fm 44-100 us army air and missile defense operations

FM 44-100
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effective units. In a multi-component unit, AC soldiers perform the day to day
and perishable skill duties. The AC soldiers are available to respond to
immediate small-scale contingencies and pre-mobilization requirements. RC
soldiers are integrated within the unit, train with the unit, and are available
to fully man the unit in crisis situations. Planning for the integration of
reserve components and civilians is essential to the successful conduct of
ADA operations.
TYPES OF FORCES
4-7. ADA has a wide mix of forces available to accomplish the mission. ADA
units can be long range or short range, high or low altitude, and mobile or
semi-mobile. Individual systems may have widely varying capabilities
against different threat classes. The commander task organizes the force to
defeat the threat and protect the force. The commander must also integrate
the efforts of combat support and combat service support forces.
BALANCE
4-8. Components of combat power can be joined in multiple ways based upon
METT-TC. These combinations change over time and may be different in
deep, close, and rear operations. Balance and a wide choice of employment
options are key to success. Denial of threat RSTA activities is essential to
protect friendly forces and assets, and to maintain surprise and the freedom
to maneuver.
COMBINED ARMS
4-9. As the military prefers to fight as a joint team, the Army prefers to fight
as a combined arms team. ADA is part of the simultaneous application of the
combat functions in every operation. These arms and services are integrated
horizontally at each command level, normally battalion through corps, and
vertically between command echelons. Combined arms teams strive to
conduct fully integrated operations in the dimensions of time, space, purpose,
and resources. Combined arms forces operate over increasingly large areas of
the battlefield with less force density than in the past. Modern combined
arms warfare puts added stress on maintaining dispersed and noncontiguous
formations. The application of combined arms is complex and demanding. It
requires detailed planning and violent execution by highly trained soldiers
and units that have been thoroughly rehearsed.
4-10. At operational and tactical levels of war, freedom to maneuver is crucial
to achieving superior combat power. Freedom to maneuver facilitates the
ability of land and air forces to shape the battlefield, achieve advantage, set
the terms for combat and future operations, and exploit success. Freedom to
maneuver is the catalyst that permits land, air, and sea forces to reach their
full destructive potential. Combined with the synergistic effect of
synchronized surface and air operations, freedom to maneuver ultimately
leads to success on the battlefield.
4-11. The ability of any unit at any echelon to maneuver freely on the
battlefield centers around reliable logistical support and effective battle
command. Friendly forces must anticipate enemy efforts to deny or disrupt