ATP-3-09-30 Observed Fires Download

Glossary 28 September 2017 ATP 3-09.30 Glossary-3 final protective fire (DOD) An immediately available prearranged barrier of fire designed to impede enemy movement across defensive lines or areas. Also called FPF. (JP 3-09.3) fire support (DOD) Fires that directly support land, maritime, amphibious, and special operations forces to engage enemy forces, combat formations, and facilities in pursuit of tactical and operational objectives. See also Fires. (JP 3-09) fire support team (DOD) A field artillery team provided for each maneuver company/troop and selected units to plan and coordinate all supporting fires available to the unit, including mortars, field artillery, naval surface fire support, and close air support integration. Also called FIST. See also close air support; field artillery; fire support; support. (JP 3-09.3) forward observer (DOD) An observer operating with front line troops trained to adjust ground or naval gunfire and pass back battlefield information. Also called FO. See also forward air controller; spotter. (JP 3-09) gun-target line (DOD) An imaginary straight line from gun to target. Also called GTL. (JP 3-09.3) joint fires observer (DOD) A trained Service member who can request, adjust, and control surface-to-surface fires, provide targeting information in support of Type 2 and 3 close air support terminal attack control, and perform autonomous terminal guidance operations. Also called JFO. (JP 3-09.3) mensuration (DOD) The process of measurement of a feature or location on the earth to determine an absolute latitude, longitude, and elevation. (JP 3-60) observation post (Army) A position from which military observations are made, or fire directed and adjusted, and which possesses appropriate communications. While aerial observers and sensors systems are extremely useful, those systems do not constitute aerial observation posts (FM 3-90-2). on-call target (DOD) Planned target upon which fires or other actions are determined using deliberate targeting and triggered, when detected or located, using dynamic targeting. See also dynamic targeting; on-call; operational area; planned target; target. (JP 3-60) planned target (DOD) Target that is known to exist in the operational environment, upon which actions are planned using deliberate Targeting, creating effects which support commander?s objectives. There are two subcategories of planned Targets: scheduled and on-call. See also on-call Target; operational area; scheduled Target; Target. (JP 3-60) priority target (Army) A target, based on either time or importance, on which the delivery of fires takes precedence over all the fires for the designated firing unit or element. (FM 3-09) *program of targets (Army) A number of planned targets of a similar nature that are planned for sequential attack. (FM 3- 09) scheduled target (DOD) Planned target upon which fires or other actions are scheduled for prosecution at a specified time. See also planned target; target. (JP 3-60) *spotting (DOD) Parking aircraft in an approved shipboard landing site. (JP 3-04)