text: The Fire Support System
  visual communications that provide approaching aircraft and/or weapons additional information regarding a
  specific target location (JP 3-09).
  OTHER JOINT AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES PERSONNEL AND DUTIES
  2-21. FS is inherently joint and executed across all domains. As such, all Army FS personnel routinely
  interface with multiple joint FS and special operations forces (SOF) personnel at every echelon of command.
  The following are key personnel that Army FS personnel routinely work with during joint operations. For
  more information on joint special operations forces and personnel see JP 3-09 and JP 3-30:
  * Director, AOC: Responsible to the joint force air component commander (JFACC) for integrating
  the planning, coordinating, allocating, tasking, executing, and assessing tasks for all joint air
  operations.
  * Air liaison officer is the senior tactical air control party member attached to a ground unit who
  functions as the primary advisor to the ground commander on air power (JP 3-09.3).
  * Naval Ground Liaison Officer: acts as the liaison for a supporting naval task force. They
  coordinate all naval gunfire that is supporting the ground force commander or that may affect the
  operations of the ground force commander. They also advise the ground force commander and
  FSCOORD on all matters pertaining to naval gunfire employment.
  * Maritime Operations Center Fires Element. Fires and targeting personnel who contribute to the
  various maritime operations center (MOC) fires functions are organized in the fires element for
  standardization and coordination. The fires element is led by the fires lead, who coordinates all
  fires functions. For more information see JP 3-09.
  * J-2T (Targeting): The deputy director for targets for a joint staff.
  * United States Air Force (USAF) ISR director: Provides the JFACC with timely, relevant, accurate,
  and predictive intelligence, targeting support, and collection management expertise to support the
  air tasking cycle.
  * Forward air controller (airborne) is a specifically trained and qualified aviation officer, normally
  an airborne extension of the tactical air control party, who exercises control from the air of aircraft
  engaged in close air support of ground troops (JP 3-09.3).
  * Joint terminal attack controller is a qualified (certified) Service member who, from a forward
  position, directs the action of combat aircraft engaged in close air support and other offensive air
  operations (JP 3-09.3).
  * SOF JTAC: Although all SOF operators are capable of employing surface fires and aviation fires
  from AC-130 aircraft, current and qualified SOF JTACs are recognized across all components of
  US Special Operations Command as the primary fires employment capability at the strategic,
  operational, and tactical levels. These personnel are specifically organized, trained, and equipped
  to conduct and support special operations. SOF JTACs are carefully selected to conduct special
  operations using modified equipment and trained in irregular warfare activities to achieve strategic
  and operational objectives in austere environments worldwide. SOF also employ SOF aviators as
  forward air controller, airborne.
  * Shore Fire Control Party: The supporting United States Marine Corps (USMC) artillery BNs
  provide shore fire control party's to supported units. The shore fire control party consists of a naval
  surface fire support liaison team and spotting team. The naval surface fire support liaison team is
  specifically organized to handle liaison matters for the supported commander, while the spotting
  team is charged with requesting and adjusting fires of assigned direct support (DS) ships and
  general support (GS) ships.
  COMMAND POSTS
  2-22. FSEs and fires cells are located in supported commander’s CPs from BN through theater levels. FSEs
  are located at CPs at every echelon above company and are responsible for targeting coordination and for
  integrating fires under the control or in support of the force (see JP 3-09). These elements and cells are central
  clearing houses for planning, coordinating, and synchronizing fire support for the supported commander. The
  exact way they are organized varies among different organizations. The organization depends on the unit