TA.3 AIR DEFENSE BOS
(Trends are numbered sequentially for cross-reference and are not in any priority order.)
Positive Performance
SUBJECT: Target engagement procedures
OBSERVATION (BDE C2 ADA): Fire units are successful in acquisition, visual recognition, interrogation, and engagement of hostile aircraft.
DISCUSSION: None.
SUSTAINMENT TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES: Units should continue to reinforce training each element of unit firing criteria at Home Station.
(TA.3.1
Process Air Targets)
Needs Emphasis
SUBJECT: Early warning (EW) planning
OBSERVATION (BDE C2 ADA): Early warning planning continues to be the most difficult challenge air defense batteries encounter.
DISCUSSION: During the planning process, air defense officers (ADOs) do not provide specific procedures for sensor management and early warning dissemination within the battery. Sensor team chiefs are left out of the battery MDMP process. Batteries do not address EW frequency management, sensor looping, sensor chaining, or maintenance management as part of the overall sensor management plan. This creates problems in maintaining early warning link-up with fire units. Batteries experience difficulties in getting all fire units to monitor digital early warning. Fire units lack confidence using the handheld terminal units (HTUs). Batteries must improve in operating and integrating the system into their daily air defense operations.
There are inconsistencies within batteries to monitor the division's early warning (DEW) net. Many teams receive early warning through platoon or battery nets instead of directly through the DEW. The effect is that fire units receive EW late because it is rebroadcast, as opposed to near real-time from the DEW. This affects target engagement. Batteries do not execute a C3I commex prior to deployment. This would identify inoperable HTUs and verify if the Air and Missile Defense Workstation (AMDWS) is loaded properly. Batteries must use and exploit the AMDWS more effectively.
TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES:
1. Recommend developing training scenarios to enhance fire units' confidence in the HTUs and exploit the full range of the AMDWS capabilities.
2. Develop a troubleshooting checklist to ensure functionality of AMDWS and HTUs.
3. Recommend batteries and platoons review technical manuals on the operation of HTUs and develop training exercises to enhance familiarity with use and employment.
4. Recommend batteries conduct a C3I commex prior to each operation. Batteries need to add to their TSOP C3I TTPs on:
(TA.3.1.3 Develop Order to Fire at Air Targets)
TA.2
Fire Support BOS
TA.6
Mobility/Survivability BOS & NBC
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