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The Fire Support System 30 April 2020 FM 3-09 2-7 Monitoring and interpreting the land battle situation. Coordinating for air and missile defense (referred to as AMD). Coordinating for airlift. Integrating airspace requirements. JOINT FORCE LAND COMPONENT FIRES CELL 2-23. The joint force land component commander is the commander within a unified command, subordinate unified command, or joint task force responsible to the establishing commander for recommending the proper employment of assigned, attached, and/or made available for tasking land forces; planning and coordinating land operations; or accomplishing such operational missions as may be assigned (JP 3-0). At echelons performing the role of the JFLCC, the fires cell coordinates, integrates, and assigns joint, interagency, and multinational fires to targets. It synchronizes fires, to include Army, joint, interagency, and multinational component air assets; SOF; naval surface fire support (NSFS); cyberspace operations; and EMS operations (JP 3-09). The JFLCC’s primary agency-to synchronize and coordinate joint fires and their effects-is either an Army fires cell or a USMC force fires coordination center or fire support coordination center of the J-3 (referred to as the operations directorate of a joint staff). The fires cell or center reviews the JFC's guidance and intent, and makes recommendations for the joint force land component commander to create the desired effects that support achievement of the objectives. The primary responsibility of the JFLCC is to advise the JFC on the best use of available land component fires capabilities, and execute the OPORD. For more information see JP 3-09 and JP 3-31. CORPS FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT 2-24. The corps FSE coordinates Army lethal and non-lethal attack/delivery capabilities and joint fires. The corps FSCOORD ensures that the corps FS system supports the corps commander’s guidance for fires, meets joint force requirements and reacts responsively to changing battlefield conditions. The FSE accomplishes these actions by developing, recommending, and coordinating the scheme of fires. The FSE may perform artillery sensor management and provide input to intelligence collection. The FSE assists the G-2 with target development, conducts targeting within the HQs and provides representatives to the current operations integration cell and support area command post (SACP). With significant Army and Air Force augmentation, the corps FSE has the ability to integrate with an air support operations center (ASOC) to form a JAGIC. When the corps serves as the base organization for a JTF or land component command (LCC) HQs, the FSE performs functions IAW joint publications. (See JP 3-01, JP 3-03, JP 3-09, JP 3-31, and JP 3-60). The FSE works closely with the force field artillery HQ, if one is established. The FAB, FSE can provide augmentation to the corps FSE as necessary. JOINT TARGETING AND EXECUTION CAPABILITY 2-25. To ensure unity effort and fully integrated use of capabilities in shaping operations, an emerging TTP within the corps HQ could be used to synchronize all FS assets in consonance with the commander’s guidance. This TTP forms a cell designated as the joint targeting and execution cell (referred to as JTEC), which integrates with the corps FSE, and other Army, joint, and multinational elements of the FS system. DIVISION FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT 2-26. The division FSE develops, recommends, and briefs the scheme of fires, including effects, recommends targeting guidance to the commander, develops HPTs, selects targets for attack, and coordinates, integrates and assigns allocated joint, interagency and multinational fires to specific targets and target systems. The division FSE synchronizes all fire support for the command to include Army, joint and multinational. Division FSEs also participate in assessment (battle damage, munitions effectiveness, re-attack recommendations); develops planning guidance; provides target intelligence for planning and execution and coordinate with the respective ASOC as part of the JAGIC.