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  Table 2-7. ADA mission planning and capabilities
  Organization Mission Planning Capabilities
  ADA battalion 1 per MEB • Air defense against low altitude hostile aircraft.
  (SHORAD)
  • Air defense airspace management coordination elements
  to supporting high and medium ADA battalions.
  • Early warning information and air defense command and
  control information to supported units.
  • Unit administration; religious support; field feeding; and
  communications-electronics support for units of the
  battalion.
  Legend:
  ADA air defense artillery
  MEB maneuver enhancement brigade
  SHORAD short-range air defense
  Note. The considerations presented in the mission planning and capabilities tables primarily
  describe potential employment and capabilities of the described organization. These notional
  considerations do not relieve planners of the requirement to perform detailed mission analysis to
  support the identification and employment of specific capabilities required to accomplish the
  MEB’s missions.
  TACTICAL COMBAT FORCE
  2-42. The TCF is task-organized to the MEB when it is required to defeat Level III threats throughout its
  AO. An infantry battalion, Stryker battalion, combined arms battalion or a combination infantry, Stryker, and
  armor companies can be assigned as the TCF for the MEB’s AO. The TCF size, composition, and response
  time is based on mission requirements. The TCF may be on call or a unit’s only mission. At a minimum, the
  TCF must—
  * Be positioned so that it can respond within the required time.
  * Be mounted (generally), but can be foot-mobile when transported by helicopters or conditions
  warrant.
  * Have sufficient ammunition and supplies to accomplish the mission to include engineer support
  as required.
  * Be able to communicate with the supported base defense operations center (BDOC) to include
  monitoring the center’s command net if required.
  * Understand and rehearse the requisite parts of the supported base defense plan.
  2-43. TCF assigned missions can include the following:
  * Reinforce engaged units outside the perimeter.
  * Conduct reconnaissance and security operations.
  * Respond to threats on critical assets, infrastructure, or high-risk personnel.
  * Conduct security checks and patrols within the base camp perimeter.
  2-44. Table 2-8 provides an overview of the TCF planning requirements and capabilities of different
  battalions that may be task-organized to the MEB as a TCF. For additional information on a TCF, see JP 3-
  10 and ATP 3-21.20.