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Chapter 2 2-6 ATP 3-09.24 30 March 2022 Maintain and update the current active no-fire areas list. Maintaining digital link to FA and TA assets. Track and maintain situational understanding of close air support (CAS). Track and maintain situational understanding of naval surface fire support. Request assessment reports. Ensure mission-fired reports and artillery target intelligence reports are received and processed. Process fire plans in support of special operations task forces. 2-28. The operations and counterfire element is responsible for coordinating development, publication, and dissemination of all FAB standard operating procedures and plans and orders. The operations and counterfire element is directly responsible to the S-3 for developing and coordinating the following annexes to FAB plans and orders: Annex A (Task Organization). Annex C (Operations). Appendix 18 (Space Operations) to Annex C (Operations) Annex E (Protection) (if required). Annex G (Engineer). Annex K (Civil Affairs Operations). Annex L (Information Collection). Fire Control Element 2-29. The FAB fire control element controls the delivery of tactical FA fires in support of current operations. It provides tactical fire control through automated C2 systems with manual backup. 2-30. Duties and responsibilities of the FAB FSE and fire control element include: Control the fires of allocated FA BNs controlled by the FAB. Request the attack of targets by other systems, as required. Maintain the digital fires architecture for all FS organizations in the FAB and maintain connectivity with those of the division, corps, or JTF. Monitor and operate fire direction and FS coordination nets in the FAB. Disseminate FA targets to subordinate or supporting firing units in accordance with the S-3's guidance. Use the commander's attack guidance to analyze targets for attack. Apply the higher or supported HQ and FAB commander's attack guidance to all fire mission requests. Ensure all brigade elements have the proper guidance and attack criteria entered into digital systems for both current and planned operations. Coordinate fire mission processing procedures with the FSEs of reinforced and reinforcing units, and information collection assets as appropriate. This includes digital fire mission routing and AFATDS intervention rules. Respond to immediate fire requests in the priority established by the FAB commander's attack criteria. Provide technical fire direction assistance to subordinate BN fire direction centers, as required. Coordinate for technical fire direction in case of catastrophic loss of the technical fire direction capability of BN fire direction centers. Ensure that all fire missions comply with current FSCMs. Assist the S-3 in monitoring ammunition expenditures. Recommend changes to attack criteria or other tactical fire direction guidance, as necessary. Ensure the FAB and subordinate BNs meet the five requirements for accurate fires including accurate target location and size; accurate firing unit locations; updated weapon and ammunition information; valid meteorological information; and accurate computational procedures.