FOREWORD
The Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures described in this newsletter were developed at the National Training Center (NTC) by the Live-Fire Observer/Controllers. Every month, units conduct live-fire exercises in the Mojave Desert. These exercises provide the Dragon and Zulu live-fire trainers with the opportunity to gain experience and to see units plan, prepare, and integrate close air support, indirect artillery, and direct fires in different ways. This newsletter is part of the "training dividend" that our Army earns from the realistic training conducted through live-fire exercises at the NTC.
Combat computer simulations have evolved into sophisticated staff training tools, but provide little application for actual maneuver. The Multiple-Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) represents a simulation that has matured into a more capable training device for ground maneuver, but the observation of weapons effects is still absent. There is still no substitute for live-fire training. Live-fire exercises add realism to training scenarios and provide opportunities to refine the combat application of combined arms synchronization. During an NTC "live-fire" exercise, soldiers and units actually feel the ground tremble from an effective air strike, and hear the explosive ferocity of U.S. Air Force-delivered munitions. They gain an appreciation for the power of a weapon system that cannot be replicated with simulations. Staff planners gain confidence in their abilities when they see the impressive synergy that is achieved when all available weapon systems are massed on an enemy objective.
The information contained herein is provided to supplement, not supplant Army doctrine. This document is primarily designed to serve as an instructional aid to units that are training on achieving both timely and effective integration of close air support into their schemes of maneuver.
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