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Chapter 4 4-10 ATP 3-09.42 1 March 2016 information collection assets. Collection requirements for target development, target verification, and combat assessment are typical pre-planned requirements. 4-52. Digital technologies enable the BCT to receive an ever-increasing amount of intelligence by using intelligence reach, priority intelligence requirements, and information requirements. Potential sources of information at echelons above the BCT include: Integrated broadcast service. Air Force U-2 reconnaissance aircraft. Air Force E-8 JSTARS. Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk. Guardrail common sensor signal intercept. National agency databases. Theater databases. Non-Department of Defense intelligence databases. Multinational databases. Combat aviation brigade attack/reconnaissance aircraft (see FM 3-04.111 and FM 3-04.126). Special operations forces. Ad Hoc Collection Request 4-53. An ad hoc collection request is a collection requirement that is submitted outside the normal information collection planning cycle (after the air tasking order and daily collection plan have been published). Simply put, it is getting information collection integrated into a time-sensitive operation. Proper coordination through the chain of command is vital throughout the collection management process and ad hoc collection requests are no different. BCTs must ensure they have coordinated their ad hoc collection requests with their higher headquarters information collection planners. This makes the ad hoc collection process quicker and ensures proper prioritization of ad hoc collection requests with existing requirements already tasked for collection during the air tasking order cycle. Unmanned aircraft systems are ideally suited for ad hoc missions that were not anticipated due to rapidly changing tactical situations. As with any ad hoc mission, however, the supported unit will have to take a predesignated payload that may not be the payload of choice. For more on requesting air reconnaissance support for BCT Operations, see ATP 2-19.4. For more on air reconnaissance see JP 2-01.3. Note: The airspace element in the BCT is the air defense and airspace management/brigade aviation element (ADAM/BAE) typically located in the brigade main command post. The combat aviation brigade, DIVARTY and the maneuver enhancement brigade have the smaller ADAM with similar airspace capabilities. The ADAM/BAE has established communication links with the airspace control authority normally located at an established air operations center. The ADAM/BAE integrates information systems that interact with the joint network (Link-16) to provide a three-dimensional, joint, integrated, near-real-time, common air picture. With these systems, the ADAM/BAE coordinates immediate and planned ACMs and FSCMs as required to support operations. The ADAM cell receives airspace requirements from subordinate brigade elements and coordinates these ACMs and FSCMs via the Air and Missile Defense Work Station with the next headquarters airspace element. The AFATDS feeds the gun-target line and trajectory information into the Tactical Airspace Information System and the Air and Missile Defense Work to provide input to the air picture. Planned ACMs appear in the published airspace control order (ACO). BCT subordinate elements request immediate ACMs via digital or voice communications. The ADAM/BAE coordinates the immediate ACM requests with the division airspace element in the Joint Air-Ground Integration Center. Approved requests appear on the common air picture. The ADAM/BAE continuously plans for, monitors and controls the operations of all airspace users in the BCT’s airspace that may affect the combat aviation brigade or BCT operations.