ATP-3-94-2 HIMARS Deep Operations Download

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Chapter 1 1-2 ATP 3-94.2 1 September 2016 Intelligence collection, integration, and synchronization. Civil affairs operations. Movement control. Clearance of fires. Security. Personnel recovery. Airspace control of assigned airspace. Minimum-essential stability tasks. AREA OF INFLUENCE 1-5. A unit’s area of influence is a critical consideration for the commander when assigning subordinate areas of operations. An area of influence is a geographical area wherein a commander is directly capable of influencing operations by maneuver or fire support systems normally under the commander’s command or control (JP 3-0). Ideally, a unit’s AO is not larger than its area of influence. An AO that is too large for a unit to control or influence provides the enemy sanctuary and allows the enemy to operate uncontested beyond the unit’s area of influence unless the commander is augmented with additional assets. AREA OF INTEREST 1-6. An area of interest is that area of concern to the commander including the area of influence, areas adjacent thereto, and extending into enemy territory. This area also includes areas occupied by enemy forces who could jeopardize the accomplishment of the mission (JP 3-0). The area of interest usually extends beyond a commander’s boundaries and into another unit’s AO. Commanders continually monitor activities in the area of interest to maintain situational awareness, facilitate understanding, and provide reaction time. Enemy developments in the area of interest may generate objectives for future deep operations to shape the close fight. DEEP, CLOSE, AND SUPPORT AREAS 1-7. Commanders may establish a deep, close, and support area framework for the conduct of operations. The deep, close, and support framework is associated with organizational orientations. That is to say, the physical arrangement of forces within an AO. These areas are typically defined by the boundaries assigned by the higher headquarters. Boundaries may require adjustment based on actual and projected rates of maneuver or changes within the operational environment. 1-8. A commander’s deep area is the area that extends beyond subordinate unit boundaries out to the higher commander’s designated AO. The deep area is not assigned to subordinate units. The establishing commander is responsible for designating target priority, effects, and timing within the deep area. The establishing commander (division or corps), supported by their staff, plans and controls execution of all operations conducted in the deep area. 1-9. The close area is the portion of a commander’s AO assigned to subordinate maneuver forces. Commanders plan to conduct decisive operations through maneuver and fires in the close area and position most of the maneuver force within it. Within the close area, depending on echelon, the commander may designate one unit to conduct the decisive operation while others conduct shaping or sustaining operations. The commander may redefine the boundaries of specific areas of operations as necessary to shape operations and reallocate resources to ensure subordinate headquarters can adequately cover their assigned areas of operations. 1-10. The support area is that area defined within the commander’s AO providing a location to base sustainment assets and provide sustainment to the force. The commander assigned the AO within which the support area is designated is responsible to secure the support area. Commanders allocate sufficient combat power to include maneuver and fires to secure the support area. 1-11. An AO may be contiguous or noncontiguous and an operation may be linear or nonlinear in nature. When the AO is contiguous, a boundary separates subordinate AOs. When the AO is noncontiguous,