Adp 3-09 Fires

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ADP 3-09

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Fires

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Fires

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use of weapons systems to create specific lethal or nonlethal effects on a target

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Fires Warfighting Function

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the related tasks and systems that provide collective and coordinated use of Army indirect fires, AMD, and joint fires through the targeting process

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tasks of the Fires warfighting function

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Deliver fires; Integrate all forms of Army, joint and multinational fires; Conduct targeting

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Core competencies of Fires

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Air Defense Artillery and Field Artillery

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Critical Capabilities of Fires

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Target Acquisition, Target Discrimination and Target Engagement

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Principles of Fires

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Precision, Scalable, Synchronized, Responsive and Networked

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Characteristics of Fires

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All Weather, Precision/Near Precision Fires, Mass Area Fires, Air and Space Integreation and Inherently Joint

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How does Fires support the Offensive Task

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attacking targets throughout the area of operations with massed or precision fires, mortars offensive counter-air, rotary and fixed wing air support, electronic attack and other joint fires assets

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How does Fires support the Defensive Task?

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providing persistent 360-degree protection, early warning, and supporting of airspace control

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How does Fires support Stability Task?

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by saving lives, restoring essential services, maintaining and restoring civil order, and disaster relief

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Air Defense Artillery

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the defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles in the atmosphere, or to nullify or reduce effectiveness of such attack either through surveillance actions or active engagements of aerial threat

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Fire Support

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fires that directly support land, maritime, amphibious, and special operations forces to engage enemy forces, combat formations, and facilities in pursuit of tactical and operational objectives

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Joint Fire Support

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joint fires that assist air, land, maritime, and special operations forces to move, maneuver, and control territory, populations, airspace, and key waters

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Target

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an entity or object considered for possible engagement or other action

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Targeting

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the process of selecting and prioritizing targets and matching the appropriate response to them, considering operational requirements and capabilities