FM-3-09 Fire Support and Field Artillery Operations Download
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The Fire Support System 30 April 2020 FM 3-09 2-3 Identify named area of interest (NAI) and targeted area of interest (TAI), HPTs, and additional events that may influence the positioning of FS attack/delivery systems. Supervise development of proposed HPT lists, target selection standards, and attack guidance matrices. Coordinate positioning of indirect FS assets. Recommend FSCMs to support current and future operations and manage changes to them. Recommend and implement the commander's counterfire and target engagement priorities. Recommend to the commander the establishment, responsibilities, authorities, and duties of a force field artillery (FFA) headquarters (HQ). Integrate and synchronize joint FS and multinational fires with the other elements of combat power. Lead the targeting working group and facilitate the targeting board. Accompany the commander during execution of tactical operations (when directed). Provide for consolidated and focused FS and FA specific certification, readiness, and oversight (personnel management, equipment issues, and training). Establish standard operation procedures across the brigade, division, corps and theater. Oversee the professional development of the 13-series career management field Soldiers. Mentor, train, and educate junior FS and FA leaders on all aspects of the FS system. CHIEF OF FIRES 2-7. The chief of fires is the senior fires staff officer at echelons above corps who advises the commander on the best use of available fires resources and provides input to the necessary orders (ADP 3-19). The chief of fires is located at the theater Army fires cell or joint task force (JTF), joint fires element (JFE) that does not have a TFC to execute joint fires. Joint fires are fires delivered during the employment of forces from two or more components in coordinated action to produce desired effects in support of a common objective (JP 3-0). The chief of fires facilitates the fires warfighting function and works closely with the J-3 (referred to as the operations directorate of a joint staff) to ensure mutual understanding of all aspects of planning, preparation, execution, and assessment of fires for operations. DEPUTY FIRE SUPPORT COORDINATOR 2-8. The deputy fire support coordinator (DFSCOORD) is the senior FA staff officer at corps and division HQ, and at the TFC who is responsible for advising the commander on the best use of available FS attack/delivery capabilities, providing input to necessary orders, and developing and implementing the fire support plan. The DFSCOORD is a permanently assigned coordinating staff officer on the TFC, corps, and division staff. The DFSCOORD provides oversight of FS personnel, working groups and boards, and the joint air-ground integration center (JAGIC) when formed. When the FSCOORD is not present, the DFSCOORD performs the duties of the FSCOORD. TARGETING OFFICER 2-9. Fire support elements (FSEs) from FA battalions (BNs) through corps, and fires cells at echelons above corps have assigned targeting officers. The targeting officer will drive the targeting process and is the technical subject matter expert on all matters relating to Army and joint targeting. Targeting officers will participate in the MDMP to develop the targeting products HPT list, attack guidance matrix (AGM), target synchronization matrix, and target selection standards. The targeting officer will develop weapons locating radar (WLR) guidance and oversee counterfire operations, to include, radar deployment orders, queuing schedules, and threat patterns in support of the targeting process. Weapons locating radar is a continuous target acquisition counterbattery system that detects in-flight projectiles, and communicates point of origin and point of impact locations. Targeting officers will manage requests to higher for effects outside of organic capability. For more information see ATP 3-60.