UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS Advanced Infantry Training Company School of Infantry Training Command Camp Lejeune, NC 285
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DIRECT AN AIR STRIKE ISLC0503 LESSON PLAN INFANTRY SQUAD LEADER COURSE (M03M3X4) (03/07/01)
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LESSON TITLE: DIRECT AN AIR STRIKE TOTAL LESSON TIME: 5.50 REFERENCE: FMFM 5 41 INSTRUCTOR PREPARATION: #( )n&ure that you have your &tudent handout& ready( 2( *o over the le&&on plan along +ith the media prior to cla&&( ,( )n&ure the cla&&room i& &et up and ready for the &tudent&( ( -ave the &tudent& .ring their map&, protractor&, and compa&& to cla&& for the practical application portion( SAFETY PRECAUTIONS: #( )n&ure that the computer i& &et up in a &afe and opera.le manner( 2( /a0e &ure that all e1ten&ion cord&, or other item& are free from +al0+ay& and e1it&( INTRODUCTION LECTURE (5 MIN)
1. !AIN ATTENTION: 2hether you are patrolling or in the offen&ive, or in a defen&ive po&ition, the need for calling an air!&tri0e may ari&e( 3ou cannot at any time rely on the 4latoon Leader or 4latoon Sergeant to do it for you .ecau&e the pro.a.ility of them .eing alive i& &lim( 'uring 5he Shan, 6ietnam #7$8, many time& a Sgt had to call in an air!&tri0e in order for hi& unit to &urvive( ". O#ER#IE$: /y name i&%%%%%%%%%%%%%% and the purpo&e of thi& period of in&truction i& to teach you, the infantry &8uad leader, ho+ to call in an air!&tri0e u&ing the nine line .rief( INSTRUCTOR NOTE R'() *+' L'(,-.-/ O01'2*.3'(4) (567) (-) '895(.- *+' 601'2*.3'4 *6 *+' 4*7)'-*4. C+'2: ;6, 7-)',4*(-).-/< (4 -'2'44(,=. 3. LEARNIN! O%&ECTI#ES.
a( TERMINAL LEARNIN! O%&ECTI#E( 2ith the aid of reference, given a tactical &cenario, &imulated clo&e air &upport a&&et&, direct clo&e air &upport, per 9/9/ 5! #( :",##(#2("$;
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ENA%LIN! LEARNIN! O%&ECTI#ES( None(
4. MET>OD/MEDIA: Thi& cla&& +ill .e taught utili<ing the lecture demon&tration method, aided .y computer graphic&, a &tudent handout, follo+ed .y a practical application portion(
INSTRUCTOR NOTE: E895(.- *6 *+' 4*7)'-*4 *+' 9,62')7,' ;6, 26?95'*.-/ *+' I-4*,72*.6-(5 R(*.-/ F6,?4 (IRF). I-;6,? 4*7)'-*4 *+(* *+' IFR4 @.55 -6* 0' 2655'2*') 7-*.5 *+' '-*.,' 9',.6) 6; .-4*,72*.6-< .-257).-/ *+' (4462.(*') '8(?.-(*.6-< .4 26?95'*'). 5. E#ALUATION= 3ou +ill .e evaluated on thi& period of in&truction .y filling out a nine!line .rief and tran&mitting it during the practical application portion at the end of the lecture( TRANSITION: No+ that +e have di&cu&&ed ho+ you +ill .e evaluated and +hat +ill .e e1pected of you, are there any 8ue&tion&> If not let& tal0 a.out clo&e air &upport( %ODY LECTURE (SUPPORTIN! PAPER " ON) 1. CLOSE AIR SUPPORT( CAS i& re&tricted to mi&&ion& that actually deliver ordnance on enemy troop& or in&tallation&( CAS i& effective again&t ho&tile target& located clo&e to friendly force&( CAS mi&&ion& are normally flo+n &hort of the fire &upport coordination line :9SCL;( CAS re8uire& detailed integration +ith other &upporting arm& and the friendly ground force& fire and maneuver( To maintain thi& integration, the &upported unit commander re8ue&t& and approve& all CAS mi&&ion& +ithin hi& area of re&pon&i.ility( The t+o type& of CAS are fi1ed +ing and rotary +ing( (SUPPORTIN! PAPER " OFF) (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 3 ON) a( /i&&ion Cla&&ification( The Aviation Com.at )lement, or :AC); e1ecute& CAS mi&&ion& a& either preplanned air &upport or immediate air &upport( (110 MIN)
#( 4replanned CAS /i&&ion&( 4replanned CAS mi&&ion& are further categori<ed a& either preplanned &cheduled or preplanned on!call mi&&ion&( :a; 4replanned Scheduled /i&&ion&( Scheduled air &upport re8uire& that the re8ue&ting commander identify a &pecific target and &et a &pecific time for the attac0 +ell in advance, thi& i& often impo&&i.le on a fluid, ever!changing .attlefield( :.; 4replanned ?n!Call /i&&ion&( ?n!call air &upport i& preferred in a high threat environment( ?n!call air &upport allo+& the &upported commander to indicate a target or target area to .e attac0ed( After launch, minimum communication& are nece&&ary for final coordination( (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 3 OFF) (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 4 ON) 2( Immediate Air Support( Immediate mi&&ion& meet re8ue&t& that ari&e during .attle( Immediate mi&&ion& cannot .e identified far enough in advanced to permit detailed mi&&ion coordination and planning( Immediate mi&&ion& provide cri&i& re&pon&e to unfore&een dilemma& and &acrifice detailed planning and tailored ordnance load& for timely re&pon&e( Coordination i& critical during an immediate mi&&ion( @A)STI?N= 2hat are the t+o type& of CAS mi&&ion&> ANS2)B= 4replanned on call mi&&ion&, and preplanned &cheduled mi&&ion&( @A)STI?N= 2hat doe& immediate air &upport meet> ANS2)B= /eet& re8ue&t& that ari&e during .attle( TRANSITION: No+ that +e have tal0ed a.out the mi&&ion cla&&ification&, are there any 8ue&tion&> If not let& tal0 a.out the mi&&ion &pecific information( (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 4 OFF) (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 5 ON)
". CLOSE AIR SUPPORT %RIEFIN! FORM. To en&ure &tandardi<ation, aircre+& and for+ard air controller& &hould u&e the CAS .riefing form :7!line; or &tandard NAT? 7!line .rief( The CAS .riefing form ha& t+o part&( The fir&t part contain& general mi&&ion information a.out the aircraft performing the mi&&ion( The &econd part contain& mi&&ion!&pecific information( INSTRUCTOR NOTE >(3' *+' 4*7)'-*4 ,';', *6 *+' +(-)67* (4 *+' .-4*,72*6, *(5:4 (067* *+' .-;6,?(*.6- 26-2',-.-/ *+' (.,2,(;* 26-)72*.-/ *+' ?.44.6(SUPPORTIN! PAPER 5 OFF) (SUPPORTIN! PAPER A ON) a( /i&&ion Specific Information( #( I4CA4( Initial 4oint( 9i1ed +ing aircre+& u&e an initial point :I4; to &tart their run to the target( I4D& are normally +ell! defined, ea&ily identifia.le terrain feature&( 9or+ard air controller& and aircre+& u&e I4D& to help po&ition aircraft delivering ordnance( (SUPPORTIN! PAPER A OFF) (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 7 ON) Attac0 4o&ition( The attac0 po&ition i& a maneuvering area that contain& the rotary +ing aircre+& firing po&ition&( It i& u&ed a& a po&ition to engage the target .y fire( (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 7 OFF) (SUPPORTIN! PAPER B ON) 2( -)A'IN*( -eading i& given in degree& magnetic( It i& the heading from the center of the I4 or A4 to the target( ?ff&et left or right indicate& off&et direction if a re&triction e1i&t&( It i& the &ide of the I4!to!target line from +hich the aircre+ can maneuver for the attac0( (SUPPORTIN! PAPER B OFF)
(SUPPORTIN! PAPER C ON) ,( 'ISTANC)( 'i&tance i& determined from the center of the I4 or A4 to the target( 9or fi1ed +ing aircraft the di&tance i& given in nautical mile& do+n to tenth&( 9or e1ample, #2(, nautical mile& +ould .e tran&mitted a& t+elve point three( 9or rotary +ing aircraft the di&tance i& given in meter& do+n to the neare&t five meter&( (SUPPORTIN! PAPER C OFF) (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 10 ON) ( T*T )L)6ATI?N( Target elevation i& given in feet a.ove mean &ea level :/SL;( Thi& information can .e found utili<ing the contour interval and .y counting the contour line& on the target( :SUPPORTIN! PAPER 10 OFF) (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 11 ON) 5( T*T ')SCBI4TI?N( The target de&cription i& &pecific enough for aircre+& to find the target, yet conci&e and .rief( The de&cription i& the &ame type u&ed in call for fire( (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 11 OFF) (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 1" ON) $( T*T L?CATI?N( The for+ard air controller or :9AC; can give the target location in &everal +ay& &uch a&E AT/ grid coordinate&, latitude and longitude, navigational aid fi1, or a vi&ual de&cription from a con&picuou& reference point( AT/ grid i& the mo&t common method( 2hen u&ing AT/ grid, the for+ard air controller& mu&t include the #"","""!meter grid identification( (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 1" OFF) (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 13 ON) F( /AB5 T34)S( Target mar0ing help& the aircre+ in locating the target( 9or+ard air controller& &hould provide target mar0ing +henever po&&i.le( Typically, target& are mar0ed +ith 24 :+hite pho&phoru&;, B4 :red pho&phoru&; and illumination round&( Al+ay& plan a .ac0!up mar0 if po&&i.le( If u&ing la&er& to mar0 the target, la&er de&ignation mu&t .e &elective and
timely &ince la&er device& can overheat and lengthy la&er emi&&ion& may compromi&e friendly po&ition&( If u&ing a la&er de&ignator +ith &mart munition&, the la&er code mu&t al&o .e given( Indirect fire agencie& time the firing of mar0& to en&ure they are effective at the appropriate time +ith regard to T?T( (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 13 OFF) (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 14 ON) 8( 9BI)N'LI)S( The di&tance of friendlie& from the target i& given in cardinal direction :N, N), ), S), S, S2, 2, N2; and meter&( (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 14 OFF) (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 15 ON) 7( )*B)SS( The&e are the in&truction& aircre+& receive to leave the target area( They are u&ed to alert aircre+& to po&&i.le ha<ard& near the target, to include .ut not limited to enemy po&ition&, anti air a&&et& and po+er line&( )gre&& in&truction& are normally given a& a cardinal direction( Aircre+& may al&o .e given a &pecific I4 to egre&& to( The +ord Gegre&&G MUST .e &aid prior to giving the egre&& in&truction&( The Time!?n!Target +ill al&o .e given a& the la&t element of thi& line immediately follo+ing the egre&& in&truction&( Time ?n Target :T?T; i& the univer&al cloc0 time indicating e1actly +hen the aircre+H& ordnance +ill hit the target( Indirect fire agencie&, for+ard air controller&, maneuver unit&, and aircre+& all u&e thi& univer&al time to coordinate their attac0 on a target( 'uring an immediate CAS mi&&ion, the T?T i& e1pre&&ed minute& pa&t the hour only( *4S time i& utili<ed a& the &tandard time for all( :SUPPORTIN! PAPER 15 OFF) (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 1A ON) B)/AB5S( Any and all information that may a&&i&t the aircre+ in the attac0 of the target may .e included in remar0&( Some e1ample& of remar0& may .e= a la&er!to!T*T line if u&ing a la&er, an e1act attac0 heading if re8uired, +eather condition& in the target area, and enemy threat condition& in the target area( @A)STI?N= 2hat type of aircraft u&e& an Initial 4oint>
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@A)STI?N= 2hat mu&t al+ay& .e &aid prior to egre&& in&truction&> ANS2)B= The +ord Gegre&&G mu&t al+ay& .e &aid prior to any in&truction& .eing pa&&ed( TRANSITION= No+ that +e have di&cu&&ed the individual nine line& of the .rief, are there any 8ue&tion&> in not let& move on to tran&mitting the nine line .rief( (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 1A OFF) (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 17 ON) 3. ATTACKIN! A TAR!ET(
a( Tran&mitting the 7!line .rief( To give the mi&&ion .rief, deliver the information utili<ing the follo+ing line num.er &e8uence( The line num.er i& not &tated, ho+ever the information contained in each line mu&t .e provided( If a line doe& not apply, the for+ard air controller &tate& GnoneG( The flight leader i& not re8uired to read .ac0 the mi&&ion .rief( -o+ever, at the end of the mi&&ion .rief the flight leader MUST :at a minimum; repeat the T?T, to en&ure proper coordination of the attac0( 9or e1ample, the for+ard air controller give& the follo+ing .rief to the aircre+= :SUPPORTIN! PAPER 17 OFF) "Night Rider this is Ground Pounder, stand by for nine line brief, over" "DOG, 360, 11. !brea"# $60, tan"s in o%en, PG &63$ ' !brea"# (P, south 00, )gress )ast to RO*+N, ti,e on target 1 , !over#" 9rom thi& 7!line .rief, the aircre+ under&tand&= The The The The The The The IP/AP i& '?* I4 to target >D! i& ,$" degree& magnetic I4 to target DISTANCE i& ##(5 nautical mile& T!T ELE#ATION i& $" feet a.ove /SL T!T DESCRIPTION i& tan0& in the open T!T LOCATION grid coordinate& are 4* 8$, 52 MARK TYPE +ill .e 24
The FRIENDLIES are 5"" meter& &outh of the target The aircre+ &hould E!RESS ea&t to B?IIN and the T?T i& #5 minute& pa&t the hour( (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 1B ON) (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 1B OFF) .( Aircre+ identification of the target( A& a fi1ed +ing aircre+ approache& the target area, they +ill notify the for+ard air controller that they are JIP inboundK( The for+ard air controller +ill re&pond +ith JcontinueK and attempt to vi&ually ac8uire the in.ound aircraft( 6i&ual identification of the attac0ing aircraft i& e&&ential for the mi&&ion to continue( The rotary +ing aircre+ +ill notify the for+ard air controller +hen they have po&itioned them&elve& in the attac0 po&ition( The rotary +ing aircre+ +ill conduct their attac0 of the target from +ithin the attac0 po&ition( (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 1C ON) (SUPPORTIN! PAPER 1C OFF) (SUPPORTIN! PAPER "0 ON) (SUPPORTIN! PAPER "0 OFF) ?nce the fi1ed +ing aircre+ i& in the target area, they +ill notify the for+ard air controller that they are Jin the POPK( Thi& indicate& that the pilot ha& po&itioned hi& aircraft to gain a vi&ual identification of the target( A&&uming that the for+ard air controller ha& the aircraft in &ight, he +ill re&pond +ith JcontinueK( At a.out thi& &ame time, the mar0 :if u&ed; &hould .e on the dec0 in the vicinity of the target( The for+ard air controller +ill immediately notify the aircre+ that the Jmark is on the deckK( Thi& allo+& the aircre+ the ma1imum amount of time to vi&ually ac8uire the mar0 and orient the aircraft for the attac0( The aircre+ +ill notify the for+ard air controller that they &ee the mar0 .y &ending Jtally the markK( (SUPPORTIN! PAPER "1 ON) c( Adju&tment&( Barely doe& the mar0 land near enough to the target for the for+ard air controller to &end G+.* *+' ?(,:G( If the mar0 doe& not land on or near the target, the for+ard air controller mu&t direct the aircre+ to the target in
relation to the mar0( 9or+ard air controller& mu&t give the correction a& &oon a& they &ee the mar0( Correction& are given u&ing cardinal direction and di&tance in meter& from the mar0 to the target( 9or e1ample, Gfrom the mark, north 200G( (SUPPORTIN! PAPER "1 OFF) (SUPPORTIN! PAPER "" ON) d( Clearance to 'rop( ?nce the aircre+ ha& identified the target, they +ill po&ition their aircraft for the attac0( At thi& time they +ill notify the for+ard air controller that they are Jwings levelK( If the for+ard air controller i& convinced that the aircre+ i& going to attac0 the correct target and no un&afe condition& e1i&t, he +ill give clearance to the aircre+ to drop their ordnance .y &ending Jcleared hotG( The aircre+ MUST receive the cleared hot from for+ard air controller to conduct the attac0( If the for+ard air controller .elieve& that the aircre+ i& going to attac0 the +rong target or an un&afe condition e1i&t&, he /AST a.ort the mi&&ion .y &ending Jabort, abort, abortK( e( Second aircraft( ?nce the lead aircraftD& ordnance ha& impacted, the for+ard air controller may u&e that a& a reference to provide correction& for the ne1t aircre+( 9or e1ample, G;rom leads hits, south 100G( Clearance to drop the &econd aircraftH& ordnance +ill .e given in the &ame manner a& the fir&t aircraft( f( Iom. 'amage A&&e&&ment( I'A &hould .e given in plain language follo+ing the attac0( 9or e1ample, Jtwo tanks burningK( (SUPPORTIN! PAPER "" OFF) :SUPPORTIN! PAPER "3 ON) SUMMARY: (5 MIN)
'uring thi& period of in&truction +e have di&cu&&ed the information needed for a nine line .rief, and +hat goe& on every line( /a0e comment& on your In&tructional Bating 9orm&, a& appropriate( -old on to the form& until after the performance e1amination for thi& le&&on( ?nce the performance e1amination i& complete, an in&tructor +ill collect all of the form&( INSTRUCTOR NOTE I-;6,? 4*7)'-*4 *+(* *+' IRF4 @.55 -6* 0' 2655'2*') 7-*.5 *+' '-*.,' 9',.6) 6; .-4*,72*.6-< .-257).-/ *+' 9,(2*.2(5 (995.2(*.6- 96,*.6-< .4 26?95'*'). P,63.)' *+' 4*7)'-*4 @.*+ .-4*,72*.6-4 ,'/(,).-/ @+(* *6 )6 (-) @+',' *6 ;6,? .#" 9,'9(,(*.6- 9,(2*.2(5 (995.2(*.6-.
REFERENCE: NA/I)B 9/9/ 5! # TITL) Clo&e Air Support 4A*)S )ntire /anual
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