text: Appendix E
  Targeting and Army Air Support Requests
  Joint airpower is an extension of fires and should be leveraged to the greatest extent
  possible. Identifying air support requirements, submitting air support requests
  (AIRSUPREQs), and synchronizing the effects of surface-to-surface fires with air-to-
  surface fires increases our effectiveness on the battlefield while simultaneously
  safeguarding friendly forces. This appendix provides an overview on the relationship
  between targeting and AIRSUPREQs and information necessary to plan, generate,
  submit, and track preplanned AIRSUPREQs.
  SECTION I – AIR SUPPORT REQUEST
  E-1. To leverage joint air assets, Army echelons identify joint air support requirements during the planning
  steps of the operations process and the decide function of the Army targeting process (see figure E-1). Joint
  airpower can create effects that achieve objectives in support of the ground commander’s concept of
  operations. When tactical Army echelons identify targets that require effects exceeding their organic
  capabilities or when other requirements for joint airpower are identified during the planning process, FSEs
  at echelon create AIRSUPREQs for submission to the supporting joint force air component.
  Figure E-1. Army Targeting Methodology
  E-2. FSEs utilize the Army air-ground system (see figure E-2 on page E-2) to submit AIRSUPREQs. FSEs
  at each echelon send AIRSUPREQs to their next higher HQ for approval. Every Army echelon that receives
  AIRSUPREQs from a subordinate unit is responsible for approving or denying the request, verifying