fm 44-100 us army air and missile defense operations

FM 44-100
Win the Information War
6-13. Timely information is of paramount importance to get the right force to
the right place at the right time on the fast-paced, modern battlefield.
Friendly forces must rapidly collect, process, and disseminate information to
permit combat units to operate in depth and maintain initiative, agility, and
synchronization. The force's dependence on the prompt flow of information
makes battle command centers prime targets for enemy air and missile operations.
Therefore, the protection of battle command nodes is a key objective
of air and missile defense operations. Denial of RSTA data to the enemy is
equally important. By cutting the link between enemy commanders and their
eyes, ADA forces the enemy to operate in the blind, to be reactive to US operational
initiatives, and to lose offensive potential. In short, denial of RSTA
data increases the probability of success of friendly operations and saves
lives.
6-14. Information operations (IO) involve actions taken to affect adversary information
and information technology systems while defending one's own information
and information systems. They apply across all phases of an operation,
the range of military operations, and at every level of war. Information
operations capitalize on the growing sophistication, connectivity, and reliance
on information technology. IO targets information or information systems in
order to affect the information dependent process, whether human or automated.
Such information dependent processes range from national command
authorities-level decision making to the automated control of key commercial
infrastructures such as telecommunications and electric power.
6-15. Many different capabilities and activities must be integrated to achieve
a coherent IO strategy. Intelligence and communications support is critical to
conducting offensive and defensive IO. These assigned and supporting capabilities
and activities include operations security (OPSEC), military deception,
psychological operations, electronic warfare (EW), physical attack and
destruction, and may include computer network attack. Joint Publication 3-
13 should be consulted for more information.
Right Force at the Right Place at the Right Time
6-16. The ADA commander has a number of different systems and task force
organizations that can be employed. In each operation, the commander tailors
the ADA force to match the factors of METT-TC. ADA is deployed
throughout the depth of the battlefield, but the ADA commander ensures that
ADA is where it is needed and can make the biggest impact on operations.
Taking advantage of the mobility of ADA systems, the commander employs
the force at the critical time and place.
Sustain the Battle
6-17. To sustain the battle and the force's ability to maneuver, ADA systems
engaged in air and missile defense operations must protect vital assets and
forces that perform sustainment functions. These include lines of communications,
fixed and mobile facilities, and organizations that support the force in
deep, close, and rear operations. In the forward areas of the battlefield, ADA
protects combat trains, refueling, and rearming operations. Air and missile
defense of rear sustainment facilities concentrates on POL, ammunition, and
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