
101st DATK IVO Shavka Mazhar Air Field 0900z-1300z
ASR Num SCL Time On/Off
CAS 2A65X4M82XB 100700ZAPR/100800ZAPR/-
2A65X4M82XB 100900ZAPR/101000ZAPR/-
EA-6B 3ALQX2 100630ZAPR/101000ZAPR/-
F-16CJ Best 100400ZAPR/100600ZAPR/-
Best 100600ZAPR/100800ZAPR/-
Best 100700ZAPR/100900ZAPR/-
Best 100900ZAPR/101100ZAPR/-
EC-130H Best 100300ZAPR/101100ZAPR/-
General Support
FAC Best 100600ZAPR/100930ZAPR/-
4G12S1W2LT 100600ZAPR/100930ZAPR/-
FAC Best 100830ZAPR/101200ZAPR/-
4G12S1W2LT 100930ZAPR/101030ZAPR/-
Best 101000ZAPR/101330ZAPR/-
2A65X4M82XB 101030ZAPR/101130ZAPR/-
CAS 1G12X1A65E 100800ZAPR/100845ZAPR/-
2EPW2X2WXTDXL2 100800ZAPR/100900ZAPR/-
2A65XB 100800ZAPR/100900ZAPR/-
2A65XB 100830ZAPR/100930ZAPR/-
1G12X1A65E 100900ZAPR/100945ZAPR/-
2A65XB 100900ZAPR/101000ZAPR/-
2EPW2X2WXTDXL2 100900ZAPR/101200ZAPR/-
1G35X1G12A1W2 100930ZAPR/101000ZAPR/-
1G12X1A65E 101000ZAPR/101045ZAPR/-
2EPW2X2WXTDXL2 101000ZAPR/101300ZAPR/-
1G12X1A65E 101100ZAPR/101145ZAPR/-
EA-6B 3ALQ1A88X1 100630ZAPR/101000ZAPR/-
3ALQX2 100715ZAPR/100945ZAPR/-
3ALQX2 100930ZAPR/101200ZAPR/-
3ALQ1A88X1 101000ZAPR/101400ZAPR/-
3ALQX2 101015ZAPR/101230ZAPR/-
3ALQX2 101100ZAPR/101130ZAPR/-
Legend:
A/C = Aircraft
ASR = Air Support Request
CAS = Close Air Support
FAC = Forward Air Controller
IVO = In the Vicinity of
Msn ID = Mission Identification
Recce = Reconnaissance
SCL = Standard Conventional Load
101st DATK = 101st Division Attack
Figure 2: Concept of Operations Sketch: Air Tasking Order (ATO) F-101st Aviation Brigade Search and Attack in the Vicinity of Engagement Area (EA) Nova Scheme of Fires: From H-6 (min) to H+40 (min), fires (K19N, K20N, K21N) will suppress EADA EADA Escuela de Alta Dirección y Administración (business school) EADA Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act EADA English Amateur Dancesport Association EADA Early Americas Digital Archive EADA Executive Assistant District Attorney and maneuver formations during 1-101AHB's ingress An entrance. Contrast with "egress," which means exit. See ingress traffic. See also Ingres 2006. from TAA TAA - Track Average Amplitude Roadway, along route Cancer 3, to PL Anne (LD) IOT IOT In Order To IOT Index-Organized Table IOT British Indian Ocean Territory (ISO 3-letter country code) IOT Interoperability Testing IOT Initial Operational Test IOT In-Orbit Test provide freedom of maneuver. Nonlethal JSEAD will jam ADA radars while lethal JSEAD engages targets of opportunity from H-49 (min) to H+1:40. Lethal JSEAD will break off station at H+15 (min). A dedicated FAC-A will be on station from H-49 to H+2:00 IOT facilitate integration of CAS and maneuver. 1-101AHB AHB Advanced High-performance Bus AHB Assault Helicopter Battalion AHB Air Historical Branch AHB Attack Helicopter Battalion AHB Automatic Half Barriers AHB Aussie Home Brewers AHB Active Hyper Bass will pass all immediate targets of opportunity to CAS during ingress, From H-49 (min) to H-15 (min) CAS will attack targets in Grids 86AR4/5/7 under the control and direction of a FAC-A. When 1-01AHB reaches their ACP (Associate Computing Professional) The award for successful completion of an examination in computers offered by the ICCP. It is geared to newcomers in the computing field. For more information, visit www.iccp.org. ACP - Algebra of Communicating Processes E258 on route Cancer 3, CAS will move from 86AR into a holding area in 86AQ. When the lead element of 1-101AHB hits the RP-4 (min) Group K19N is fired. Group K20N is fired at PL Anne. Group K21N is fired when the 2d Company crosses PL Maine. Upon the completion of K21 N, 1101AHB will engage targets with direct fires and pass targets to CAS in 88AR. CAS will utilize precision munitions mu·ni·tion n. War materiel, especially weapons and ammunition. Often used in the plural. tr.v. mu·ni·tioned, mu·ni·tion·ing, mu·ni·tions To supply with munitions. near sensitive sites and in or around populated areas around the U/I U/I User Interface U/I Unidentified U/I Unit of Issue Tank Bn. Series Destiny Lightning is an on-call fire plan for 1-101AHB's egress See ingress. ; it consists of Group K19N. The on-call trigger is when the first egressing element departs its ABFs Andromeda 4, The combined effects of fires and maneuver will result in the destruction of: 30xT55s; 9xD30s; 6xS60s; 2xZSU 23-4s; 10xSA-7s. Firing unit is located at 32 35 07N 044 02 03E (Kill box 85AS1) shooting on azimuth azimuth (ăz`əməth), in astronomy, one coordinate in the altazimuth coordinate system. It is the angular distance of a body measured westward along the celestial horizon from the observer's south point. of 340 degrees magnetic.
Wheels up: 0811Z
TOT/H-Hour: 0900Z
Egress: 1000Z
End of Mission: 1100Z
EAs: Nova (Stomp/Murder)
Ingress: Cancer 3
Egress: Andromeda 4
KI/CAS: H-49 to H + 2:00 (0811Z-1100Z)
ATACMS: H-6 TO H+40 (0854Z-0940Z) SEAD; On-call missions until
1100Z
Lethal JSEAD: H - 49 to H + 15 (0811Z-0915Z)
Nonlethal: H - 49 to H + 1:40 (0811Z-1040Z)
Kill Box Keypads ATACMS cleared: 88AP 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
EA: Nova--(33 15 47N 043 37 19E, Kill box 86AP3)
38SLE640670, 38SLE693753, 38SLE720855,
38SLE770813, 38SLE778800, 38SLE890690,
38SLE870669
Sub EA:
a. EA Stomp--38SLE660744, 38SLE738806,
38SLE758748, 38SLE703707
b. EA Murder--38SLE728837, 38SLE782853,
38SLE816749, 38SLE763729
Call Signs and Frequencies
C/S Freq
AMC No Mercy 6 UHF: 350.340, 540.665, 451.640
[C.sup.2] A/C Tide 50 Kaki 30: UHF: 433.960
(ALO) Kaki 9: UHF: 459.800
FSO Destiny 95 75 (WB TACSAT)
41 FAB Railgun 35 75 (WB TACSAT)
1-27 FA Smasher 8 FH980
Div ALO LTC Zane Mitchell
581-0871/07/38/steve.murray@us.army.mil
Frequency and Location of Known ADA Assets
Asset Freq
Roland Tgt Acq: 1113-1501 Mhz
VISOBs Controller SAT Phone: 1228-1940 Mhz
Spoon Rest 1153-1580 Mhz
Pre-Planned CAS
H-40 to H+2:00: FAC-A on Station 4 sorties
H-40 to H: 6 sorties
H to H+10: 2 sorties
H+10 to H+1:00: 10 sorties
H+1:00 to H+2:00: 12 sorties
Pre-Planned ATACMS Fires
Group Targets
K19N (Z) KN0656, 0670, 0675, 0680, 0725, 0726
K21N (Z) KN0660, 0727, 0728, 0729
K21N (Z) KN0685, 0690, 0700, 0705, 0710, 0715
Legend:
ABF = Attack-by-Fire Position
ACP = Air Control Point
Acq = Acquisition
ADA = Air Defense Artillery
AHB = Assault Helicopter Battalion
ALO = Air Liaison Officer
AMC = At My Command
ATACMS = Army Tactical Missile System
Bn = Battalion
[C.sup.2] = Command and Control
Div ALO = Division Air Liaison Officer
EADA = Enemy Air Defense Artillery
FAB = Field Artillery Brigade
FAC-A = Forward Air Controller-Airborne
FSO = Fire Support Officer
IOT = In Order To
JSEAD = Joint Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses
KI = Kill-Box Interdiction
LD = Line of Departure
PL = Phase Line
RP = Release Point
TAA = Tactical Assembly Ama
TACSAT = Tactical Satellite
TOT = Time-On-Target
VISOBs = Visual Observers
Lieutenant Colonel Patrick J. Sweeney is the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Liaison Officer (LNO) at V Corps Headquarters in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In previous assignments with the 101st Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, he commanded the 3d Battalion, 320th Field Artillery (3-320 FA) and served as Executive Officer (XO) of the Division Artillery. Lieutenant Colonel Sweeney commanded A Battery in 5-11 FA, 6th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. He holds MAs in Social Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Also known as The University of North Carolina, Carolina, North Carolina, or simply UNC and in Military Arts and Science from the Command and General Staff College The Command and General Staff College (C&GSC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas is a United States Army facility that functions as a graduate school for U.S. military leaders. It was originally established in 1881 as a school for infantry and cavalry. at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Captain Jason G. Montgomery recently assumed command of A Battery, 1-320 FA, part of the 101st Airborne Division now deployed to Iraq. For major combat operations in OIF, he served as the 101st Division LNO at V Corps Headquarters. In his previous assignment, he was the S4 for the 1-320 FA. Captain Montgomery also served with 2-3 FA, part of the 1st Armored Division in Germany, as a Battalion and Battery Fire Direction Officer and Company Fire Support Officer. He is a graduate of the FA Captain's Career Course, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and the Combined Arms and Services Staff School at Fort Leavenworth. |
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