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Field Artillery Operations 30 April 2020 FM 3-09 4-3 command post, can be designated to coordinate the counterfire fight for the division. For more information on DIVARTY organization and operations see ATP 3-09.90. 4-15. The primary role of the DIVARTY is to facilitate shaping operations within the division AO. The DIVARTY serves as the FFA HQ for the division. Additionally the DIVARTY commander, as the senior artilleryman in the division, is responsible for standardizing training for FA units that are assigned, attached, or placed under the OPCON of the division. The DIVARTY commander will mentor the commanders and leaders of these FA units and typically be assigned other key responsibilities on behalf of the division commander. Those responsibilities could include management of the assigned or attached 13-series career management field Soldiers, training oversight, and certification programs. 4-16. The DIVARTY is not currently allocated organic firing units, but is task organized with additional units based on mission requirements. Task organization may include a combination of MLRS, or HIMARS, or cannon BNs as well as other enablers. The DIVARTY, when allocated appropriate rocket and cannon units, brings a long range and precision FS capability to the division. In large-scale ground combat operations, allocating an FAB to a DIVARTY in an R role is appropriate. Regardless of the circumstances or mission assigned to FAB, DIVARTY commanders remain the division's FSCOORD. FIELD ARTILLERY BRIGADE AND DIVISION ARTILLERY ROLE IN COUNTERFIRE OPERATIONS 4-17. The corps or division commander can assign the role of counterfire HQ to a FAB, DIVARTY, or a separate FA BN. The counterfire HQ must be allocated the necessary assets to conduct the counterfire fight. The counterfire HQ will coordinate with the G-2 to integrate all available units into the counterfire fight in a proactive manner. The counterfire HQ will require sensor tasking authority from higher HQ, SJA, intelligence analysis augmentation, additional CAS and attack helicopter allocation to include JTAC support. The counterfire HQ duties include: Plan and coordinate sensor management. Conduct pattern analysis of enemy indirect fire systems. Based off pattern analysis conduct zone management in support of the counterfire fight. Recommend positioning of counterfire delivery systems. Write the target acquisition tab to Annex D. Recommend counterfire TTP to facilitate permissive fires. Participate in the targeting process. Establish counterfire mission procedures and communications architecture. 4-18. FAB contributions to the overall counterfire effort include the responsibility to: Implement the organization for combat of corps counterfire assets by retaining FA assets at corps level or allocating them to subordinate divisions in accordance with guidance issued by the corps HQ. Supervise preparations and execution of counterfire responsibilities by subordinate corps elements within counterfire sectors of responsibility established concurrently with the designation of maneuver boundaries and AO for subordinate divisions. This includes targets within a division's or adjacent unit's AO, if requests for such support have been submitted and approved by corps. Within capability, corps may also respond to requests for additional fires from adjacent units. Detect multiple rocket launcher battalions, helicopter forward operating bases, and other counterfire targets with FA organic assets, reinforced by collectors from the corps' supporting, attached, or OPCON military intelligence units, and SOF. Attack threat FS systems with MLRS/HIMARS, Army aviation, Air Force sorties, and ground maneuver forces that may be available for target attack. Recommend the acquisition of additional sensor and attack assets from higher, the JTF commander, or other services. 4-19. In some situations, and after careful consideration, corps commanders may temporarily draw on division assets to support corps counterfire operations. However, diversion of limited divisional acquisition, processing, and attack assets entails the risk of their destruction and non-availability to support division