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TREND 1: Programming IFF (Interrogation Friend or Foe) for Avenger. IFF is often either not programmed to standard, or is not programmed at all.

PROBLEMS:

1. Platoons fail to acquire/coordinate for AKAT-3662 (key tape) prior to arrival to NTC.
2. Units consistently fail to bring the necessary equipment to properly program.

Techniques:

1. Ensure proper coordination for AKAT-3662 (key tape) occurs at Home Station prior to deployment to NTC.
2. All units should deploy with all assigned equipment, to include:
   • AKAT-3662 (key tape)
   • KIR-1C (computer)
   • GSX-1A (programmer/battery charger)

(TA.3.1 Process Air Targets)

TREND 2: Directed Early Warning (Air Defense).

PROBLEMS:

1. Directed early warning is not being rebroadcast in a timely manner to soldier/crew levels.
2. This warning should be transmitted in a language for all soldiers to understand.

RESULTS:

1. At TF level there is normally a breakdown because there is no ADA representative in the TF TOC during the battle (the ADO fights from his BSFV).
2. The TF normally reacts poorly to air attack.

Techniques:

1. Directed early warning defines the local air defense warning (LADW) and states whether the aircraft is friendly, hostile or unknown, a cardinal direction, and if known the most likely affected asset within the force.
2. Directed early warning is designated to alert a particular unit, units or area of the battlefield of an immediate or possible threat. It is passed over unit command net or nets designated by the unit as flash precedents traffic.
3. Directed early warning is designated to alert a particular unit, units or area of the battlefield of an immediate or possible threat. It is passed over unit command net or nets designated by the unit as flash precedents traffic.

(TA. 3.1.1 Select Air Targets to Attack)

TREND 3: Bradley Stinger Fighting Vehicle (BSFV) platoon receipt of early warning information. BSFV platoons have inadequate SOPs for receiving early warning information.

PROBLEM: Some platoon SOPs for communication plans direct that no BSFV platoon elements monitor the Division Early Warning (DEW) net. Instead, platoons monitor the ADA battery command net which is tasked to monitor and retransmit all early warning information. This system is inadequate because:

• the ADA battery cannot always maintain communications with all subordinate elements due to terrain/distance
• lack of redundancy

Techniques:

1. BSFV platoon communications plans should have at least one squad per section monitor the DEW net.
2. The ADA platoon leader and the platoon sergeant/squad leader should monitor the battery net (FM 44-43, Chapter 2).

(TA.3.1.1 Select Air Targets to Attack)

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