FM 3-34.22 - Army Electronic Publications & Forms - U.S. Army

MEETINGS
Engineer Support to Lethal and Nonlethal Fires
and joint suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD). The ALO is a senior USAF officer,
usually a major. The ALO directs the BCT TACP, supervises forward air controllers (FACs),
and processes air support requests for the BCT.
� Targeting officer. The targeting officer in the FC facilitates the exchange of information
between the BCT S-2 and subordinate fires cells. The targeting officer’s primary responsibilities
are to help the S-2 and S-3 develop the ISR plan, develop the AGM, produce the TSS, and
manage target lists.
� Electronic attack officer. The electronic attack officer’s targeting responsibilities include
determining HPTs to engage with electronic attack and coordinating tasking requirements for
electronic attack assets.
� Public affairs officer (PAO). The PAO is on the commander’s personal staff, but often
participates in targeting, especially those with nonlethal effects. The primary duty of the PAO is
advising the commander of the public affairs (PA) impacts and implications of planned or
current operations. The PAO monitors media and public opinion and facilitates media efforts to
cover operations by expediting the flow of complete, accurate, and timely information.
� BCT PSYOP officer. The BCT PSYOP officer is responsible for planning, integrating, and
monitoring all tactical PSYOP within the BCT AO. The PSYOP officer advises the BCT
commander and staff on the psychological effects of BCT operations on the indigenous
population and serves as the commander’s resident staff expert on culture and psyche. As a
member of the FC, the PSYOP officer coordinates, synchronizes, and deconflicts PSYOP with
IO. The PSYOP officer plans, coordinates, and monitors BCT operations that focus on
influencing, informing, deceiving, disrupting, delaying, degrading, or destroying adversary
INFOSYS.
� BCT civil affairs staff officer (S-5). The BCT S-5’s targeting responsibilities include providing
advice on the effects of friendly actions on the civilian population, providing input to the
restricted target list, and providing assessments on the effectiveness of CA activities.
� Brigade judge advocate (BJA). The BJA serves as both a personal and special staff officer. As
a personal staff officer, the primary duty of the BJA is to advise the commander on operational,
military, administrative, and fiscal law and all other areas of the law as required. As a special
staff officer, the BJA (or the operational law judge advocate or trial counsel) provides legal
advice regarding ROE, targeting, and other legal aspects of the operation.
� ENCOORD. The ENCOORD plays a vital role in targeting lethal and nonlethal fires. The
ENCOORD’s major role is ensuring that lethal fires are integrated with obstacles to provide
desired effects and planning and coordinating artillery-delivered and tactical aircraft-delivered
SCATMINES. The ENCOORD ensures these obstacles meet the BCT commander’s intent and
are placed in the most advantageous location with reinforcing terrain. The ENCOORD also—
� Participates in the targeting working group and attends targeting meetings (discussed
further in the following text).
� Coordinates for establishing critical friendly zones (CFZs) at planned breach and crossing
sites.
� Coordinates the survivability effort to protect critical FS assets (radars).
� Advises the BCT commander and FC on environmental considerations (as the integrator)
that may be affected by lethal fires.
� Advises the staff on possible damage to local infrastructure (as the integrator) which could
adversely affect the attitude of the local population.
� Advises the commander of impacts on assured mobility caused by lethal fires.
5-17. During the execution phase of operations, the targeting working group (chaired by the XO)
continually assesses the current situation, tracks decision points, prepares update briefs for the commander,
and looks toward the future (generally 24 to 36 hours at the BCT level, depending on the mission). The
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