text: Air Movement Plan
  missions supporting tactical airlift or combat operations, search and rescue operations, and
  operationsinsupportofspecialoperationsforces.
  SEADPLANNING
  12-18. Thegroundmaneuver,aviationunits,AATFoperationsofficers,AATFintelligenceofficers (Refer
  to FM 2-0 for more information.), and electronic warfare officer (See ATP 3-36.) participate in SEAD
  planning. SEAD planning is conducted as part of the military decisionmaking process and targeting
  process.Considerthefollowingcriticalfactorsinmissionanalysis:
  (cid:122) Ingressandegressairroutesandlocationsofaircontrolpoints.
  (cid:122) Enrouteairspeed.
  (cid:122) Time,distance,andheadinginformationforprimaryandalternateairroutes.
  (cid:122) Expectedstartpointcrossingtimeoningressandegress.
  (cid:122) Enemyairdefenseartillerylocationswithintheareaofoperation.
  (cid:122) Locations,frequencies,andcallsignsoffriendlyartillery.
  (cid:122) AvailableassetstodeliverSEAD fires.
  12-19. Whendeterminingenemyairdefensecapabilities,missionplanners—
  (cid:122) Plotthelocationofallknownenemyairdefenseartillerysystemsonamap.
  (cid:122) Draw a circle (threat ring) around each air defense artillery system with a radius equal to the
  maximumengagementrange.Dependingonthethreat systemanditsmeansoftargetacquisition
  (optical,infrared, andradar)andfire control,thesizeofthethreat ringmaychangeduringhours
  of limited visibility. Terrain that blocks electronic or visual lines of sight mayreduce the radius
  ofathreatring.
  (cid:122) UseAMPS,FalconView,orotherautomatedsystemstoreduceworkloadandensureaccuracy.
  (cid:122) Plottheprimaryandalternateairroutesandalllandingzonesonthemap. Airroutesand landing
  zonesshouldavoidthreatringswheneverpossible.
  12-20. Plan SEAD fires to engage the two types of targets, planned targets and targets of opportunity
  describedbelow.
  Planned Targets
  12-21. A planned target is a target that is known to exist in the operational environment, upon which
  actions are planned using deliberate targeting, creating effects which support the commander’s objectives
  (JP3-60).Thetwotypesofplannedtargetsare—
  (cid:122) Scheduledtargetsthatareprosecutedataspecifiedtime.
  (cid:122) On-calltargetsthathaveplannedactionsandaretriggeredwhendetectedorlocated.
  12-22. One example of a scheduled target is a deception SEAD mission. Deception SEAD may be fired
  into an area to deceive the enemy or cause him to reposition his air defense weapons away from where
  actual operations take place. Another example is an electronic attack of enemy air defense radars and
  commandandcontrolinformationsystemswhenenemyADAassetsareincivilianpopulatedareas.
  12-23. Provisions should also exist for immediate on-call fires in the SEAD plan. Establish a quick-fire
  network for this purpose providing a direct link between an observer and weapon system (normally field
  artillery). Order observers based on their priority of fire. Conduct a fire support rehearsal with the
  supportingunit.Briefandrehearsewithallparticipantsduringthecombinedarmsrehearsal.
  TargetsofOpportunity
  12-24. SEAD is conducted against ADA targets of opportunityand should reflectprioritiesestablished on
  the high-payofftargetlistand attackguidancematrix.Deliverysystems andquick-fire networksarecritical
  toengagingtargetsofopportunity.