text: Short-Range Air Defense Fundamentals
  critical elements in preventing an enemy's ability to successfully attack geopolitical sites and
  infrastructure in the homeland. SHORAD systems are emplaced in the National Capital Region,
  encompassing Washington, D.C. and some surrounding areas, to protect against air threats.
  * "Large-scale combat operations require the execution of multiple tasks synchronized and
  converged across multiple domains to create opportunities to destroy, dislocate, disintegrate, and
  isolate enemy forces" (FM 3-0). SHORAD battalions may operate as part of ADA battalion task
  forces or independently in support of maneuver, fixed, and semi-fixed assets designated by a
  division, corps, or higher commander. See chapter 6 for more information on the execution of
  SHORAD operations.
  * Consolidate gains are activities to make enduring any temporary operational success and to set
  the conditions for a sustainable security environment, allowing for a transition of control to other
  legitimate authorities (ADP 3-0). During transition, SHORAD assets provide air defense for
  maneuver, fixed, and semi-fixed assets; an air picture to the supported team; and security.
  SHORAD supports the specific mission of the supported commander against air threats. SHORAD
  employment should remain flexible to support dynamic changes to the mission or task organization. While
  SHORAD employments are facilitated by principles and tenets, there are no set deployment directives.
  Fundamentally, SHORAD deployments, like all AMD deployments, are governed by operational needs with
  considerations of requirements, anticipated operational environment/threat, and the availability of ADA
  resources.
  SHORT-RANGE AIR DEFENSE IN THE DIVISION
  A SHORAD battalion may be organic or assigned to the division. If not an organic element, the
  battalion may be apportioned or placed in a command or support relationship (see Chapter 4). SHORAD
  provides air defense of the division commander's designated critical assets.
  Planning for SHORAD operations in the division is initiated by the SHORAD battalion commander
  and staff upon receipt of the mission from the division commander. The AMD element works for the
  SHORAD battalion commander and advises the commander and staff of division plans and operations.
  SHORAD battalion commander works with the AMD element and protection cell in identifying and planning
  the defense of critical assets and other protection requirements. The battalion commander advises the division
  commander and staff on AMD operations. The AMD element prepares the AMD portion of the fires
  annex/plan in coordination with the commander. The AMD element synchronizes AMD plans and
  requirements with other divisional staff elements, such as the fires cell and logistics sections. AMD cell
  personnel also collaborate with the battalion staff in integrating ADA organizations placed in support of the
  division or that are operating in the division's AO. For more information on the divisional AMD element, see
  FM 3-01.
  SHORT-RANGE AIR DEFENSE IN SUPPORT OF THE BRIGADE
  COMBAT TEAM
  A SHORAD battery is generally placed in a support relationship with a BCT. SHORAD platoons may
  be further task organized to support the brigade's maneuver formations. The SHORAD battery provides
  dedicated air defense capabilities to the BCT augmented by the BCT's combined arms for air defense (known
  as CAFAD) capabilities. SHORAD batteries have habitual training relationships with BCTs within a
  division, but they will be task organized by the SHORAD battalion when conducting operations to support
  the division's plan.
  In support of the BCT and battalion task force, the battery or platoon maneuvers with the defended
  force, deterring and defeating air attacks. The SHORAD mission is defined by the BCT or battalion task
  force commander, who assigns air defense priorities. The SHORAD battery commander and platoon leaders
  develop their plans to allocate SHORAD systems to protect the designated priorities. The SHORAD unit
  commanders execute this plan in accordance with orders and published ROE.
  The air defense airspace management (ADAM)/brigade aviation element (known as the BAE) cell is
  the primary Army airspace control element for the BCT. ADA personnel in the cell facilitate the BCT's