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Chapter 2 2-10 ATP 3-94.2 1 September 2016 operations officer, with support from others in the staff, deconflict operations, control movements, and deter fratricide as units execute their missions. 2-55. To conduct operations in the deep area, the division and corps may have to position assets and units within a subordinate’s AO. In doing so, they ensure affected units are aware of the requirement and deconflict issues such as movements and positioning area. Airspace Control 2-56. Airspace control is the capabilities and procedures used to increase operational effectiveness by promoting the safe, efficient, and flexible use of airspace (JP 3-52).Throughout the operations process, commanders and staffs must integrate and synchronize forces and warfighting functions within an AO (ground and air). Through airspace control, commanders and staffs establish both positive and procedural controls to maximize the use of airspace to facilitate air-ground operations. 2-57. The use and control of airspace are important considerations when planning and executing deep operations. Airspace is inherently joint and the Army processes and systems used to control and manage airspace are joint compliant. Deep operations require detailed airspace planning and the capability to collaborate with joint airspace elements controlling airspace above and outside of airspace controlled by Army elements. Artillery strikes usually require collaboration for the high altitude airspace over the division and corps AOs and for airspace beyond the FSCL or inside of kill boxes. Aviation deep operations beyond the FSCL should have procedural airspace control routes published on the airspace control order and full mission data published in the air tasking order (ATO). This provides the joint airspace/counter air control elements with the mission timing, procedural (routes), and electronic combat identification (identification friend or foe codes, call signs, and contact frequencies) for the Army aircraft operating in an area where unknown aircraft are normally assumed to be a threat. The Army’s system for airspace control is the Army air-ground system. The Army air-ground system helps commanders and staffs integrate and synchronize Army airspace users with other unified action partner airspace users. See FM 3-52 for a detailed discussion of airspace control.