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Coordinating Fire Support 1 March 2016 ATP 3-09.42 5-13 Maintain necessary files and documents. Develop and enforce the fires cell standard operating procedures. FIRE SUPPORT NCOS 5-46. The fire support NCOs function as enlisted assistants to the brigade FSO. One or more may deploy with the FSCOORD and the command group. When not deployed with the FSCOORD they assist the shift leaders as needed in either the fires cell operations element (tactical command post) or fires cell plans and targeting element (main command post) to enable 24-hour operations. A fire support NCO’s duties and responsibilities include: Manage the fires cell operations. Disseminate and manage running estimates. Manage the AFATDS, Effects Management Tool, and the Joint Automated Deep Operations Coordination System (as available). Track the BCT’s FSCMs. Coordinate with the ADAM/BAE for the management of airspace coordinating measures (described in FM 3-09 and FM 3-52). Supervise the enlisted personnel in the fires cell. Maintain necessary files and documents for unit historical records. Manage the fires digital folders, files and other documents. Assist in the BCT FIST certification. Oversee and manage the BCT program for training and certification of JFOs. Assist the targeting officer in overseeing the certification program for target coordinate mensuration and collateral damage estimation. TARGET ANALYST NCO AND TARGETING NCO 5-47. The target analyst NCO and the targeting NCOs, together with the targeting officers, provide a 24- hour capability to plan and coordinate targeting operations. Their primary responsibilities include: Operate and maintain the targeting AFATDS. Maintain the targeting common operational picture display. Maintain the target production display. Update and purge targeting files as directed by the targeting officers. Ensure targets that are acquired are processed to the appropriate fire support assets in accordance with the targeting synchronization matrix. Ensure essential voice and digital connectivity within and outside of the fires cell. FIRE SUPPORT SPECIALIST 5-48. Fire support specialists work under the supervision of the fire support operations NCO. They support the operations and plans and the targeting elements as directed. Their responsibilities include: Operate the fires cell’s AFATDS. Support the development of fire support planning and targeting products as directed by the plans and targeting officer and targeting officers. Operate and maintain voice communications equipment. Maintain updated unit information on the FISTs, radar, battery and mortar locations, and the digital and voice communication status. Maintain the current NFA list. Perform fire mission processing. Coordinate clearance of fires with adjacent units. Operate and maintain voice communications equipment. Operate assigned vehicles.