ATP-3-09-90 Division Artillery Operations and Fire Support Download
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ATP 3-09.90 1-1 Chapter 1 Division Artillery The DIVARTY is a brigade level command that plans, prepares, executes and assesses fires for the division. The DIVARTY commander is the fire support coordinator (FSCOORD) for the division, and is the primary advisor to the division commander for the fires warfighting function. The fires warfighting function is the related tasks and systems that provide collective and coordinated use of Army indirect fires, air and missile defense, and joint fires through the targeting process (ADRP 3-0). This chapter discusses the DIVARTY’s role, functions, key personnel, and organization. SECTION I – THE ROLE OF THE DIVARTY 1-1. The role of the DIVARTY is to plan, prepare, execute and assess fires using precision and area munitions for the division. The DIVARTY employs fires and capabilities to create desired effects in support of the division commander’s objectives. An effect is 1. The physical or behavioral state of a system that results from an action, a set of actions, or another effect. 2. The result, outcome, or consequence of an action. 3. A change to a condition, behavior, or degree of freedom (JP 3-0). The DIVARTY accomplishes these tasks by conducting the three tasks of the fires warfighting function. These tasks are; deliver fires, integrate all forms of Army, Joint, and Multinational fires and conduct targeting. 1-2. A DIVARTY is assigned to each division and focuses primarily on providing fire support to the division. Fire support is 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 (JP 3-09). 1-3. The DIVARTY is the force field artillery headquarters for the division. Force field artillery headquarters can be designated at battalion and above by the supported commander. The supported commander specifies the duration, duties, and responsibilities of the headquarters. If given the authority by the division commander, the DIVARTY may provide mission command of fires forces. Depending on the established command or support relationship, this will include the authority to position and task allocate FA and air defense artillery (ADA) units. For more information on the force field artillery headquarters see FM 3-09. The following are tasks of the DIVARTY: Support the integration of Army, Joint, and Multinational fires. Deliver fires. Mass fires in support of the decisive operation. Conduct targeting. Manage the establishment of common survey and meteorological data across the division area of operations (AO). Provide the counterfire headquarters for the division and synchronize radar employment in the division AO. Advise the division commander on standardization of all FA training and certification. Support brigade combat team (BCT) standardization, training, certification and mentoring of FA battalions. Provide the force field artillery headquarters for the division. Provide indirect fires in support of the division when indirect fire assets are allocated to the DIVARTY. Provide suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD), when task organized with firing units. Provide input to the division's shared common operational picture. 12 October 2017