text: Appendix E
  friendly/enemy actions in or near the target area. Aircraft response times will also be listed on the ATO and
  must be accounted for in planning. Response times vary depending on the distance from the airbase to the
  mission/target area and, for ground-alert type aircraft, the alert status time. Aircraft tasked to execute on-call
  air missions require planned airspace within which they can safely operate and communication with the
  supported ground force. On-call air missions provide a high level of flexibility in execution, longer planned
  on-station times, and weapon loadouts designed to be effective against multiple target types.
  E-7. Unscheduled and unanticipated targets, also referred to as targets of opportunity, are prosecuted via
  dynamic targeting. Scheduled air missions listed on the ATO can support dynamic targeting efforts only
  when those aircraft have been made available for re-tasking. Normally, every available on-call air mission
  should be utilized for dynamic targeting efforts prior to re-tasking scheduled air missions. A scheduled target
  has been planned, approved by the JFC, and given priority over other targets. When re-tasking scheduled air
  missions, the original scheduled target will not get executed as intended. Re-tasking scheduled air missions
  may negatively affect the success of future operations. For more information on dynamic targeting see ATP
  3-60.1.
  NOMINATING TARGETS FOR EXECUTION VIA AIR SUPPORT
  REQUESTS
  E-8. Tactical Army echelons can nominate targets for execution via preplanned AIRSUPREQs.
  AIRSUPREQs should be populated with target data from the JFC approved JTL and/or RTL. Army tactical
  echelons submit an air support list containing preplanned AIRSUPREQs to their next HQ for approval or
  denial. The air support list is transmitted via the USMTF D670 AIRSUPREQ message. The preferred method
  of transmitting the air support list is electronically, utilizing the Army’s digital FS command and control
  information system. Currently, this is the AFATDS. The senior Army HQ submits the Army air support list
  to the BCD for processing. For more information on air support request forms and transmission methods see
  JP 3-09.3.
  E-9. The BCD is the Army liaison co-located at the supporting joint force air component HQ, normally the
  JAOC. BCD responsibilities include submitting Army AIRSUPREQs to, and coordinating air support
  requirements with, the supporting joint force air component during planning stages of the joint air tasking
  cycle. For more information on the BCD see JP 3-09 and ATP 3-09.13.
  E-10. The rationale and desired effects sections of each AIRSUPREQ should clearly identify how the
  requested effects conform to the JFC’s targeting guidance by referencing the specific operational and tactical
  objectives or tactical tasks they support. The table of prioritized tactical tasks and associated task codes is
  normally found in the air operations directive. The air operations directive is produced during Stage 1
  (objectives, effects, and guidance) of the joint air tasking cycle and is normally distributed to the Army by
  the BCD.
  E-11. Targets nominated for execution via AIRSUPREQs and resourced by joint force assets or joint air
  missions must meet validation criteria. Targets are validated and prioritized according to the weight of effort
  assigned by the JFC to those specific objectives and tasks as outlined in the JFC’s plans and orders.
  Identifying within each AIRSUPREQ the appropriate supported objectives or tasks enables the JFC’s
  designated targeting oversight authority to validate and prioritize each target for inclusion on the JFC
  approved joint integrated prioritized target list. For more information on joint targeting and the joint air
  tasking cycle see JP 3-30 and JP 3-60.
  E-12. Army corps or divisions operating as tactical HQ are the most appropriate echelons at which to update
  the rationale and desired effects sections of AIRSUPREQs. The rationale and desired effects fields of the
  USMTF D670 should clearly state which prioritized tactical task the AIRSUPREQ supports by referencing
  the prioritized tactical task codes listed in the air operations directive. Each Army echelon is responsible for
  verifying that all required information is clearly stated in the AIRSUPREQ. Listing the prioritized tactical
  task codes in AIRSUPREQs assists with correct prioritization of Army targets nominated for execution.