text: ADA Battalion
  Figure 7-1. ADA task force AMD control relationships
  7-25. Each firing echelon in the ADA task force operates a FCE during combat operations. Manning for each
  echelon varies according to the allocation of C2 functions across the ADA task force and METT-TC. The
  ADA task force FCE generally mans all five functional positions: fire control, surveillance, identification,
  weapons control, and information control, with one operator for each position. Under heavy loads, more than
  one person per function may be required. For example, two or more weapons control operators may be needed
  when control is decentralized to the ADA task force and the air threat is heavy.
  7-26. FCEs in Patriot and THAAD batteries within the ADA task force require a minimum manning of three
  Soldiers: fire control officer (who also executes identification functions), weapons control operator (who also
  does surveillance functions), and information control officer. Medium to heavy air threats may require
  manning the weapons control/surveillance functions with two Soldiers. These positions allow for continuity
  of operations upon loss of linkage through the higher echelon FCE, while also assuring that communications
  within the FCE continue to provide requisite performance to maintain data linkages.
  7-27. The ADA task force C2 node plans, deploys, operates, manages air battle operations, and sustains
  combat operations across the task force. When a single type of system is deployed in an ADA task force, C2
  components of that type are sufficient. However, when the ADA task force consists of multiple types of
  systems, its C2 node must contain components of each type to effect coordinated battle management. The
  following discussion considers an ADA task force consisting of Patriot batteries augmented by an Avenger
  battery. The same principles hold if the ADA task force is a Patriot battalion augmented by a C-RAM battery:
  * Patriot C2 provides for battlefield integration with the joint AMD authority and with the supported
  land combat component. Planning is coordinated using the combined capabilities of Patriot C2
  and FAAD C2/C-RAM C2.
  * Each C2 node plans its engagements in accordance with higher echelon control and ROE. The
  nodes share air picture data and engagement decisions via link 16. Engagement decisions of one
  capability, such as Patriot, place an engagement hold on the companion capability, such as