Military

The commander's intent should prioritize fire support on the battlefield and identify critical tasks for fire support as well as for maneuver. His intent focuses fire support execution at the critical time and place. To ensure that fire support is properly integrated into the scheme of maneuver, the FSO must obtain answers to the questions below. Most of the answers may be obtained from information presented at the mission brief or deduced from the commander's intent. Some answers may require clarification by the commander himself. Regardless, these answers should be confirmed as meeting the commander's intent for fire support during the staff estimate, war-gaming, and rehearsal processes.