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Division Artillery ATP 3-09.90 1-15 FIRE CONTROL OFFICER 1-63. The Fire Control Officer supervises tactical and technical fire direction within the DIVARTY. Based on guidance from the DIVARTY commander, S-3, S-2, and targeting officer, the fire control officer decides where and how the DIVARTY and any reinforcing units will fire. The fire control officer has specific responsibilities, which may include: Supervise the fire control section. Develop tactical and technical fire direction guidance. Develop and supervise input of appropriate parameters into the AFATDS. Coordinate digital communications and database elements with users of non-FA digital mission command systems, as required. Establish procedures and train personnel to accomplish tactical and technical fire direction in a degraded (manual and voice) mode. Establish procedures for interface between AFATDS and any other digital system with which the fire control section may be required to interface. Establish and maintain the tactical air integration system link in particular to receive the airspace control overlay, and facilitate coordination and clearance of airspace for mission execution. COUNTER FIRE OFFICER 1-64. The counterfire officer is located in the current operations and counterfire section in the DIVARTY command post. Duties of the counterfire officer include: Supervises the counterfire section at the DIVARTY. Provides target location error information on available WLRs to the fires cell or FSCOORD as a basis for their recommendations to the targeting team. Acts as the principal advisor on counterfire and the employment of WLRs. Writes the TA tab to the OPORD. Develops and issues the radar deployment order (RDO). Coordinates TA planning and execution with the DIVARTY operations officer, and the TA platoon leader. Recommends search azimuth, radar zones, and cueing schedules. Uses automated systems to ensure that WLRs are properly oriented, cued, and targets are expeditiously engaged. TARGETING OFFICER 1-65. The DIVARTY targeting officer is located in the S-2 section at the DIVARTY CP. The targeting officer supervises the targeting effort of the targeting section personnel, duties include: Conducts pattern analysis of indirect fire acquisitions to assist with the templating of enemy indirect fire positions. Facilitates the DIVARTY targeting working group. Prepares the DIVARTY HPTL, (AGM), and target selection standards (TSS). Submits targets for engagement by higher headquarters. 12 October 2017