Joint Fire Support: Joint Publication 3-09

This publication provides fundamental principlesand guidance for planning, coordinating, andexecuting joint fire support across the range ofmilitary operations. It sets forth joint doctrine togovern the activities and performance of the Armed Forces of the United States in joint operations and provides the doctrinal basis for interagency coordination and for US military involvement in multinational operations.The foundations of joint fire support are basedon the elements of combat power, the principlesof joint operations, and joint functions. Theelements of combat power are combined to providethe basis for the generation of overwhelmingfirepower. The fire support system has its roots inthe firepower element of combat power.Joint fires are defined as fires delivered during the employment of forces from two or more components in coordinated action to produce desired effects in support of a common object Joint fire support is defined as joint fires that assist air, land, maritime, and SOF to move, maneuver, and control territory, populations, airspace, and key waters in support of the joint force commander's (JFC's) scheme of maneuver

Author: U. S. Joint Force Command
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 07/15/2014
Pages: 116
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.24d
ISBN: 9781500530099

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