fm 44-100 us army air and missile defense operations

FM 44-100
6-12
OPLANs to meet strategic and contingency requirements in the theater. The
JFLCC develops the supporting plan as part of the family of plans. The commander's
OPLAN is a theater campaign plan that integrates air, land, and
naval operations to accomplish a common objective. Theater OPLANs are designed
to achieve strategic goals. The commander uses operational art in
theater design to influence the strategic intent found in both the theater
strategy and campaign plan.
OPERATIONAL PLANNING
6-50. Air and missile defense planning is a distributed process occurring at
all echelons. The JFC normally issues planning guidance by phase. The JFC,
or if delegated, the JFACC or AADC will task components to develop detailed
priorities. The components conduct war games to prioritize their defended assets
based on phases. The AAMDC commander in the roles of
TAAMDCOORD and DAADC is involved in this process by assisting the
ARFOR and AADC in the planning and coordination of the defended asset
list (DAL). The JFC or JFACC/AADC goes through a staffing process with the
components to coalesce all priorities into a single list.
6-51. Planning and task organization occurs at all levels to ensure successful
accomplishment of the mission once the DAL is published. EAC ADA brigades
conduct defense planning and task organize forces to protect assigned
assets from the DAL. ADA battalions continue to refine these plans and further
task organizes to execute air and missile defense operations. Also, the
TAAMDCOORD advises the COMARFOR/JFLCC on the employment of the
corps ADA brigade to ensure integration into the theater air and missile defense
plan. When necessary, corps commanders may be tasked to protect
theater assets from the DAL located in the corps area using corps ADA forces.
6-52. Air and missile defense operations during deployment and entry operations
are essential for force protection due to the vulnerability of deploying
forces entering a theater. Forces are flowed into a theater based on the threat
and the mission. The JFC may decide to initially deploy a robust air and missile
defense capability into theater to protect the force prior to decisive operations.
As operations progress the DAL is continually reassessed by all components
and recommendations are forwarded to the JFC or JFACC/AADC.
Operational Planning Process
6-53. Air and missile defense planning at the operational level is an iterative
process. The same planning process will occur if the either the USN or the
USMC is providing the majority of the air assets.
6-54. Using JFC guidance the AADC develops the air and missile defense
concept for the theater. The DAADC assists the AADC with the air and missile
defense plan development. In the role of TAAMDCOORD, the DAADC,
with input from the fire support element and the Army airspace command
and control element, assists the JFLCC’s staff (J3 and J5) in providing recommendations
on Army CA priorities, TMD priorities, and resource allocation
to support the JFC’s air and missile defense concept.
6-55. When the AAMDC is in theater the AAMDC commander will normally
be designated the DAADC and will be the principal integrator for the JFLCC