text: Airspace Control in Operations
  Fires Cell
  2-50. The fires cell at brigade level is responsible for coordinating activities and systems that provide the
  collective and coordinated use of Army indirect fires and joint fires through the targeting process. The fires
  cell makes every effort to ensure that FSCMs and ACMs are coordinated and deconflicted through close
  interface with ADAM/BAE and the TACP. If this is not possible, the fires cell formulates and prepares to
  execute acceptable alternatives.
  Air Traffic Service
  2-51. Each CAB has an organic ATS company as part of the general support aviation battalion. The ATS
  company establishes and operates airfields to support CAB operations. The ATS company contains a terminal
  control platoon and an airspace information services platoon. The terminal control platoon can operate a fully
  instrumented airfield with a control tower and airport surveillance radar and precision approach radar
  capabilities. It also has communications resources available to facilitate the control of the local airspace
  necessary to support airfield operations. The airspace information services platoon, with two tactical aviation
  control teams each, can control up to two tactical landing sites (rotary-wing, fixed-wing, or both) while the
  airspace information center provides enroute flight management support.
  Coordination and Liaison Elements
  2-52. The TACP helps maneuver brigades integrate air-ground operations. The TACP coordinates ACMs
  and FSCMs with the ADAM/BAE, fires cells, and the ASOC during the accomplishment of CAS missions
  to support ground operations. This coordination includes assisting the ASOC and JTAC for tactical control
  of CAS and — FAC (A) — aircraft transitioning to the JTAC contact point.
  BATTALION LEVEL
  2-53. The operations section plans and coordinates airspace requirements for the battalion. The major actions
  include:
  * Establishing and leading the airspace control working group.
  * Establishing staff responsibility for airspace management from personnel assigned to the S-3
  section.
  * Receiving and disseminating airspace coordinating measures requests for approvals, changes, and
  disapprovals for small unmanned aircraft system.
  * Reviewing and resolving planned and immediate airspace coordinating measures requests.
  * Monitoring and analyzing aviation, small unmanned aircraft system, lethal miniature aerial
  munition systems, field artillery, air defense, and maneuver operations to determine and resolve
  conflicts.
  * Submitting to ADAM/BAE all planned and immediate airspace coordinating measures requests
  including small unmanned aircraft systems (see Appendix C).
  * Immediately communicating any deviations from pre-planned missions to the ADAM/BAE or
  higher headquarters.
  * Informing airspace users at each echelon of any communication loss during operations.
  * Tracking and reporting aviation, field artillery, air defense, small unmanned aircraft systems,
  lethal miniature aerial munition systems, and personnel status.
  * Monitoring rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft in the battalion AO to aid in deconflicting small
  unmanned aircraft systems, lethal miniature aerial munition systems, and other air traffic.
  * Managing separation and frequencies of battalion and below small unmanned aircraft system
  operations.
  Fires Cell
  2-54. The fire support officer and the fires cell are responsible for planning, coordinating, and synchronizing
  fire support operations to include joint fire support. The major actions of the fires cell include the following: