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The Joint Air Ground Integration Center Description, Functions, and Organization 17 April 2019 ATP 3-91.1/AFTTP 3-2.86 1-17 Special Operations Fires Liaison 1-67. When Army SOF are operating within a division’s boundaries, the JSOTF will provide a SOF liaison element to the division. The liaison element will provide a SOF fires liaison to the JAGIC. This representative receives and coordinates for joint fires requests for all SOF teams in the division area of operations. This individual coordinates all organic SOF fires in the division area of operations. The SOF fires liaison works with the targeting officer to relay information on targets identified by SOF teams in the division area of operations. They then work with the targeting officer and the interdiction coordinator to coordinate target strikes. Finally, to deconflict conventional fires and effects, this representative maintains current information on the locations and disposition of all SOF teams in the division area of operations, as provided by the JSOTF. (See JP 3-05 for more information on joint special operations liaison elements and ADRP 3-05 for more information on Army SOF liaison elements.) Maritime Fires Liaison 1-68. When Army divisions are located within range of maritime fires, the Maritime Component Command can offer naval gunfire liaison officers (NGLO) to help coordinate for and execute maritime fires in support of the division scheme of fires. The NGLO advises the division commander, FSCOORD, and JAGIC personnel on all matters pertaining to naval gunfire employment. Army units may also support or be supported by United States Marine Corps (USMC) artillery. The division fires cell has USMC fire support representation when the division has an attached, operational control, or otherwise subordinate USMC force, or is conducting operations with a USMC force that is not under its control. The senior USMC fire support officer advises the division commander, the FSCOORD, and JAGIC personnel on the capabilities, limitations, and the proper employment of any USMC fire support assets. (See JP 3-32 for additional information.) COMBINING COMPLEMENTARY SKILLS TO FORM THE JAGIC 1-69. Simply co-locating Air Force and Army personnel and functions together in the COIC will not lead to integrated processes or create a more efficient unit. The JAGIC functions as an integrated team. Building this team is best accomplished by forming a standing set of JAGIC members that meets and trains together on a periodic basis, monthly or quarterly. When periodic training is not feasible, units must identify the JAGIC team in advance of a warfighter exercise (WFX) or deployment with adequate time to train, exercise, and, or deploy together. 1-70. The personnel composing the JAGIC require dedicated collective training opportunities. A recommended timeline for individual and collective training events is located in Table 1-1, on page 1-18. The events begin either outside or inside the 180-day window for a culminating training event (CTE) or deployment. The timeline begins with an officer professional development opportunity designed for JAGIC leaders and members of the ASOS to discuss relevant joint, fires, and airspace control doctrine prior to either developing or revising the JAGIC’s TACSOP. JAGIC members should begin professional development with the publications listed in the introduction and continuing with other documents in the references section of this ATP. Note. The recommended reading list in the references section is just a catch all for uncited documents and does not represent an inclusive listing. 1-71. A highlight from the recommended training timeline is to incorporate the Army Joint Support Team’s (AJST) training support into the division’s training plan. AJST offers the echelons above brigade (EAB) airspace course and specialized joint air-ground training (SJAT) at Hurlburt Field, FL, and a mobile training team (MTT) to assist with individual and collective tasks associated with a JAGIC. Furthermore, to support sustained readiness and a ready to fight culture, divisions should start this training plan even without a scheduled WFX or deployment.