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ASOC CMR
Air Support Operations Center CMR Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aircrews will pass the following applicable information at initial check-in unless restricted by OPSEC or COMSEC: | Call sign, Authentication, Deviations or aborts, Mission or weapon system alibis |
| Air strikes during CAS operations will be conducted in accordance with JP 3-09.3 and must be controlled by a qualified ____________. | JTAC/FAC(A) |
| When using altitude deconfliction a minimum of ______ feet of vertical separation between altitude blocks is required at or above 5000 feet AGL. | 1,000 |
| When using altitude deconfliction a minimum of ______ feet of vertical separation between altitude blocks is required below 5000 feet AGL. | 500 |
| JSTARS does not provide _________ control of aircraft. JSTARS provides ________ control of aircraft using time, altitude, and geographic (lateral) separation and data links to ensure deconfliction. | positive-radar / procedural |
| _______ is a prebriefed fuel state that allows the aircraft to return to the base of intended landing or alternate, if required, using prebriefed recovery parameters and arriving with normal recovery fuel. | BINGO |
| __________ is usually defined in a theater Air Control Order to aid in the safe return of a friendly aircraft that is unable to communicate and/or cannot verify the working status of its IFF/SIF transponder. | Minimum Risk/Safe Passage |
| ANGELS 15 means: | A friendly aircraft is at 15000MSL |
| AS FRAGGED means a unit or element will be performing exactly as briefed. | True |
| _______ indicates that a system is inoperative. | BENT |
| BULLSEYE is an established reference point from which the position of an object can be referenced by bearing (Magnetic) and range (NM) from this point | True |
| ____________ means the aircraft can continue its present maneuver, does not imply a change in clearance to engage or expend ordnance. | CONTINUE |
| _______ indicates a laser designator is inoperative. | DEADEYE |
| ___________ indicates the height of a friendly aircraft in hundreds of feet above the surface. | CHERUBS |
| This term is used to indicate establishment of video data link or initiation of link 16 Air Control network participation group (NPG) between air control unit and controlled aircraft. | HANDSHAKE |
| The term “LOWDOWN” is a request for the tactical ground picture in an area of interest. | True |
| MAGNUM indicates: | Launch of a friendly anti-radiation missile |
| MIDNIGHT indicates: | C2 sensors are unavailable due to degradation |
| PUSH (Channel) means to switch to designated frequency; no acknowledgment required. | True |
| TALLY means sighting of a friendly aircraft or position. | False |
| _________ indicates that an aircraft has no ordnance remaining. | WINCHESTER |
| What U.S. Marine Corps agency is responsible for the direction of air support activities; processes immediate requests for air support; manages terminal control assets; and controls aircraft transiting its controlled airspace? | Direct Air Support Center (DASC) |
| _______is the principle command and control (C2) node for integrating air and space power into counterland operations within the land component commander’s area of operation (AO). | Air Support Operations Center (ASOC) |
| The establishment of a Fire Support Coordination Line (FSCL) creates a Free Fire Area (FFA) beyond the FSCL. | False |
| What element of the theater army main command post oversees the application of joint fire support, artillery, rockets, and IRCs in support of theater army operations? | FIRES CELL |
| What element accomplishes tasks that facilitate the exchange of current intelligence and operational data, processing air support requests, monitoring and interpreting the land battle situation, and coordinating airspace requirements? | BCD |
| The Direct Air Support Center (DASC) is the principal Marine air C2 system agency responsible for the direction of air support activities affecting the GCE commander’s operations. | True |
| The _______ provides the capability to plan, coordinate, allocate, task, execute, monitor, and assess the activities of assigned or attached forces. | JAOC |
| _______is designed to fully integrate and coordinate all fires and air operations over and within a division commander’s AO. | JAGIC |
| A Joint Fires Observer (JFO) can perform terminal attack control of CAS missions and perform all the same functions as a JTAC. | False |
| ______ is a ground-based airspace control/air defense, battle management center that provides the COMAFFOR with a decentralized C2 execution capability. | CRC |
| _______ performs C2 or liaison functions according to mission requirements and as directed by the JFSOCC. It is the C2 focal point for CAS requests for SOF units in support of a conventional joint or Service force. | SOCCE |
| Through the ________, the JFSOCC ensures special operations aviation activities are coordinated, synchronized, and deconflicted with the_________ operations to ensure airspace coordination, flight safety, operations security, and unity of effort. | SOLE / JFACC’s |
| The TAC(A) is an officer who coordinates, from the ASOC, the actions of other aircraft engaged in air support of ground or sea forces. The TAC(A) also expedites CAS aircraft-to-JTAC handoff during heavy-traffic CAS operations. | False |
| _______ provides safe passage information and radar control and surveillance for aircraft transiting from bases/ships to the target area and back; it also provides the COMAFFOR with a decentralized execution capability. | AWACS |
| Provides ground and air commanders with situation development, targeting, attack planning and limited post-attack assessment information. It supports CAS by providing information to the ASOC, TOCs and direct air support center (DASC). | JSTARS |
| CRC and AWACS both provide battle management, early warning and surveillance, weapons control, and data link management. | True |
| All of following weapons, except__________, are examples of long-range, surface-to-surface fires that provide all weather or near all weather, day or night capability against well defended targets? | JASSM |
| What fire support coordination measure is a line beyond which conventional, indirect, surface fire support means may create effects at any time within the boundaries of the establishing HQ without additional coordination? | CFL |
| Short of an FSCL, all air-to-ground and surface to-surface engagement operations are controlled by the appropriate land or amphibious force commander. | True |
| Into what fire support coordination measure may any weapon system fire without additional coordination with the establishing HQ? | FFA |
| What fire support coordination measure do fires that exceed the specific restrictions of that area will not be delivered without coordination with the establishing HQ? | RFA |
| The coordinating altitude is an ACM that uses altitude to separate users and as the transition between different airspace control entities. | True |
| Close air support (CAS) is a critical element of joint fire support that requires _______________, coordination, and training of ground and supporting air forces for safe and effective execution. | detailed planning |
| Concerning close air support, the word “_____” does not imply a specific distance; rather, it is situational. | close |
| Within their operational areas, commanders employ _______ and _______ fire support coordinating measures (FSCMs) to expedite attack of targets; protect forces, populations, critical infrastructure, and establish conditions for future operations. | permissive, restrictive |
| Responsible ____________ decide the target priority, effects, and timing of CAS within an operational area and optimally make decisions with the advice and guidance of specially trained personnel. | ground force commanders |
| The _____ begins at the field army level, and extends down through all echelons to the maneuver battalion. It coordinates and integrates both Army component aviation support and joint air support with Army ground maneuver. | Army Air-Ground System (AAGS) |
| ________are employed to facilitate the efficient use of airspace to accomplish air operations and fires and simultaneously provide safeguards for friendly forces. | Airspace coordinating measures |
| The ______ processes Army requests for air support and monitors and interprets the land battle situation. Includes exchanging current intelligence and coordinating the integration of Army forces requirements for ACMs, FSCMs, and theater airlift. | BCD |
| The _________ is an Army liaison provided to the COMAFFOR for duties with the AOC or to the JFACC for duties in the JAOC based on the scenario. | Battlefield Coordination Detachment |
| The primary objective of __________ is to allow friendly aircraft to operate in airspace defended by an enemy air defense system. | SEAD |
| The FAC(A) is a specifically trained and qualified aviation officer who exercises control from the air of aircraft engaged in CAS of ground troops. The FAC(A) is normally an airborne extension of the TACP. | True |
| A designated area into which any weapon system may fire without additional coordination with the establishing headquarters is a ___________. | Free Fire Area |
| A ____________ is a three-dimensional area used to facilitate the integration of joint fires and airspace. | kill box |
| The purpose of _________________ is to safeguard friendly forces, protect religious sites and for the deconfliction of fires. | restrictive measures |
| _________ are used to ensure aircrew safety and the effective use of indirect supporting surface joint fires by deconfliction through time and space. | ACA’s |
| Who establishes formal ACMs? | The airspace control authority |
| The two types of Airspace Coordination Areas (ACA) are_____________. | formal and informal |
| A(n) _____________ is a temporary corridor of defined dimensions recommended for use by fixed-wing aircraft that presents the minimum known hazards to aircraft transiting the combat zone. | MRR (Minimum-Risk Route) |
| Which informal ACA is appropriate when aircraft and firing units engage targets along the gun target line (GTL) or aircraft must cross the GTL? | Altitude and lateral separation |
| Procedural control measures provide target orientation to aircrew, align aircraft, provide separation from other supporting fires, and provide separation from enemy air defense assets. Procedural control measures include _______________. | contact point (CP)/initial point (IP) selection, offset direction, and attack heading |
| For weapons release authority, the authority and responsibility for the expenditure of any ordnance on the battlefield rests with the ______________. | supported commander |
| Because of the multiple coordinate systems available for use in target location, the _____that will be used must always be specified in the preplanned Joint Tactical Air Strike Request (JTAR). | Datum |
| What information is always a restriction and shall be read back in the 9-Line CAS Brief? | All the above ACAs Danger close and commander’s initials Final attack heading |
| If conditions preclude briefing an entire BDA report, what should be sent as the abbreviated report? | Successful, Unsuccessful, or Unknown |
| Under the Army’s Chief of Fires (COF) is the deputy Fire Support Coordinator (FSCOORD), who leads the joint air ground integration center (JAGIC). | True |
| A kill box is a three-dimensional______ with an associated ACM used to facilitate the integration of joint fires and airspace. | FSCM |
| The ASOC provides tactical C2 to ensure the proper, real-time integration of offensive air power with U.S. and coalition ground forces anywhere in the world. As such, the ASOC will perform, but is not limited to, the following key functions: | Executes the air tasking order (ATO) as directed by the JFACC |
| __________are allocated CAS missions that the land component coordinated through their channels in time for inclusion in the ATO. | Preplanned CAS |
| If the AOC retains scramble authority for ground alert aircraft, the ASOC must contact the ______ to request that aircraft be scrambled and sent to a CP/ROP. | AOC |
| Attacks are used when the JTAC determines that he can create the desired effects against that target with CAS aircraft and ordnance employing on a specified set of coordinates. | BOC (bomb on coordinate) |
| Target validation ensures that targets meet the objectives and criteria outlined by the commander’s guidance and ensures compliance with the law of war and___________. | rules of engagement |
| The ________ is the senior joint air operations element assisting a supported commander’s staff in planning air component supporting and supported requirements. | Joint Air Component Coordination Element (JACCE) |
| The _________ provides tactical air coordinator (airborne) functions including ASOC/DASC extension, ground moving target indicator support, and CAS battle management for a brigade-sized operation when no ASOC/DASC is available. | JSTARS |
| Who is the primary control agency component of the TACS for the execution of CAS? | Air Support Operations Center (ASOC) |
| How many nets does the ASOC normally participate on? | 8 |
| TACP-CASS provides LOS UHF/VMF digital communications with strike aircraft ______ message protocols (F-16C Block 40/50 aircraft and some attack helicopters), ______ protocols (AV-8B), and _________ protocols (F/A-18 now and A-10C, B-52). | AFAPD, MTS, VMF |
| The ________ can provide CAS battle management for a brigade-sized operation when not ASOC/DASC is available. | Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) |
| Fixed-wing aircraft provide joint fire support with AI, armed reconnaissance, CAS, airborne C2, ISR, and FAC(A). | True |
| The ASOC/DASC facilitates________ missions within its assigned operational area. | CAS, air interdiction, SEAD, mobility, and ISR |
| ________________ is an additional degree of air control, where the opposing force is incapable of effective interference in the air domain. | Air Supremacy |
| The Joint Force Commander’s (JFC) CONOPS provides the framework for integrating joint air operation’s into the JFC’s __________________. | Operation Order (OPORD), Air Tasking Order (ATO), Airspace Control Order (ACO), and SPINS |
| ________ offer the ground commander additional joint fire support assets that complement fixed wing (FW)/rotary wing (RW) assets. | Unmanned aircraft (UA) |
| The FSCL is primarily used to establish _______ procedures for planning and execution purposes—it does not define mission types. | C2 |
| The ASOC normally exercises _________ of joint forces made available for tasking by the AOC | TACON |
| The responsibilities of the _________ include exchanging operational data and support requirements, and coordinating the integration of JFACC requirements for ACMs, joint FSCMs, CAS and air mobility. | Joint air component coordination element (JACCE) |
| If the ASOC has not been given control of launch and divert authority, it must contact the________. | Air Operations Center (AOC) |
| Unless certified and qualified as a________, personnel conducting TGO do not have the authority to control the maneuver of, or grant weapons release clearance to, attacking aircraft. | Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) or Forward Air Controller Airborne (FAC(A)) |
| The ________ provides the COMAFFOR the capability to plan and conduct joint air operations. | Theater Air Control System (TACS) |
| What two Airborne C2 platforms support CAS? | E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) |
| The________ has two primary missions: advise ground commanders on the capabilities and limitations of air operations, and provide the primary terminal attack control of CAS. | Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) |
| The DASC is the principal air control agency responsible for the __________ control and direction of air operations that directly support ground forces. | procedural |
| A ________ is a team provided by the JFSOCC that is attached to the JFACC to coordinate, deconflict, and integrate special operations air and surface operations with conventional air operations. | Special Operations Liaison Element (SOLE) |
| ______provides commanders with a worldwide frame of reference to help coordinate, deconflict, integrate, and synchronize joint fires. | GARS |
| The TACP is an air liaison unit collocated with ground maneuver units. TACPs are under the operational control of the ASOC and have two primary missions: | Advise ground commanders on the capabilities and limitations of air operations, and to provide terminal attack control of CAS aircraft (the responsibility of the JTACs) |
| This net is used to pass urgent administrative, logistic, and command information between the ASOC and TACP elements. | TACP Admin Net. |
| The ASOC coordinates airspace operations in the Army’s deep, close, and rear AOs, this requires continuous involvement with _______. | AC2 |
| The AOC exercises overall command and control of CAS aircraft. | True |
| _________ requests are requests that do not meet the time criteria for inclusion in an ATO. | Immediate |
| The ASOC processes a JTAR IAW ____________ approval and guidance, deconflicts the routing and target area (coordinates with Army AC2, G-2, and FC, and AOC), and then matches it against available CAS missions. | ground commander’s |
| AI missions are normally under the control of the JAOC and CRC/AWACS, however, AI missions short of the ________ must be coordinated with the ASOC. | FSCL |
| The ASOC is responsible for ensuring_________ compliance by subordinate TACPs and JTACs, activating filters, and initiating data link messages onto the link when directed. | OPTASKLINK |
| A mission flown for the purpose of detecting targets and coordinating or performing attack or reconnaissance on those targets. | SCAR |
| This net may also be referred to as the air operations net or the air defense command and control net. | Command and Control Net |
| AC-130s does not require FAC(A)/JTAC control, but do require an AC-130 call-for-fire qualified individual to be present during CAS training. | True |
| The word ________, in conjunction with any ground attack commencement communication, will only be used when ordnance is actually to be delivered. | CLEARED |
| The ASOC provides tactical C2 to ensure the proper, real-time integration of ___________ with U.S. and coalition ground forces anywhere in the world. | offensive air power |
| The__________ is the joint force air component commander’s (JFACC’s) primary representative to the senior tactical ground commander. | ASOC Director |
| The following responsibilities belong to which ASOC crew position: Monitor the battlespace, and deconflict CAS requests with targets on the joint integrated prioritized target list (JIPTL), as well as restricted target list (RTL) and no-strike list (NSL). | Intelligence Duty Officer/Intelligence Duty Technician (IDO/T) |
| _________ record BDA and other pertinent Mission Report (MISREP) data to the DD Form 1972 section III via WARP, and ensure BDA and MISREP data is channeled to the appropriate Air Force agencies. | Intel specialists |
| The ASOC and __________ will nominate ACMs through Army channels to the Battlefield Coordination Detachment (BCD) for inclusion in the ACO. | AC2 |
| For ASOC planning, operations crew personnel understand the air component commander’s direction/intent and those resources allocated to support land component objectives from the __________. | AOD and ATO |
| __________ receives Target track information via UHF SATCOM from forward TACPs/JTACs, processes the information, and passes JTIDS formatted messages to the Gateway’s JRE software for transmission on Link 16 and SADL networks. | TACP-CASS |
| The__________ is the C2 link between the ASOC and subordinate JTACs for request and coordination of immediate air support. | AFARN/JARN |
| _________ are fires delivered during the employment of forces from two or more components in coordinated action to produce desired effects in support of a common objective. | Joint Fires |
| Collateral damage is the unintentional or incidental injury or damage to persons or objects that would not be lawful military targets in the circumstances ruling at the time. | True |
| ________ are used to deconflict and synchronize joint fires and other military operations in the operational area. | FSCMs |
| The ______ is an FSCM established by the land or amphibious force commander that requires the coordination of joint fires in support of common objectives beyond the measure with affected force HQ. | FSCL |
| An FFA is a specific designated area, into which any weapon system may fire needs additional coordination with the establishing HQ. | False |
| A kill box is established and adjusted by supported component commanders in consultation with superior, subordinate, supporting, and affected commanders, and is an extension of an existing support relationship established by the _____. | JFC |
| TUMBLEWEED - Informative call made when reaching assigned geographic location or directive. Call to hold at the location and altitude provided and await further instructions. Used when assigning an aircraft to a hold point or control point. | False |
| The ________ is a line established between converging friendly forces—one or both may be moving—that prohibits joint fires or the effects of joint fires across the line without coordination with the affected force. | RFL |
| BUZZSAW- A chemical light-stick tied to a string and swung overhead; used to mark a FRIENDLY position. | True |
| HANDSHAKE- SADL Air Control network participation group initiation between air control unit and controlled aircraft, Video data link established. | False |
| The ______ coordinates attacks on emerging high-payoff targets, both short of and beyond the fire support coordination line (FSCL), if enabled with prior theater air control system coordination. | JAGIC |
| ________is airspace in which there is a concentrated employment of numerous and varied weapons and airspace users, also has defined dimensions, which usually coincide with geographical features or navigational aids. | HIDACZ |
| A Coordination Level is a procedural method to separate fixed-wing and ________ aircraft by determining an altitude below which fixed-wing aircraft normally will not fly. | RPAs |
| The _________ is an ACM that uses altitude to separate users and as the transition between different airspace control elements. | Coordinating Altitude |
| A ____ is a qualified and certified Service member who can request, adjust, and control surface-to-surface fires, provide targeting information in support of Type 2 and Type 3 CAS terminal attack control, and perform terminal guidance operations (TGO). | JFO |
| The ASOC is responsible for ensuring OPTASKLINK compliance by subordinate TACPs and JTACs, activating filters, validating and ensuring tracks are dropped when directed, and initiating data link messages onto the link when directed. | True |
| The Military Decision Making Process (MDMP) has _______ steps. | 7 |
| ________produces and disseminates effects summaries from in-flight reports and situation reports from deployed TACPs/JTACs. | IDO/IDT |
| _______ is an air operation conducted to divert, disrupt, delay, or destroy the enemy’s military potential before it can be brought to bear effectively against friendly forces, or to otherwise achieve JFC objectives. | AI |
| The _____ reports to the BCD, interprets the land battle for the EOC, assists tactical planning coordination between the flying unit and supported ground unit(s), briefs aircrew, and relays mission results to the BCD. | GLO |
| The ______ is a team provided by the JFSOCC to integrate and synchronize special operations air, surface, and subsurface operations with conventional air operations. | SOLE |
| ______ is a mission placed on ground alert status to provide responsive air support to ground forces that encounter substantial enemy resistance. | GCAS |
| CAS is air action by fixed- and rotary-winged aircraft against hostile targets that are in close proximity to ________and which require detailed integration of each air mission with the fire and movement of those forces. | friendly forces |
| Counterland operations are supported by two types of air operations for engaging enemy land forces: | AI and CAS |
| As a vital element in joint warfare, air and space power continues to demonstrate a unique ability to accurately ____________ (F2T2EA) enemy land forces. | find, fix, track, target, engage, and assess |
| _________ provide timely, accurate, and relevant environmental information essential to the effective planning and execution of air, ground, and space operations. | Weather Services |
| _________for CAS usually result from unanticipated or unplanned needs on the battlefield, often of an emergency nature, that require diverting or rescheduling aircraft from other missions. | Immediate requests |
| __________ is a method of airspace control relying on a combination of previously agreed and promulgated orders and procedures. | Procedural control |
| ________advise ground commanders, commanders’ staffs, and the ALO on the capabilities, limitations, and use of air mobility resources. | AMLO |
| It is the senior C2 element of the TACS and includes personnel and equipment from all the necessary disciplines to ensure the effective conduct of air and space operations (e.g. communications, operations, intelligence, etc.). | AOC |
| The requirement for _________ because of fires, proximity, or movement is the determining factor for CAS. | detailed integration |
| _____ are those targets of such high priority that the JFC designates them as requiring immediate response because they pose (or will soon pose) a clear and present danger to friendly forces or are highly lucrative, fleeting targets of opportunity. | TSTs |
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