fm 44-100 us army air and missile defense operations

FM44-100
5-22
requirements will be determined by theater plans or the unit TACSOP and
assigned mission while taking into account the factors of METT-TC.
Table 5-3. HIMAD Weapons Alert Designators
WAD RTF 5 min 1 hr 3 hr 6 hr RTM
A ALL
B 60% 20% 20%
C 40% 20% 20% 20%
D 30% 20% 20% 20% 10%
E 30% 20% 30% 20%
F 60% 20% 20%
G 50% 20% 30%
H 30% 20% 20% 30%
NOTE: x% = % of fire units. RTF = Ready to Fire. RTM = Ready to Move.
Table 5-4. SHORAD Weapons Alert Designators
WAD RTF 5 min 15 min 30 min 1 (or more)
A ALL
B 80% 10% 10%
C 60% 10% 20% 10%
D 40% 20% 20% 20%
E 30% 70%
NOTE: x% = % of fire unit at each readiness condition. RTF = Ready to Fire.
AIR DEFENSE WARNINGS
5-99. Air defense warnings (ADW) represent the commander's evaluation of
the probability of air and/or missile attack within the AO. ADW are routinely
issued by area, region, or sector AD commanders. Any commander can issue
them. In no case can a commander lower ADW issued by the AD area, region,
or sector commander. The issuance of an ADW is not tied to any other
warning procedure or alert status. Therefore, a commander may issue an
ADW irrespective of DEFCON or WAD.
5-100. ADA commanders do not change the readiness posture of their units
by changing the ADW, but instead raise or lower the WAD or SOR and SOE.
The three ADW are as follows:
• ADW Red. Attack by hostile aircraft and/or missiles is imminent or
in progress. This means that hostile aircraft and/or missiles are
within a respective AO, or are in the immediate vicinity of a
respective AO with high probability of entry thereto.
• ADW Yellow. Attack by hostile aircraft and/or missiles is probable.
This means that hostile aircraft and/or missiles are advancing toward
a respective AO, or, unknown aircraft and/or missiles are suspected to
be hostile and are advancing towards, or are within, a respective AO.
• ADW White. Attack by hostile aircraft and/or missiles are
improbable. ADW White can be declared either before or after ADW
Yellow or ADW Red.