text: Chapter 2
  * Planning, controlling, and synchronizing all fire support.
  * Establishing priorities and allocating available fire support resources to support the battalion.
  * Participating in and supervising the routine activity and coordination of the targeting process
  within the main command post.
  * Coordinating with the ADAM/BAE regarding airspace clearance, artillery, and mortar firing unit
  locations as well as changes to FSCMs, and ACMs and aviation support.
  * Coordinating air support through the USAF TACP.
  * Coordinating suppression of enemy air defenses.
  Coordination and Liaison Elements
  2-55. The TACP consists of the ALOs and two JTACs. The TACP has two primary missions: advise ground
  commanders on the capabilities and limitations of airpower and provide the primary terminal attack control
  of CAS to support ground forces. At the battalion level, the TACP provides the primary link for commanders
  to joint CAS assets made available to support the battalion’s mission. Depending on the tactical situation,
  terminal attack control teams consisting of one JTAC, may co-locate with each maneuver company.
  COMPANY OR TROOP LEVEL
  2-56. The company commander is responsible for ensuring that airspace users (organic or in support)
  coordinate and share information concerning company airspace use by aircraft and fires. Airspace control
  information that should be shared with battalion and the fire support team (to include JFO’s and JTACs)
  includes use of small unmanned aircraft systems, micro UAS, and lethal miniature aerial munition systems.
  If there is time to request that the BCT ADAM/BAE build ACMs for planned airspace use, the use of ACMs
  will simplify air ground operations. However, if the company must employ its systems for immediate combat
  missions (and is authorized by standard operating procedures and rules of engagement), then as a minimum,
  the company should notify the battalion ADAM/BAE so it may better synchronize airspace use.
  2-57. The field artillery fire support personnel (fires cells and fire support teams) are organic to the BCT’s
  field artillery battalion. However, these cells and teams are typically attached or fall under OPCON to
  maneuver battalions, companies or troops for tactical operations. Fire support teams provide fire support
  coordination, precision targeting, and assessment capabilities. These teams have responsibility for planning
  and coordinating all supporting fires including mortars, field artillery, naval surface fire support, and CAS
  integration through close coordination with JTACs.
  2-58. A joint fires observer is a trained service member who can request, adjust, and control surface-to-
  surface fires, provide targeting information in support of Type 2 and 3 close air support terminal attack
  control, and perform autonomous terminal guidance operations (JP 3-09.3). In type 2 control, the observer
  can see either target or attacking aircraft. In type 3 control, the observer can see neither target nor attacking
  aircraft. The joint fires observer also performs autonomous terminal guidance operations. Joint fires
  observers are typically members of a fire support team. A joint fires observer adds a joint warfighting
  capability without circumventing the need for qualified JTACs. These observers provide the capability to
  exploit those opportunities that exist in the corps AO where a trained observer could be used to efficiently
  support air-to-surface fires and facilitate targeting for the JTAC.
  2-59. The JTAC, when employed by TACP at the company or troop level, directs the action of or controls
  aircraft engaged in CAS and other offensive air operations. The JTAC also provides the ground commander
  with recommendations on the use of CAS and its integration with ground maneuver. The JTAC and fire
  support team or joint fires observer may develop informal ACAs to coordinate attacking aircraft and surface
  fires.