TA.3 AIR DEFENSE
| I. PRIORITY TRENDS MATRIX | 4QTR FY94 | 1QTR FY95 | 2QTR FY95 | 3-4QTR FY95 | 1-2QTR FY96 |
| Needs Emphasis | |||||
| 1. Early warning dissemination and reaction | X | X | X | X 2 |
II. AIR DEFENSE OPERATIONS ANALYSIS
FINDINGS:
1. Early warning problems is the only repeated trend in the air defense BOS. As such, there is insufficient information at this time to complete an overview analysis of the air defense BOS. It is anticipated that air defense trends reported during the next four quarters will provide sufficient information for analysis in FY97. In the interim, CALL plans to review Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) reports and other firing data received from NTC instrumentation and other sources in an effort to determine the effectiveness of air defense operations at NTC.
2. Early Warning System procedural problems are consistently prevalent in air defense units. Home Station training needs to emphasize correct procedures.
DISCUSSION:
1. During the past seven quarters, a total of 14 trends (2 positive and 12 negative) were reported in the Air Defense BOS. Of the 12 negative trends, 5 addressed early warning problems. The problems with early warning seem to generate from failure to define standard procedures in unit SOPs and train to those standards at Home Station. Early warning was the only repeated problem trend in the air defense BOS, and is therefore, the only air defense trend addressed in this analysis.
2. Other problems in the air defense BOS that were reported only one time during the past seven quarters (and none since 4th Qtr FY95) are described below. By virtue of their single documentation, these reports are not classified as "priority trends", and do not provide sufficient information for trend analysis. The written narratives of these trends and associated techniques are published in CALL's CTC Trends, NTC, 4th Qtr FY94 through 3rd-4th Qtr FY95.
(Problems with battle tracking, development of COAs, plans, and the planning process are prevalent across all tactical levels, and are addressed in the Command and Control BOS of this publication.)
III. INDIVIDUAL TRENDS ANALYSES
Needs Emphasis
Early warning dissemination and reaction (Compendium, pg. N-20,21 / NT-12)
The procedural problems that units have with warning plans, triggers, dissemination, reaction, and readiness most often result from a failure to clearly define the procedures within unit SOPs and then exercise the procedures during Home Station training. ADA unit commanders must become aware of these problems. They must strive to ensure that procedures are defined, drilled to standard, and followed.
IV. SPECIFIC DTLOMS IMPLICATIONS
HOME STATION TRAINING:
Early Warning. Units must clearly define early warning dissemination, triggers, and states of readiness procedures within unit SOPs and then exercise the procedures during Home Station training.
LEADER DEVELOPMENT:
AD unit commanders must become aware of their units' problems with the early warning system and strive to ensure that procedures are defined, drilled to standard, and followed.
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