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Chapter 3 3-4 ADP 3-19 31 July 2019 Common coordination measures to include maneuver control measures, FSCMs, and ACMs. Common risk management, collateral damage estimation, and battle damage assessment methodology. Centralized or decentralized command and control. Use of and entry into the joint targeting cycle. National approval processes and the role of host nation authorities. Integration of multinational capabilities into planning and execution. Counterfire procedures. Force protection (including countering UAS). Joint terminal attack controller and joint fires observer authorities for multinational CAS. 3-20. Technical interoperability includes the interface of systems used to link platforms to acquire targets and create effects while providing command and control across the multinational enterprise. Technical interoperability is usually the most difficult to achieve due to the varied approaches among nations to technical challenges, and the necessarily restrictive information sharing policies between allies and partners. Some important technical interoperability considerations are: Levels of interoperability among nations (deconflicted, compatible, or integrated). Common operating picture across the multinational force. Multinational sensor-to-shooter links (integrated fires network). Collaborative target development. Integrated sensor management. Integrated terrain and airspace management. Integrated AMD capabilities. Ammunition interoperability. 3-21. All of the considerations for multinational interoperability listed above require extensive discussion, agreement, and exercise to function and improve across any multinational force. Frequent multinational and bilateral exercises will produce lessons learned for all allied and partner nations to implement better understanding, and sustain and enhance multinational cooperation and interaction to develop and practice a common approach to creating effects for a multinational force. For more on multinational operations, see JP 3-16 and FM 3-16. FIRES PREPARATION 3-22. Preparation consists of those activities performed by units and Soldiers to improve their ability to execute an operation (ADP 5-0). Preparation begins during planning with activities that are required to set conditions for the execution of operations such as information collection, movement of forces, terrain management, and sustainment preparation. These activities will continue after completion of the operation order brief to subordinate units with a confirmation brief, which is used to ensure subordinates the commander’s intent, the mission, and the concept of operations. Preparation activities also include rehearsals, which allow confirmation of a shared understanding as well as synchronization of operations prior to execution. The four types of rehearsals are the backbrief, the combined arms rehearsal, the support rehearsal, and the battle drill or standard operating procedures rehearsal. 3-23. Backbriefs occur after subordinates have made their own plans and allow the commander to ensure subordinates understand intent, mission, and the concept of operations. Commanders may use backbriefs to ensure that units that will employ fires to create effects understand the timing and requirements. They can also use backbriefs to begin synchronization of the effects created by subordinate units with each other and the plan. 3-24. Support rehearsals typically focus on one warfighting function or capability. Personnel that will employ fires to create effects should attend the other support rehearsals to ensure the fires warfighting function is properly synchronized with the other warfighting function. The fires rehearsal should be used to synchronize all elements that will be used to execute the fires portion of the plan, including all sensors, delivery assets, and command and control assets. Support rehearsals can be executed prior to the combined