*FM 3-09
Field Manual
No. 3-09
Headquarters
Department of the Army

Washington, DC, 12 August 2024

Fire Support and Field Artillery Operations

Priority. FA priority of fire. Mortar priority of fire. Close air support – priority to destroy__. Special munitions – priority to engage____. Allocation. Shooter. Target number. Description. Munitions. Trigger. Alternate shooter. ** return to a) until all targets in essential fire support tasks are addressed. Targets and final protective fire delegated – tied to a trigger. Mortar position. Azimuth of fire. Position area. Targets. Close air support target. Suppression of enemy air defenses targets? Marking round? Any other special instructions. Restrictions. a) Ammunition restrictions. b) Fire support coordination measures. 1) Fire support coordination line. 2) Coordinated fire line. 3) Airspace coordinating area. 4) Restricted fire area. 5) No fire area. c) Rules of engagement. D. Effects.

FSCMs enable the employment of fires and effects. Locations and implementing instructions for FSCMs are disseminated electronically by message, database updates, or overlays through command and FS channels, to higher, lower, and adjacent maneuver and supporting units. The establishment or change of a FSCM is typically initiated through the operations cell and ultimately approved by the establishing commander. FSCMs enhance the expeditious engagement of targets; protect forces, populations, critical infrastructure, and sites of religious or cultural significance; and set the stage for future operations. The commander positions and adjusts FSCMs consistent with the operational situation and in consultation with superior, subordinate, supporting, and affected commanders. The operations cell informs coordination elements of the change and effective times. Conditions that dictate the change of FSCMs are also coordinated with the other agencies and components as appropriate. As conditions are met, the new FSCM effective time can be projected and announced. Following direction to execute the change, the current operations integration cell should confirm with all liaison elements that the FSCM changes have been disseminated. Note. The airspace coordinating and FSCM graphics depicted in this chapter are examples for illustrative purposes only. The authority for constructing such graphics is FM 1-02.2, JP 3-09, JP 3-52, and Military Standard (MILSTD 2525).

To effectively operate in denied, degraded, and disrupted environments Commanders must drive training conditions based on the expected conditions in the OE. This chapter is an example on how to plan for and train to maintain firing capabilities when all capabilities are not fully functional. Section I describes the types of degraded conditions. Section II describes the five requirements for accurate predicted fire during degraded, disrupted or denied operations.

The sections of this appendix are designed to be a quick-reference resource of information on aspects of environmental and terrain considerations that affect FS. Section I begins with FS considerations in urban terrain. Section II covers FS considerations in a maritime environment. Section III covers FS considerations in mountainous terrain. Section IV is devoted to operations in the jungle. Section V covers FS considerations in desert operations. Section VI covers night operations. Section VII discusses continuous operations. While section VIII covers cold weather operations.

Joint airpower is an extension of fires and should be leveraged to the greatest extent possible. Identifying air support requirements, submitting air support requests (AIRSUPREQs), and synchronizing the effects of surface-to-surface fires with air-to-surface fires increases our effectiveness on the battlefield while simultaneously safeguarding friendly forces. This appendix provides an overview on the relationship between targeting and AIRSUPREQs and information necessary to plan, generate, submit, and track preplanned AIRSUPREQs.

Entries are by paragraph numbers.