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Glossary Glossary-4 ATP 3-09.24 30 March 2022 field maintenance (Army) On system maintenance, repair and return to the user including maintenance actions performed by operators. (FM 4-30) fire support (Army) A rapid and continuous integration of surface to surface indirect fires, target acquisition, armed aircraft, and other lethal and nonlethal attack/delivery systems that converge against targets across all domains in support of the maneuver commander’s concept of operations. (FM 3-09) fire support coordinator (Army) The senior field artillery commander for the theater, corps, division, brigade combat team who is the maneuver commander’s primary advisor to plan, coordinate, and integrate field artillery and fire support in the execution of assigned tasks. (FM 3-09) fire support coordination measure (DOD) A measure employed by commanders to facilitate the rapid engagement of targets and simultaneously provide safeguards for friendly forces. (JP 3-0) fire support officer (Army) The field artillery officer from the operational to tactical level responsible for advising the supported commander or assisting the senior fires officer of the organization on fires functions and fire support. (FM 3-09) fire support planning (Army) The continuing process of analyzing, allocating, integrating, synchronizing, and scheduling fires to describe how the effects of fires facilitate maneuver force actions. (FM 3-09) force field artillery headquarters (Army) A battalion size or higher unit designated by the supported commander who specifies its duration, duties, and responsibilities. (FM 3-09) general support (DOD) Support given to the supported force as a whole and not to any particular subdivision thereof. (JP 3-09.3) general support-reinforcing (Army) A support relationship assigned to a unit to support the force as a whole and to reinforce another similar-type unit. Also called GSR. (FM 3-0) large-scale combat operations (Army) Extensive joint combat operations in terms of scope and size of forces committed, conducted as a campaign aimed at achieving operational and strategic objectives. (ADP 3-0) joint fire support (DOD) Joint fires that assist air, land, maritime, and special operations forces to move, maneuver, and control territory, populations, airspace, and key waters. (JP 3-0) joint operations (DOD) Military actions conducted by joint forces and those Service forces employed in specified command relationships with each other, which of themselves, do not establish joint forces. (JP 3-0) main command post (Army) A facility containing the majority of the staff designed to control current operations, conduct detailed analysis, and plan future operations. (FM 6-0) measure of effectiveness (DOD) An indicator used to measure a current system state, with change indicated by comparing multiple observations over time. Also called MOE (JP 5-0)