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	FM 3-09.31 (FM 6-71) MCRP 3-16C*
Field Manual No. 3-09.31	Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC, 1 October 2002

FM 3-09.31

TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR FIRE SUPPORT FOR THE COMBINED ARMS COMMANDER

Table of Contents

COVER
PREFACE
Chapter 1	SYNCHRONIZATION Key Terms and Definitions
Chapter 2	FIRE SUPPORT RESPONSIBILITIES Maneuver Commander Maneuver XO Maneuver S3 Maneuver S2 Brigade/Task Force (TF) Engineer Brigade/TF Chemical Officer Air Liaison Officer (ALO)/Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Fire Support Coordinator (FSCOORD)/Direct Support (DS) Battalion Commander Brigade Fire Support Officer (FSO) Brigade Fire Support Plans Officer Targeting Officer DS Battalion S3 Battalion FSO Company Commander Company FSO Combat Observation Lasing Team (COLT) and Striker Platoon Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Staff Officer (IEWSO) Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Representative Civil Affairs Representative Information Operations (IO) Representative MI Company Commander Aviation Liaison Officer (LNO) Air Defense Artillery LNO
Chapter 3	THE TACTICS OF FIRE SUPPORT Offensive Operations Defensive Operations Stability Operations Support Operations Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) Breaching Operations Passage of Lines Airborne Operations Air Assault Operations
Chapter 4	FIRE SUPPORT TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES Planning Military Decision Making Process Mission Analysis Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB) Commander's Intent Commander's Guidance for Fire Support Course of Action (COA) Development Positioning Fire Support (FS) Assets and Observer Planning COA Analysis and Comparison COA Approval and Essential Fire Support Tasks Orders Briefing The Targeting Process and the MDMP Preparation Combined Arms Rehearsals The Fire Planning Process Execution Focusing Fires and the Brigade and Task Force Fights Clearance of Fires Managing Fire Support Coordinating Measures Counterfire and Radar Zone Management Army Airspace Command and Control ( A2C2) and Close Air Support (CAS) Considerations The Targeting Process During Mission Execution Targeting Meetings Preparation for the Targeting Meeting Conducting the targeting meeting
Appendix A	EXAMPLES OF FIRE SUPPORT PRODUCTS
Appendix B	ARTILLERY AND MORTAR CHARACTERISTICS
Appendix C	CAS CHARACTERISTICS
Appendix D	NAVAL SURFACE FIRE SUPPORT CHARACTERISTIC
Appendix E	TARGET ACQUISITION AND IEW SYSTEMS
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
AUTHENTICATION

DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION:

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

*This publication supersedes FM 6-71, 29 September 1994

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