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Appendix A A-14 ATP 3-91.1/AFTTP 3-2.86 17 April 2019 RADC, as required. The AMD officer must be prepared to recommend the best resource to track, identify, and engage the threat aircraft. If the SADC or RADC determines that joint assets will have the greatest effectiveness, the JAGIC AMD officer or NCO coordinates with the SADC or RADC using the ADAFCO. As stated in chapter 3, while the AMD officer in the JAGIC does not have the same authorities as the ADAFCO, the AMD officer is responsible for involving the division command post in a support role for the joint kill chain, especially for enemy threats operating in or above division assigned airspace. A-40. Although this procedure may be used to call for DCA for manned aircraft, a threat may be a low, slow, small UAS. Small UAS are a concern to ground maneuver commanders due to their ability to interfere with operations and the challenges they present to systems in terms of detection, tracking, identification, and engagement. A-41. Once ground forces are aware of an unknown or hostile UAS, the JAGIC determines the best resources to track, identify, and (if necessary) engage the UAS. When friendly forces observe an unknown aircraft and submit a spot report, JAGIC personnel immediately forward this report to the AMD officer in the JAGIC. A-42. Upon receipt of the spot report, the AMD officer inputs the enemy aircraft coordinates into the FAAD C2 system and notifies the ADAFCO. Simultaneously, the targeting officer or qualified representative, ATOM, and aviation liaison officer collaborate to determine what organic assets are available and can most effectively identify and engage the UAS. The fire control NCO, Army airspace officer, and Air Force ASM assess the impact of DCA operations on fires and begin planning to integrate defensive counterair aircraft and fires, and deconflict other airspace users as required. A-43. The AMD officer recommends to the JAGIC chief and SAD either Army or joint DCA assets to identify and engage an UAS. If organic assets are chosen, the JAGIC chief will coordinate this action with the COIC chief of operations. If the JAGIC chief and SAD choose joint assets, the SAD and ATOM determine if CAS assets are available to support DCA operations. If assets are not available, the SAD requests DCA assistance from the SADC or RADC and then notifies the JAGIC chief and COIC what assistance is available. If CAS assets are available, the SAD will coordinate with the CAS duty officer at the JAOC to retask the assets to perform DCA. If the JAGIC has been delegated the authority to dynamically retask assets to DCA, the JAGIC will inform the CAS duty officer and senior air defense officer of any retaskings. A-44. Once the JAGIC chief approves using CAS assets, the ATOM and procedural controllers 1 or 2 task the joint assets and pass control to the SADC, RADC, or appropriate air battle management center or platform for the identification and engagement of the target. As required, the fire support officer clears fires, the Air Force airspace manager and Army airspace officer coordinate airspace using either ACMs or near real-time airspace control. The SAD coordinates these actions with the SADC or RADC. Throughout this process, the AMD officer provides continual UAS position updates to Army and theater air defense forces. CALL FOR DEFENSIVE COUNTERAIR (WITH ESTABLISHED TRACK) A-45. When an air defense asset has detected a threat aircraft and has established and is maintaining a track on it, the AMD officer notifies the ADAFCO of the threat aircraft. The ADAFCO then notifies the SADC or RADC. If the track can be integrated into the SADC or RADC COP, the AMD officer will not be required to provide continuous track updates. If the track cannot be maintained or cannot be integrated with the SADC or RADC, the AMD officer provides continuous updates to the ADAFCO. A-46. The JAGIC chief and SAD collaborate and determine whether division or joint assets will be most effective to identify and engage the aircraft. If joint assets are used, the JAGIC chief and SAD consider and coordinate airspace and fires with the SADC or RADC.