text: Targeting and Army Air Support Requests
  PREPLANNED AIR SUPPORT REQUESTS FOR SCHEDULED
  TARGETS (SCHEDULED AIR MISSIONS)
  E-13. The normal suspense for nominating targets for execution via AIRSUPREQs is prior to Stage 2 (Target
  Development) of the joint air tasking cycle. Air support list submission prior to Stage 2 is required to provide
  the targeting and effects team at the JAOC time to verify collateral damage estimates and generate weapon
  aimpoints. Aimpoints are described as desired point of impact, joint desired point of impact, desired mean
  point of impact, and nonlethal reference points.
  * AIRSUPREQs for scheduled air missions should be populated with target data (critical elements)
  from the JFC approved JTL and/or RTL.
  * Army target nominations submitted prior to Stage 2 (target development) may be resourced by the
  following scheduled air missions:
   CAS.
   AI.
  PREPLANNED AIR SUPPORT REQUESTS FOR ON-CALL TARGETS
  (ON-CALL AIR MISSIONS)
  E-14. The normal suspense for submitting AIRSUPREQs for on-call air missions is prior to Stage 3
  (weaponeering and allocation) of the joint air tasking cycle. Air support list submission prior to Stage 3 is
  required to provide the master air attack plan team at the JAOC the time necessary to conduct weaponeering.
  The master air attack plan team also works with joint airspace planners to ensure airspace is planned for each
  air mission. When requesting on-call air missions, Army units should clearly identify which tactical objective
  and tactical task the air mission will support. It is highly recommended to add any additional target
  information to the remarks section of the USMTF D670 AIRSUPREQ message (to include target type, size,
  composition, disposition, and target area). AIRSUPREQs for on-call air missions must be within the
  tolerance of the JFC’s air apportionment decision and the JFACC’s air allocation guidance for the planned
  ATO period. See JP 3-30 for more information on the joint air tasking cycle.
  * AIRSUPREQs for on-call air missions are not processed during the joint targeting cycle and are
  not required to contain data from the modernized integrated data base, JTL, or RTL.
  * AIRSUPREQs for on-call air missions are submitted to the joint force as part of the Army air
  support list.
  * AIRSUPREQs for on-call air missions submitted prior to Stage 3 (weaponeering and allocation)
  may be resourced by the following on-call air missions:
   XCAS/XINT (airborne-alert CAS/AI).
   GCAS/GINT (ground-alert CAS/AI).
   EW.
  TARGETING, AIR SUPPORT REQUESTS, AND AIR-GROUND
  OPERATIONS
  E-15. The targeting and preplanned AIRSUPREQ processes are crucial to the success of air-ground
  operations. Commanders conduct air-ground operations to make use of available combat power from the land
  and air domains to accomplish missions and defeat enemy forces. The goal of air-ground operations is to
  safely integrate surface-to-surface fires and air-to-surface fires while delivering effects on targets that achieve
  commanders’ objectives. Identifying requirements for joint airpower during the targeting process, clearly
  stating what effects the commander wants to achieve, how the requested effects support the JFC’s objectives,
  and submitting the associated AIRSUPREQs to the supporting air component are critical tasks that must be
  accomplished at the appropriate Army echelon.
  E-16. Identifying requirements for air support during targeting and conducting effective air-ground
  operations provides commanders the ability to create and exploit advantages against enemy forces. The use
  of joint airpower supports air-ground operations and provides certain benefits when compared to traditional
  surface-to-surface fires. Ordinance delivered by fixed wing aircraft are predominantly precision guided and