ATP-3-09-24 The Field Artillery Brigade Download

Organizational Framework 30 March 2022 ATP 3-09.24 1-7 GENERAL SUPPORT 1-25. General support is support given to the supported force as a whole and not to any particular subdivision thereof (JP 3-09.3). A FA unit assigned in GS of a force has all of its fires under the immediate control of the supported commander or his designated FFA HQ. For example:  Among Army support relationships, GS provides the highest degree of centralized control of fires.  General support provides the commander flexibility to facilitate ongoing operations. Table 1-1. Field artillery inherent responsibilities in Army support relationships Army support relationship Answers calls for fire in priority from: Has as its zone of fire: Furnishe s fire support team (FIST): Furnish liaison officer: Establishe s COMM with: Is Positione d by: Has its fires planne d by: Direct Support 1.Supporte d unit 2. Own observer 1 3. FA HQ 2 AO of supporte d unit. Limited temporary REP for casualty losses as required No Requirem ent Supported HQ and FSO as required Supported unit or FFAHQ Support ed unit or FFA HQ Reinforcing 1.Reinforc ed FA 2. Own observers 1 3. FA HQ 2 Zone of fire of Reinforc ed FA. No Requirem ent To reinforced FA unit HQ or as required. Reinforced FA unit HQ or as required Reinforced FA unit HQ. Reinfor ced FA unit HQ General Support Reinforcing 1. Supported unit. 2. FA HQ. 2 3. Reinforced unit. 4.Own observers 1 AO of supporte d unit to include zone of fire of reinforce d FA unit. No. Requirem ent To reinforced FA unit HQ or as required. Reinforced FA unit HQ or as required 1. Support unit. 2. FFA HQ. 2 1. Support unit. 2. FFA HQ. 2 General Support 1. Supported unit 2.FFA HQ 2 3. Own Observers AO of Support ed unit. No Requirem ent No Requirem ent No Requireme nt 1. Support unit. 2. FFA HQ. 2 1. Support unit. 2. FFA HQ. 2 Note: (1). Includes all target acquisition means not deployed with the supported unit. In NATO, the gaining unit may not task-organize. Note: (2). If designated by the support commander. AO – area of operation, COMM – communications, FA – field artillery, FFA – force field artillery, FIST– fire support team, FSO – fire support officer, HQ – headquarters THE FIELD ARTILLERY BRIGADE IN A REINFORCING ROLE 1-26. A FAB could be tasked to reinforce another FAB, if the FAB being reinforced is operating as a force field artillery HQ, or a FAB could be tasked to reinforce a DIVARTY. In this role, a FAB would be tasked to reinforce another FA HQ in order to provide additional fires capabilities for the supported command. When reinforcing a DIVARTY, this role enables the FAB to provide fires assets not found organically in a division to include long-range fires for division counterfire and shaping operations, reinforcing fires for BCTs, and the communications and logistical control assets a DIVARTY lacks. National Guard FABs are ideally configured for this role because of their combination of both rocket and cannon battalions, brigade support battalion (BSB) and signal company.