Which plan is used to coordinate fire support?

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Which plan is used to coordinate fire support?

Coordinating fire support relies on a Fire Support Communications Plan. This plan establishes the communications framework for all fire support actors—how requests are made, who approves them, and which nets, call signs, and messaging formats are used—so artillery, naval gunfire, air support, and other fires can be requested, deconflicted, and executed consistently. It connects the fire support team (FOs/FISTs, JTACs, FDCs) with higher headquarters and other ballistics and aviation assets, providing the procedures for target location, priority, time on target, and aborts. By standardizing radio procedures, target data formats, and escalation paths, fires are delivered accurately and safely. The other plans are narrower in scope: a counter-fire plan focuses on defense against enemy fires, a Naval Surface Support Plan covers naval surface assets specifically, and an Operations Plan is a broader planning document that may include fire support but does not define the communications framework for coordinating fires.

Coordinating fire support relies on a Fire Support Communications Plan. This plan establishes the communications framework for all fire support actors—how requests are made, who approves them, and which nets, call signs, and messaging formats are used—so artillery, naval gunfire, air support, and other fires can be requested, deconflicted, and executed consistently. It connects the fire support team (FOs/FISTs, JTACs, FDCs) with higher headquarters and other ballistics and aviation assets, providing the procedures for target location, priority, time on target, and aborts. By standardizing radio procedures, target data formats, and escalation paths, fires are delivered accurately and safely. The other plans are narrower in scope: a counter-fire plan focuses on defense against enemy fires, a Naval Surface Support Plan covers naval surface assets specifically, and an Operations Plan is a broader planning document that may include fire support but does not define the communications framework for coordinating fires.

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