text: Chapter 9
  (cid:122) Stagingplan.
  9-6. These plans are not developed independently. The AATF staff and supporting aviation unit
  coordinate, develop, and refine concurrently to make best use of available time and resources. They
  develop the ground tacticalplan first, which serves as the basis to develop the other plans. Each plan may
  potentiallyaffect the others. Changes in an aspect of one plan mayrequire adjustments in the other plans.
  The AATFC must determine if such adjustments entail acceptable risk. If the risk is unacceptable, the
  conceptofoperations(CONOPS)mustchange.
  Figure 9-1. Air assault planning stages
  SECTION III – PLANNING METHODOLOGY
  9-7. The AATF staff conducts continuous coordination under the guidance of the AATF executive officer
  and S-3 duringcourse ofaction development. Concurrent planningincludes identifying air assault hazards
  anddevelopingcontrolstomitigaterisk.
  9-8. The air defense airspace management/brigade aviation element (ADAM/BAE) and the supporting
  aviation liaison officer from the combat aviation brigade serve as the link between the combat aviation
  brigadestaffand the AATFstaffandarecritical totheairassault planningprocess during missionanalysis
  and course of action development. The ADAM/BAE and the aviation liaison officer serve as the subject
  matter experts on aviation operations to the AATF and supported unit staffs during this process. This
  enablesthe AATFCandgroundcommander to concentrateonrefiningthe groundtacticalplanandfollow-
  on missions. The ADAM/BAE must anticipate requirements of the supported units and disseminate these
  requirementsassoonaspossibletotheaviationliaisonofficer.
  9-9. The AATF, supported unit staff, and supporting aviation unit staff should receive and share the
  following: