Identify the planning process used by COMAFFOR and JFACC
Joint planning process for air (JPPA used to be JOPPA). SRD/SPT within AOC conducts JPPA. 7 steps: Initiation, mission analysis, COA development, COA analysis and wargaming, COA comparison, COA approval, plan/order development
Identify who approves the air course of action (COA) developed by air component
JFC (NOT jfacc)
Coa identifies, adjusted if required, and selected by the JFACC for presentation to the JFC. JFC approves an air COA, then JPPA contributes directly to JAOP preparation
List elements of the strategy to task methodology in hierarchical order
Operational objectives, tactical objectives, tactical tasks
Match the two types of indicators commonly used by joint forces with what they assess
Measures of performance (MOP): friendly actions AB’s are tied to TASK accomplishment.
Measures of effectiveness (MOE): used to help measure a current system state with change indicated by comparing multiple observations over time to guide the achievement of OBJECTIVES and attainment of end states
List guidelines for indicator development
ROCRR. Relevant, observable collectible, responsive, resourced.
Relevant: indicator bears direct relationship to desired effect, accuracy signifies status
Observable/collectible: indication can be detected and measured
Responsive: indicator signifies changes in the operational environment timely enough to enable response
Resourced: collection plan has sensor or reporter assigned to indicator so can be obtained without excessive effort/cost
Define airspace control
Capabilities and procedures used to increase operational effectiveness by promoting the safe efficient and flexible use of airspace. Effective airspace control reduces the risk of unintentional engagements against civil, friendly, and neutral aircraft, enhances air defense ops, and permits greater flexibility of joint operations
Identify the task methods of airspace control
Positive control: positive id, tracking abs directing aircraft with electronic means (radar)
Procedural control: takes on combo previously agreed and promulgated orders abcs procedures. Non electronic, procedural ACMs, coordinating alts (CA), min road route (MRR)
Identify JFC airspace control responsibilities
Responsibility over all for airspace control and air defense (AD)
Identify the ACA’s responsibilities
Establishes airspace control system (ACS) integrates components, host nations, and Allie’s as necessary
Develop policies and procedures for airspace control
Develop airspace control plan (ACP) by consolidating and integrating all component inputs on behalf of JFC and implement it via the ACO
ACP establishes procedures for ACS in operational area
ID AMD measures associated with DCA
Active and passive
Active: direct defensive action taken to destroy nullify or reduce effectiveness of hostile air and missile threats against friendly forces and assets
Passive: provides individual and collective protection for friendly forces and critical assets and is responsibility of every commander in joint force
Types of active AMD coverage
Area defense, point defense, self-defense, high value airborne asset (HVAA) protection
Id passive AMD measures and their characteristics
-Detection and warning systems AB’s procedures (timely. Max reaction time)
-Reduction of event targeting effectiveness (mobility and camouflage, concealment and deception)
-Reducing vulnerability (hardening, redundancy, dispersion, chem/bio/radio/nuclear)
-reconstitution (rapid repair of damage after enemy attack)
Id basic AADC responsibilities
-air defense warning (ADW). Provide timely and missile warnings, (?) info
-develop coordinate and implement ID and engagement procedures. (ID via positive or procedural) (engagement via weapons control status free/tight/hold)
-track reporting: timely and accurate, consistent common tactical pictures (CTP)
(ADW, ID/engagement, track reporting)
*develop, integrate, coordinate id and engagement
Identify the two types of air support requests (ASRs)
Preplanned: submitted to the JAOC before the ATO is published. Places and submitted through service/component command
Immediate: to meet specific requests that arise during course of operations so can’t be planned in advance
Describe flow of prepared and immediate air support requests
Preplanned: army FC-BCD-JAOC, SOF JSOTF-SOLE-JAOC, navy AREC-NALE-JAOC, marines TACC-MARLE-JAOC
Immediate: (not in ATO) processed by combat ops division in JAOC or ASOC or DASC (air support ops center/direct air support center)
Identify purpose of AIRSUPREQ message
Used for inter-service requests for air support. “To request Preplanned and immediate CAS, interdiction, reconnaissance, surveillance escort, helicopter airlift, and other aircraft missions”.
Provides supporting air capable services/component and the JFACC with a variety of requests and how the requested missions super concept of operations
Proper flow of AIRSUPREQ
From requesting (supported) command To the JFACC/Air capable component. Usually transmitted to JFACC. can also be sent to supporting air capable component
Purpose of ALLOREQ message (allocation request message)
Used to provide JFACC and joint force commander an estimate of total air effort sorties, to identify and excess aircraft sorties and to identify unfilled air requests
Flow of ALLOREQ message
From air capable component to the JFACC. Not less than 36 hrs prior to ATO execution
Identify the characteristics of scheduled and on-call missions
Scheduled: in the ATO with scheduled mission time, assigned target or contact point, have hard target location with UTN, LAT/LONG, have target specific ordnance load (specific target, time, and ordnance)
On call: in ATO as ground or airborne alert. Have an alert time, no hard launch time, contact point, rendezvous pt, target time or location. Have flexible ordnance load for variety of targets unless target type is specified in original request such as CAS request
ASR results in 2 different missions: scheduled or on call
Relationship between 2 types of air support requests and 2 types of missions
Preplanned—>scheduled or on-call
Immediate—>on call—> immediate
and sometimes scheduled- ->immediate
