text: The Fire Support System
  Air-Naval Ground Liaison Company
  2-63. The air-naval ground liaison company provides the MAGTF commander a liaison capability to plan,
  coordinate, and conduct the terminal control of fires in support of joint and multinational forces operating
  within or adjacent to the MAGTF AO. Each air-naval ground liaison company contains USMC and Navy
  personnel qualified to plan, coordinate, and integrate all fire support assets available to the MAGTF, as well
  as joint and multinational forces.
  SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMPONENT FIRE SUPPORT COMMAND AND
  CONTROL ORGANIZATIONS AND ELEMENTS
  2-64. The joint force special operations component commander (referred to as JFSOCC) coordinates all FS
  in support of special operations and, when tasked, FS using SOF assets in support of other elements of the
  joint force. Special operations coordinate FS through both external and SOF channels.
  2-65. Liaison between SOF and other elements of the joint force is critical to both effective support and the
  prevention of friendly fire incidents. SOF liaison elements provide special operations expertise to coordinate,
  synchronize, and deconflict operations in support of conventional forces and when special operations are
  conducted unilaterally. SOF C2 organizations, such as a special operations C2 element, may provide (or act
  as) liaison elements to coordinate FS with their respective Service components. Within SOF channels, various
  elements are established to assist commanders in the execution of their FS responsibilities. SOF organizations
  and elements that provide C2 capabilities with integrated FS functions include:
  * Special operations joint task force (referred to as SOJTF). A SOJTF is the principal organization
  designed to meet all special operations requirements in major operations, campaigns, or a
  contingency. The SOJTF commander plans, integrates, and executes all special operations in a
  designated OA. The SOJTF is a general officer-/flag officer-led modular, tailorable, and scalable
  special operations task force (SOTF) designed to integrate and enable joint SOF made available
  to the combatant commander (CCDR) and JFCs.
  * Joint special operations task force (referred to as JSOTF). The JSOTF is formed to execute special
  operations in support of a campaign or other operations. The JSOTF is normally an O-6-led
  modular, tailorable, and scalable SOTF designed to provide a capability to C2 multiple SOTFs or
  a SOJTF consisting of both conventional forces and SOF.
  * Joint special operations air component (referred to as JSOAC). The JSOAC plans and executes
  joint special operations air activities and ensures effective coordination, synchronization, and
  deconfliction of such activities with conventional air operations. Another key responsibility of the
  JSOAC is to ensure close liaison is accomplished with other SOF components. The JSOAC also
  has direct liaison with the special operations liaison element (referred to as SOLE). The JSOAC
  commander will normally be the commander with the preponderance of aviation assets or the
  greatest capacity to plan, coordinate, allocate, task, control, and support assigned and attached
  special operations aviation assets.
  * Special operations task force (SOTF). A SOTF is a grouping of SOF assets formed to carry out a
  specific operation or a continuing mission. SOTFs are scalable organizations built around the
  nucleus of Army SOF, USMC special operations units, or naval special warfare units. A SOTF
  establishes a FSE for targeting coordination and for integrating fires delivered on surface targets
  by fire-support means, under the control, or in support, of the tactical-level force.
  * Special operations command and control element (referred to as SOCCE). The SOCCE
  synchronizes special operations with land and maritime operations. The SOCCE is normally
  employed when SOF conduct operations in conjunction with a conventional force. It co-locates
  with the command element of the supported commander and performs C2, or liaison functions
  directed by the special operations commander. The focus of fires coordination is on the
  synchronization and deconfliction of joint fires.
  FIRE SUPPORT NETWORKS
  2-66. FS digital systems provide C2, deconfliction and targeting architecture in an automated environment.
  FS and C2 systems that are interoperable with all forces help maintain information flow between