AOC IQT CPD SOBs for Block 3 Exam
Study Guide.
Air Support Request (AIRSUPREQ)
(PLN-501) - answer✔A means to request preplanned and immediate CAS, Air Interdiction (AI),
air reconnaissance, surveillance, escort, helicopter airlift and other aircraft missions.
Allocation Request (ALLOREQ)
(PLN-501) - answer✔Used to provide an estimate of the total air effort, to identify any excess
and joint force general support aircraft sorties, and to identify unfilled air requirements.
MAAP
(PLN-501, SOB 1a) - answer✔A plan for employment that forms the foundation of the ATO. It
is the JFACC's time-phased air and space scheme of maneuver for a given ATO period.
The charter of the MAAP team
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(PLN-501, SOB 1b) - answer✔To develop the daily MAAP and transform it into an electronic
format in TBMCS in order to produce the ATO.
Air Allocation
(PLN-501, SOB 2a) - answer✔The translation of the air apportionment decision into total
numbers of sorties by weapon system type available for each objective and task.
Key inputs to the MAAP team
(PLN-501, SOB 2b) - answer✔- JFC Guidance
- Air Allocation
- AOD Review
- Air Support Request (AIRSUPREQ)
- Intelligence
- Joint Integrated Prioritized Target List (JIPTL)
- Weather
- Space
- Naval and Amphibious Liaison Element (NALE) Inputes
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- Marine Liaison Element (MARLE) Inputs
- Special Operations Liaison Element (SOLE) Inputs
- Battlefield Coordination Detachment (BCD) Inputs
- Logistics
- Coalition Inputs
- Personnel Recovery Coordination Cell (PRCC) Inputs
- Sortie Availability
- Information Operations (IO)
- Feedback
The importance of the Air Operations Directive (AOD) to the MAAP team
(PLN-501, SOB 2c) - answer✔AOD is a key document providing MAAP planning guidance.
Weather inputs to the MAAP team
(PLN-501, SOB 2d) - answer✔Complete weather briefing includes:
- General weather conditions
- Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset times as well as moon illumination
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- Infrared (IR) spectrum forecast
- Predicted impact on Electro-Optical (EO) sensors
- Predicted space weather impacts to communications and/or navigation capabilities
- Forecast sea state
Global Positioning System (GPS) impacts on the MAAP team
(PLN-501, SOB 2e) - answer✔- Predicted GPS degradations
- GPS and SATCOM interference
- Potential unfriendly/adversary satellite coverage
Component liaison inputs to the MAAP team
(PLN-501, SOB 2f) - answer✔- Available Resources
- Disposition of Forces
- Air Support Requests
Logistical inputs to the MAAP team
(PLN-501, SOB 2g) - answer✔Logistical concerns, status, problems, etc.