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Chapter 1 1-12 ATP 3-91.1/AFTTP 3-2.86 17 April 2019 of air component missions in division-assigned airspace or the ASOC’s assigned area. The ASOC is a tactical level element of the theater air control system (TACS) co-located with the Army’s division fires cell and airspace element that may be configured as a JAGIC. Synchronization between the ASOC, division fires cell, and the airspace element are vital to effective air-ground integration. The ASOC— Provides procedural control of air component assets in the division’s controlled airspace or the ASOC’s assigned area. Processes immediate air support requests Coordinates the execution of supporting air missions such as CAS, AI, and strike coordination and reconnaissance (SCAR), and assigns and directs attack aircraft to JTACs as needed. Serves as the net control station for the joint air request net (JARN) and tactical air direction net, and other functions to facilitate air-ground operations. Coordinates other mission areas including CAS, AI, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), suppression of enemy air defense (SEAD), electronic warfare, and personnel recovery. Tracks enemy and friendly dispositions and monitors order of battle, division priority of fires, employs CAS in accordance with the commander’s distribution decision. The ASOC’s configuration is flexible and can be task-organized to complement a variety of supported and supporting division commanders’ requirements. ASOC personnel in the JAGIC are listed in paragraphs 1-42 through 1-51. Division Air Liaison Officer Note. The division ALO is technically not a member of the ASOC, but a member of the division TACP. The ALO is included in this section to introduce ALO authorities prior to the explanations of the SAD and other ASOC members. Additional information on the ALO is included in the TACP section, paragraph 1-53. 1-44. The division ALO is the senior Air Force officer aligned to the division. The division ALO commands the EASOS and functions as the COMAFFOR’s primary advisor to the division commander on air operations. The division ALO is part of the division commander’s special staff, as outlined in Army and joint doctrine. The special staff duties do not convey any authorities over assigned air component forces to elements of the land component. The division ALO remains subordinate to the EASOG commander, the COMAFFOR, and the JFACC and retains command authority of EASOS forces. The division ALO provides oversight of EASOS personnel and provides advice and assistance to the DFSCOORD and JAGIC Chiefs. The ALO normally delegates authority to integrate and control air operations in division-assigned airspace to the SAD. Senior Air Director 1-45. The SAD is the senior Air Force officer in the JAGIC. The SAD acts as the primary operational liaison between the JAGIC and the JAOC. The SAD assists the division ALO and the TACP with advising the division commander on the proper integration of airpower and coordinating air support through Army channels and communications with the battlefield coordination detachment (BCD) within the JAOC. The SAD advises and coordinates with the JAGIC chief on the best options to strike targets. Air Tasking Order Manager 1-46. The air tasking order manager (ATOM) is responsible for receiving and analyzing the air tasking order (ATO) to identify and track air missions tasked to support the ground forces commander. In the JAGIC, the ATOM selects the most appropriate aircraft missions available to satisfy desired effects and recommends those missions to the SAD. The ATOM maintains comprehensive situational awareness of the air tasking order, including current and planned aircraft missions allocated to support ground operations. The ATOM is the primary ASOC operator to coordinate with the Army fires cell. The ATOM also maintains situational awareness of the ground battle, coordinates with the appropriate Army element for approval and prioritization of immediate JTAR requests, assigns air missions to JTARs in accordance with priorities, and liaises with the CAS duty officer at the JAOC for air tasking order execution.