PERFORMING AS ADA LNO

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PERFORMING AS ADA LNO
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PERFORMING AS ADA LNO
TLO Describe the duties of an ADA liaison
officer ELO 1 Describe staff coordination ELO
2 Describe duties of liaison personnel
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PERFORMING AS ADA LNO
REFERENCES

• FM 100-103
• FM 101-5
• FM 44-64
• FM 44-100

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LIAISON

• Make contact to ensure mutual understanding,
  unity of purpose, and action
• Facilitates communication, preserves freedom of
  action, and maintains flexibility
• Augments the commanders ability to synchronize
  and focus combat power
• Ensures cooperation, understanding, coordination,
  mutual purpose, support and synchronization

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STAFF COORDINATION

• Promote cooperation
• Do not interfere
• Use commo IAW receiving units procedures
• Be proactive
• Articulate sending units commanders intent
• Stay informed
• Expeditiously inform sending unit
• Send SOP to sending unit
• Keep records
• Resolve issues
• Report future operation

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ADA LIAISON OFFICER

• Transmits critical information while bypassing
  layers of staff
• Key to liaison - competence, trustworthy, and
  informed
• Full confidence of commander
• Understand commanders vision, mission, and
  concept of operations
• Posses tact
• Professional/personal capabilities and character
  encourage confidence and cooperation

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POTENTIAL ADA LNO POSITIONS

• EAC Senior ADA organization in theater provides
  LNOs to the LCC, BCE, AADC, and potentially the
  AOC.
• Corps ADA brigades Provide LNOs to the CRC, all
  CPs of the Corps headquarters, and selected MSCs.

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POTENTIAL ADA LNO POSITIONS (CONT.)

• ADA Battalion Commanders Provide LNOs to the
  supported force or the force that owns the
  terrain in which they are operating. Dedicated
  LNOs are provided to the division, BCTs, and
  (potentially the TFs).
• ADA LNOs perform duties as the ADCOORD, ADA
  Commanders, or the ADA staff officer.

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RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LNO

• Advising the commander and staff on employment of
  ADA units.
• Recommending to the G3 the ADA allocation to
  subordinate units and their command
  relationships.
• Preparing the ADA portion of plans and orders.
• Preparing the ADA portion of the command SOP.

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RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LNO (CONT.)

• Coordinating with the G2 on the integration of
  ADA systems into the R S plan.
• Preparing and supervising the ADA portion of the
  commands training plan.
• Ensuring coordination of all ADA operations with
  higher and flank units.
• Identifying collateral coverage and assisting in
  ADA units movement through the AO.

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RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LNO (CONT.)

• Planning and coordinating the use of airspace in
  conjunction with the aviation officer, FSCOORD,
  G2, and ALO.
• Assisting the G2, ALO, and aviation officer in
  analyzing enemy ADA capabilities, possible
  locations, and in determining measures to counter
  enemy air defenses.
• Monitoring the readiness status of ADA units and
  advising the commander and appropriate staff
  elements on associated maintenance problems.

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RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LNO (CONT.)

• Planning and supervising EW operations and
  assisting in the preparation of the EW annex to
  the OPORD.
• Participating in the development or review of
  joint air defense rules of engagement.

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ADA ESTIMATE

• Develop and brief an Air Defense estimate.
• Develop an Air Defense annex.
• Brief the Air Defense scheme of maneuver.
• Ensure the plan includes future operations,
  on-order missions, etc.

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ADW / WCS CHANGES

• Ensure the supported unit is kept informed of all
  changes in ADW / WCS.
• Ensure the ADW / WCS has been disseminated to the
  lowest level (not just ADA level, but throughout
  the supported unit).

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THE LNO IN THE IPB PROCESS

• Develop and continue to refine the aerial portion
  of the IPB.
• Recommend PIRs to the G2/S2.
• Establish enemy forward air control vehicles as
  HVTs.
• Assist the G2/S2, ALO, and aviation officer in
  analyzing enemy ADA capabilities, possible
  locations, and in determining measures to counter
  enemy air defenses.
• Disseminate information both to higher and lower
  echelons.

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EARLY WARNING PLAN

• Ensure the sensor management plan includes the
  following
• Force protection to aid in the survivability of
  the sensors.
• Continuous and redundant early warning.
• A supportable and deconflicted scheme of maneuver
  to ensure coverage.
• A supportable EMCON plan.

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DEVELOP A2C2 PLAN

• ADCOORD/LNO must be involved in the A2C2
  planning.
• Resolve air management issues with the G2, the
  aviation LNO, FSCOORD, and the ALO.
• Ensure the ADA unit has all A2C2 information that
  affects the supported units AO
• Air corridors.
• Engagement zones.

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DEVELOP A2C2 PLAN

• Verify that IFF has been coordinated.
• Ensure that the ADA unit knows the Time-On-Target
  for all the preplanned CAS.
• Ensure the ADA unit receives and tracks the
  current ACO/ATO.

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TERRAIN MANAGEMENT ISSUES

• Develop a scheme of maneuver for air defense
  assets that is synchronized with the maneuver
  forces that own the terrain and which provides
  adequate force protection.
• Identify and deconflict the units locations with
  Corps, division and below users. All LOS weapon
  systems and radars seek the high ground.

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LOGISTICAL COORDINATION

• Know what Admin/Log requirements were prearranged
  between staffs of the parent and supported units.
• Ensure class I, III, IV, and V resupply is
  coordinated.
• Ensure the ADA unit keeps the G4/S4 informed of
  status of equipment and levels of supply.
• Verify that the G4/S4 responds to the ADA units
  requests.

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ENGINEER SUPPORT PLAN

• Know the priority that the ADA receives for the
  survivability effort.
• Provide ADA coverage for the engineers during
  survivability preparation.
• Ensure the ADA CP has a current copy of the
  engineer obstacle overlay.
• If ADA units move through clear lanes, ensure the
  movement was coordinated through appropriate
  channels.

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NBC COORDINATION

• Ensure the ADA unit understands the
  decontamination plan.
• Ensure the ADA unit is informed of all
  contaminated areas.
• Ensure units receive all chemical downwind
  messages.

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CONCLUSION

• The ADA Liaison Officer is the key to
  synchronizing military operations throughout all
  echelons. This statement is equally true for
  HIMAD and SHORAD forces in support of the
  maneuver force.

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PERFORMING AS ADA LNO
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