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WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMOPERATIONSAir Defense ArtilleryADA units provide tactical and operational-levelforce protection. Tactical air defense supports the overallobjectives of divisions and corps. Operational airdefense protects the force and supports joint servicecounterair objectives. The commander must retainorganic capabilities to meet his inherent responsibilityof force protection. ADA air and missile defenseunits protect maneuver forces and vital assets. DivisionalADA units normally provide forward area airdefense (FAAD) protection for maneuver units conductingtactical combat operations. Corps ADA brigadeshave both FAAD and high-to-medium altitudeair defense (HIMAD) missile defense units to protectcorps assets as well as reinforce divisional ADA units.ADA units make a variety of contributions to thebattle. They contribute to the intelligence and electronicwarfare (IEW) effort by gathering and disseminatinginformation about the enemy air order of battle.They also contribute to the deep battle by denying theenemy his own reconnaissance and C2 aircraft. Additionally,they provide information on enemy surfaceto-surfacemissile launch points to our deep-attacksystems.EngineersEngineers operate as an integral member of thecombined arms team throughout the theater of operationsto provide full range of engineering capabilities.Engineers execute mobility, countermobility, and survivabilitymissions in the forward combat zone andprovide sustainment engineering for support forces.Topographic engineers provide terrain analysis andmap products.In offensive operations, engineers normally concentratetheir efforts in supporting maneuver by breachingand crossing obstacles, assisting in the assault offortified positions, and emplacing obstacles to protectthe flanks of friendly attacking forces. In the defense,engineers reinforce the terrain to anchor the defensein critical areas, to maximize the effects of defenders’fires, to provide maximum protection to friendly fightingpositions, and to facilitate the movement of counterattackforces. In all types of operations, engineersadvise the maneuver commander on the effective useof terrain; construct, improve, and maintain routes,bridges, airfields, and other facilities; and reorganizeto fight as infantry when required.Military IntelligenceMI units are capable of exploiting signals, imagery,signatures, counterintelligence, and human intelligenceto provide the commander with early warningof enemy intentions, intelligence-preparation-of-thebattlefield,situation development, target development,force projection, and battle damage assessment. Theycan also direct EW against enemy C2, fire direction,and electronic guidance systems, as well as providecritical counterintelligence support to friendly commandforce protection programs. These capabilitiescontribute both directly and indirectly to the effectivenessof combined arms operations.Supporting UnitsOther units perform CS or CSS functions in wartimeand offer a variety of mission capabilities in operationsother than war. Chemical, finance, legal,health service support, MP, personnel, maintenance,ammunition, public affairs, signal, supply, field services,and transportation units are all indispensable tooperations and offer a range of capabilities necessaryto a versatile force. They can comprise the early entrycomponent in strategic deployments.Health service support and transportation unitswere the first Army elements deployed to Croatia in1992. MPs can facilitate large unit movements, assistin the restoration of civil order, provide counterdrugand antiterrorism capabilities, and support peacekeepingand disaster relief operations. Their organic combatpower enhances their protection capability in bothwartime and peacetime operations.Signal units enable effective battle command. Inforce-projection operations, signal units make splitbasedoperations possible through the employment ofsatellite downlink equipment, which is vital to the integrationof the total force. Chemical units supportthe mobility and survivability battlefield function. Decontaminationunits, NBC reconnaissance elements,and smoke units contribute to force protection andmission accomplishment.Each element of the Total Army is an importantpiece of the overall effort. Units are task-organizedand employed according to the mission and the situation.They integrate their capabilities to ensure victoryacross the entire range of military operations,while providing the maximum protection and care toAmerican soldiers.2-24