ATP-5-0-2-1 Staff Reference Guide Volume 1 Download

Command and Control Planning Factors 07 December 2020 ATP 5-0.2-1 305 Table I-3. U.S. Artillery supporting roles Artillery unit mission Answers calls for fire in priority from Establish liaison with Establish comms with Has as its zone of fire Furnishes forward observers Is positioned by Has fires planned by Direct support (DS) Supported units own observers higher artillery HQ Supported unit (down to BN Level) Supported unit Zone of action of supported unit To each maneuver company of supported unit Unit CDR as needed or ordered by higher arty HQ Develop own fire plan in coordination with supported unit Reinforcing (R) Reinforced unit own observers higher artillery HQ Reinforced unit Reinforced unit Zone of action of supports unit Upon request of reinforce units Reinforced unit or as ordered by higher arty HQ Reinforced unit General support (GS) Higher artillery HQ own observers No inherent requirement No inherent requirement Zone of action of supports unit No inherent requirement Higher artillery HQ Higher artillery HQ General support reinforcing (GSR) Higher artillery HQ reinforced unit own observers Reinforced unit Reinforced unit Zone of action of supports unit to include that of reinforced unit Request of reinforced unit subject to the approval of higher artillery HQ Higher artillery HQ or reinforce unit (with higher artillery HQ) Higher artillery HQ NATO LEVELS OF AUTHORITY I-4. NATO has 5 levels of authority (defined in AAP-06):  NATO full command. The military authority and responsibility of a commander to issue orders to subordinates. It covers every aspect of military operations and administration and exists only within national services. Note. The term "command" as used internationally, implies a lesser degree of authority than in a purely national sense. No NATO or coalition commander has full command over the forces assigned because, in assigning forces to NATO, nations delegate only operational command or operational control.  NATO operational command (OPCOM). The authority granted to a commander to assign missions or tasks to subordinate commanders, to deploy units, to reassign forces, and to retain or delegate operational and/or tactical control as the commander deems necessary. It does not include responsibility for administration.  NATO operational control (OPCON). The authority delegated to a commander to direct forces assigned so that the commander may accomplish specific missions or tasks which are usually limited by function, time, or location; to deploy units concerned; and to retain or assign tactical control of those units. It does not include authority to assign separate employment of components of the units concerned. Neither does it, of itself, include administrative or logistic control.  NATO tactical command (TACOM). The authority delegated to a commander to assign tasks to forces under their command for the accomplishment of the mission assigned by higher authority.  NATO tactical control (TACON). The detailed and usually local direction and control of movements or maneuvers necessary to accomplish missions or tasks assigned. See table I-4 on page 306 for additional details on NATO levels of authority.