JCAS
Close Air Support
Observed Fires
Fire Support and Artillery Operations
Brevity
100

Which of these fixed-wing aircraft can be equipped with 20mm, 2.75-inch rockets, AGM-65, HARM, and SDBs?

A- B-52

B- F-16

C- F-15E

D- F-35

B- F-16

100

When executing CAS without a JTAC or FAC(A) qualified individual, what must you advise the aircrew?

I am not a JTAC” or “I am a JFO”

100

What are the six elements of the call for fire?

Observer ID, Warning Order, Tgt Location, Tgt desc. , Method of engagement, Method of fire/control

100

A _____ is an area designated by the appropriate commander into which fires or their effects are prohibited.

No Fire Area

100

What brevity term means sighting a target, non-friendly aircraft, or enemy position?

Tally

200

What additional line of the CAS 9-line is a mandatory readback when working with NATO forces?

Line 8

200

What are the two methods of attack for close air support (CAS)?

Bomb on Target (BOT) and Bomb on Coordinate (BOC)

200

During a coordinated illumination mission, how does the observer tell the Fire Direction Center (FDC) that the illumination round is perfectly lighting the target for a subsequent high-explosive (HE) mission?

"Illumination Mark”

200

A _____ is an area assigned to an artillery unit where individual artillery systems can maneuver to increase their survivability.

Position Area for Artillery

200

What brevity term means FRIENDLY air-to-surface missile launch?

Rifle

300

Which CAS Type has the ability to provide clearance for multiple attacks, within a single engagement? (This DOES NOT require the JTAC to visually acquire the aircraft OR the target.)

Type III

300

What are the three methods that can be used to integrate and deconflict aircraft and surface fires?

Lateral Separation

Altitude

Time

300

If angle T is 500 mils or greater and the observer is getting more of a correction than asked for, what should the observer consider doing?

Cut the corrections.

300

A _____ is a line beyond which conventional surface-to-surface direct fire and indirect fire support means may fire at any time within the boundaries of the establishing HQ without additional coordination but does not eliminate the responsibility to coordinate the airspace required to conduct the mission.

Coordinated Fire Line (CFL)

300

What brevity term means the laser designator system is inoperative?

Dead Eye

400

mnemonic device "FIDO" in relation to Terminal Guidance Operations (TGO), or a target talk on

  • F- From a Point
  • I- In a Direction
  • D- Distance Traveled
  • O- Observe
400

What does an observer need to announce to maintain positive control of the SOF Gunship or Army Attack Aviation during an engagement?

“At My Command” or (Danger Close)

400

_____ is the planning and executing of fires so that targets are adequately covered by a suitable weapon or group of weapons.

Fire Support Coordination

400

What task/effect is a tactical mission task that results in temporary degradation of the performance of a force or weapons system below the level needed to accomplish the mission?

Suppress

400

What brevity term is used to request that the pilot or operator follow the indicated target when using Video Down Link (VDL)?

Shadow

500

What does each letter of the situation update stand for when using TEFACHR?

  • T: Threat
  • E: Enemy situation
  • F: Friendly Forces
  • A: Artillery
  • C: Clearance authority
  • H: Hazards
  • R: Remarks and restrictions
500

What fixed-wing aircraft is equipped with 30mm, 105mm, and small-diameter bombs?

AC-130J

500

What are the 15 subsequent corrections in sequence (in order)?

Observer Target Direction, Danger Close, Trajectory, Method of Fire, Distribution, Projectile, Fuze, Volume, Deviation Correction, Range Correction, Height-of-Burst Correction, Target Description, Mission Type and/or Method of Control, Splash, and Repeat

500

Which radar zone is a weapons locating radar search area from which the commander wants to attack hostile firing systems?

Call for Fire Zone

500

What brevity term is used to request that the pilot or operator remove targeting symbology to allow the user to see a better picture of the target area?

Declutter