TC-3-09-8 Fire Support and Field Artillery Certification Download
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Introduction 30 March 2020 TC 3-09.8 1-13 Individual and crew training. Informal, internal assessments from unit leaders. Formal, external assessments of evaluators. Collective training proficiency (previous ATs VII-XVIII, Combined Training Center, BN and BCT Fires Coordination Exercise, field-training exercise, situational training exercise, etc.). Turnover of key personnel since last qualification. Training days available. Resources available. The unit’s specific METL. Trainers and Evaluators. Performance in simulators, as available. Maintenance status. INTEGRATING FIELD ARTILLERY HOME STATION TRAINING STRATEGY 1-28. FA Commanders and their staffs are responsible for the implementation of the FA Home Station Training Strategy into their unit training plans. The strategy is designed to be implemented in Levels from individual through battalion. All elements of the FA System should generally follow the Artillery Table to ensure all components are prepared to be in the “run” phase of training together in the highest levels of collective training (Artillery Tables XVIII, for example). However, based on personnel turnover, training calendars, and other obstacles, commanders should not wait for the rest of the FA System to re-qualify crews and platoons. For example, a radar section was recently de-certified due to loss of key personnel. The commander may direct that section to proceed up to Table V and participate in the next collective live fire table to qualify them at Table VI. SUPPORTING THE TC 3-20.0, INTEGRATED WEAPONS TRAINING STRATEGY (IWTS) 1-29. FA Battalions that provide Direct Support Fires to brigade combat teams must integrate their fires into maneuver collective live fire training events. Brigade combat teams follow a strategy which builds from the individual level qualification to battalion and brigade level collective live fire events like the fire coordination exercise and a combined arms live fire exercise. This progressive training strategy for maneuver formations in brigade combat teams which Standardizes all maneuver training strategies under a common structure is found in the TC 3-20.0, Integrated Weapons Training Strategy. Rather than using a progression of tables, the IWTS uses tiers and gates which are aligned with the collective and live-fire proficiency gates used with the Leaders Guide for Training Proficiency. Table 1-5 on page 1-14, graphically depicts the IWTS from team to battalion.