ATP-3-09-24 The Field Artillery Brigade Download
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Organizational Framework 30 March 2022 ATP 3-09.24 1-5 FIELD ARTILLERY INHERENT RESPONSIBILTIES IN ARMY COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS 1-16. FA cannon, rocket, and missile systems that are organic, assigned, attached to, or under the OPCON of FABs, DIVARTY, and brigade combat teams (BCTs) provide commanders with continuously available, adjustable, and tailored fires under all weather conditions and in all types of terrain. These organizations can be task-organized with maneuver to provide the right combination of indirect fires capabilities for a given situation. These situations include: Command relationships provide the basis for ensuring unity of command and unity of effort in operations. Command relationships are used in Army force generation, force tailoring, and task- organizing. Command relationships define superior and subordinate relationships between unit commanders. By specifying a chain of command, command relationships unify effort and enable commanders to use subordinate forces with maximum flexibility. Army command relationships identify the degree of control of the gaining commander. The type of command relationship often relates to the expected longevity of the relationship between the HQ involved and quickly identifies the degree of support that the gaining and losing Army commanders provide: Organic is assigned to and forming an essential part of a military organization as listed in its table of organization for the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and are assigned to the operating forces for the Navy. (JP 1). Assign is to place units or personnel in an organization where such placement is relatively permanent, and/or where such organization controls and administers the units or personnel for the primary function, or greater portion of the functions, of the unit or personnel (JP 3-0). Attach is the placement of units or personnel in an organization where such placement is relatively temporary (JP 3-0). Operational control is the authority to perform those functions of command over subordinate forces involving organizing and employing commands and forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative direction necessary to accomplish the mission (JP 1). Tactical control is the authority over forces that is limited to the detailed direction and control of movements or maneuvers within the operational area necessary to accomplish missions or tasks assigned (JP 1). ARMY SUPPORT RELATIONSHIPS 1-17. In the past, DS, R, GSR, and GS were referred to as FA tactical missions. These tactical missions are now referred to as support relationships and are used by the rest of the Army to task-organize forces. 1-18. Army support relationships are not a command authority and are more specific than the joint support relationships. Commanders establish support relationships when subordination of one unit to another is inappropriate. Commanders assign support relationships when: the support is more effective if a commander with the requisite technical and tactical expertise controls the supporting unit rather than the supported commander; the echelon of the supporting unit is the same as or higher than that of the supported unit; or the supporting unit supports several units simultaneously (ADP 5-0). Assign is to place units or personnel in an organization where such placement is relatively permanent, and/or where such organization controls and administers the units or personnel for the primary function, or greater portion of the functions, of the unit or personnel (JP 3-0). Subordinate FA BNs can be assigned a support relationship by the FFA HQ. 1-19. In large-scale combat operations, the corps and division senior tactical echelon commanders are responsible for counterfire throughout the depth of their AO. The corps or division commander can assign the role of counterfire HQ to a FAB, DIVARTY, or a separate FA BN. The counterfire HQ must be allocated the necessary assets to conduct the counterfire fight. During large-scale combat operations a corps should be allocated two FABs, one to serve as the counterfire HQ and one to serve as the FFA HQ. The counterfire HQ will coordinate with the higher HQ assistant chief of staff, intelligence (G-2) for sensor tasking authority and additional intelligence capabilities to integrate all available assets into the counterfire fight in a proactive manner. The counterfire HQ duties include: