JP 1-02, DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms - DMRTI ...

As Amended Through 15 March 2012or capabilities, and who is responsible for ensuring that the supporting commanderunderstands the assistance required. See also support; supporting commander.(JP 3-0)supported unit — As related to contracted support, a supported unit is the organization thatis the recipient, but not necessarily the requester of, contractor-provided support. Seealso requiring activity. (JP 4-10)supporting arms — Weapons and weapons systems of all types employed to support forcesby indirect or direct fire. (JP 3-02)supporting arms coordination center — A single location on board an amphibiouscommand ship in which all communication facilities incident to the coordination of firesupport of the artillery, air, and naval gunfire are centralized. This is the navalcounterpart to the fire support coordination center utilized by the landing force. Alsocalled SACC. See also fire support coordination center. (JP 3-09.3)supporting attack — (*) An offensive operation carried out in conjunction with a mainattack and designed to achieve one or more of the following: a. deceive the enemy; b.destroy or pin down enemy forces which could interfere with the main attack; c.control ground whose occupation by the enemy will hinder the main attack; or d. forcethe enemy to commit reserves prematurely or in an indecisive area.supporting commander — 1. A commander who provides augmentation forces or othersupport to a supported commander or who develops a supporting plan. 2. In the contextof a support command relationship, the commander who aids, protects, complements,or sustains another commander’s force, and who is responsible for providing theassistance required by the supported commander. See also support; supportedcommander. (JP 3-0)supporting fire — Fire delivered by supporting units to assist or protect a unit in combat.(JP 3-09)supporting operations — In amphibious operations, those operations conducted by forcesother than those conducted by the amphibious force. See also amphibious force;amphibious operation. (JP 3-02)supporting plan — An operation plan prepared by a supporting commander, a subordinatecommander, or an agency to satisfy the requests or requirements of the supportedcommander’s plan. See also supported commander; supporting commander. (JP 5-0)support items — Items subordinate to or associated with an end item (i.e., spares, repairparts, tools, test equipment, and sundry materiel) and required to operate, service,repair, or overhaul an end item.316 JP 1-02