text: Army Aviation’s Role in Unified Land Operations
  1-42. Operations in close areas are conducted within a subordinate commander’s AO. These AOs can be
  contiguous or non-contiguous. Operations conducted in close areas are usually against enemy forces in
  immediate contact and are often the decisive operation (ADP 3-0). Army Aviation executes AGO in the
  close area as a member of the combined arms team. Army Aviation can conduct all missions and tasks
  when operating in the close area, to include—
  * Movement to contact.
  * Attack.
  * Reconnaissance.
  * Screen.
  * Air assault.
  * Air movement.
  * Command and control support.
  * Evacuation missions.
  1-43. Deep operations involve actions to divert, disrupt, delay, or destroy enemy forces and capabilities
  before they can be used effectively against friendly forces. They may set the conditions for success in the
  close area or enable future operations. Operations in the deep area might disrupt the movement of
  operational reserves; prevent an enemy from employing long-range cannon, rocket, or missile fires; or
  attack a high payoff target. Enemy forces in deep areas are not necessarily out of contact in a multi-domain
  environment. Deep areas can also include the spaces between non-contiguous AOs or beyond the
  designated boundaries of ground maneuver units in contiguous AOs. Fire support coordination measures
  are critical considerations when planning and conducting deep operations. For more information on deep
  operations, see ATP 3-94. 2.
  1-44. Aviation operations in deep areas may include—
  * Attacks to destroy, defeat, disrupt, divert, or delay enemy forces or high value capabilities that
  are out of friendly contact using MUM-T or independent UAS attack-reconnaissance operations.
  * Reconnaissance operations by manned and/or unmanned aircraft to obtain combat information to
  answer PIR on the terrain, enemy, or civilian populations.
  * Air assaults of conventional or special operations forces to seize an objective or key terrain or
  destroy an enemy force.
  * Insertions of conventional and special operations forces to recover isolated personnel, emplace
  sensors, conduct raids, establish special reconnaissance positions, or to conduct partisan linkup.
  * Recovery of designated personnel in deep areas.
  1-45. A support area is the portion of the commander’s area of operations that is designated to facilitate
  the positioning, employment, and protection of sustainment assets required to sustain, enable, and control
  operations (ADP 3-0). In a contiguous AO, the support area extends from the rear boundary of the higher
  unit to the rear boundary of the next subordinate unit. In a non-contiguous AO, the commander designates
  the support area (ADP 3-0). Army Aviation operations in the support area typically include air movement,
  MEDEVAC, and C2 support, but may also include reconnaissance, attacks, and security operations if there
  is a threat to the support area. When conducting attacks, reconnaissance, and security operations, Army
  Aviation typically operates as a combined arms team with the TCF. If properly task-organized with ground
  maneuver or security forces, Army Aviation can operate as the TCF headquarters for the support area.
  1-46. The consolidation area is the portion of the commander’s area of operations that is designated to
  facilitate the security and stability tasks necessary for freedom of action in the close area and to support the
  continuous consolidation of gains (ADP 3-0). During operation plan refinement, the additional Army
  Aviation forces of the combined arms team must be forecasted to conduct consolidation of gains activities.
  Army Aviation units in the consolidation area provide speed, flexibility, and increased freedom of action
  for the commander, thereby enabling decisive operations in the close area. Possible aviation tasks in the
  consolidation area span the entire range of core competencies, from attacks against bypassed forces to air
  movements, air assaults, or evacuation missions. While a Corp consolidation area is typically assigned to a
  division with an organic aviation brigade, a division consolidation area is typically assigned to a
  subordinate brigade that is supported by a battalion-sized aviation unit. Commanders must balance the