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Coordinating Fire Support 1 March 2016 ATP 3-09.42 5-17 5-63. The public affairs officer also provides advice to the targeting working group and the targeting board (see ATP 3-60) on the public affairs implications of targeting decisions. For more on public affairs, see FM 3-61. MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT OPERATIONS NCO 5-64. The military information support operations NCO provides the necessary operations subject matter expertise support to targeting, and planning, execution, and assessment for all BCT military information support operations (see FM 3-53). Responsibilities include: Recommend military information support operations employment for inclusion into the attack guidance matrix, target selection standards, targeting synchronization matrix and fire support tasks. Develop and recommend supporting military information support operations objectives and potential target audiences to the information operations officer, S-9, electronic warfare officer, brigade FSO and BCT commander. Develop military information support operations measures of performance and measures of effectiveness and monitoring the effectiveness of those operations for BCT assessment. Coordinate resources from or for supporting military information support operations elements at division and corps headquarters. BRIGADE LEGAL SECTION 5-65. The brigade legal section includes two judge advocates: a brigade judge advocate and a trial counsel, as well as a senior paralegal NCO and a number of paralegal Soldiers. The brigade judge advocate serves as the commander’s legal advisor and officer in charge of the brigade legal section. The brigade legal section advises the commander and staff on operational law, military justice, administrative law, fiscal law, and other areas of the law as required. SECTION III – BASIC FIRE SUPPORT COORDINATION TECHNIQUES 5-66. Fire support coordination ensures the integration of fire support assets to match the most effective available engagement means with the designated target to achieve the BCT commander’s desired effects needed to support operations. Recommended guidelines for coordination are to: Position indirect fire weapons systems and units to support the BCT commander’s concept of the operation and to engage high-payoff targets. Coordinate naval surface fire support and planned and immediate close air support to achieve the BCT commander’s intent and concept of operations. Ensure that the fire support planners and observers know the locations of maneuver boundaries and FSCMs. Position primary and alternate observers where they can see their assigned targets and trigger points, communicate with fire support assets, and respond to the BCT commander and subordinate and supporting unit commanders. Establish field artillery and mortar priority targets and FPFs. Plan illumination to facilitate direct fire at night if night vision devices are not available. Provide survey and meteorological support to mortars. Use the fire support execution matrix to execute fire support and remain flexible to enable execution of the branches or sequels to the current plan. Coordinate with the field artillery battalion command post to develop the attack guidance matrix using the munitions effects database in the AFATDS. Compute ammunition requirements needed for generating desired effects via the attack of expected enemy target categories and provide this assessment to the BCT commander so that the commander can formulate attack guidance. Identify issues that require the BCT commander’s attention or additional guidance, such as fire support tasks that may be unsupportable.