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Appendix D

Joint Tactical Airstrike Request

All U.S. Armed Forces use the JTAR Request Form (DD Form 1972) to request CAS. The use of this form is mandatory unless otherwise authorized by a higher authority. The following para- phrased instructions are included for reference only. A sample JTAR request form is shown in figure D-1.

D -2		MCWP 3-23.1

	JOINT TACTICAL AIRSTRIKE REQUEST	See JCS Pub 12, Vol II, for instructions for
	JOINT TACTICAL AIRSTRIKE REQUEST	preparation.
		preparation.

SECTION I - MISSION REQUEST

DATE

UNIT CALLED

THIS IS

REQUEST NUMBER

SENT

TIME

PREPLANNED:

PRECEDENCE

PRIORITY

RECEIVED

TIME

IMMEDIATE:

PRIORITY

TARGET IS / NUMBER OF

PERS IN OPEN

PERS DUG IN

WPNS/MG/RR/AT

D MORTARS, ARTY

AAA ADA

RKTS MISSILE

ARMOR

VEHICLES

BLDGS

BRIDGES

PILLBOX, BUNKER

SUPPLIES, EQUIP

CENTER (CP,COM)

AREA

ROUTE

MOVING N S E W

REMARKS

TARGET LOCATION IS

CHECKED

(COORDINATES)

(COORDINATES) (COORDINATES)

(COORDINATES)

TGT ELEV

SHEET NO.

G SERIES

H CHART NO.

TARGET TIME / DATE

ASAP

NI T

C AT

DESIRED ORD / RESULTS

A ORDNANCE

DESTROY

NEUTRALIZE

D HARASS / INTERDICT

FINAL CONTROL

FAC/RABFAC

CALL SIGN

FREQ

ASRT

*FREQ

FIX / CONT PT

8. REMARKS

ACKNOWLEDGED

BDE / REGT

DIVISION

OTHER

Figure D-1. Joint Tactical Airstrike Request Form.

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SECTION II - COORDINATION

9. NGF

10.

ARTY

11. AIO / G - 2 / G - 3

12. REQUEST

13.

14. REASON FOR DISAPPROVAL

APPROVED

DISAPPROVED

15. RESTRICTIVE FIRE PLAN / AIR PLAN

16. IS IN EFFECT

A IS NOT

NUMBER

A (FROM TIME)

B (TO TIME)

17. LOCATION

18. WIDTH (METERS)

19. ALTITUDE / VERTEX

(FROM COORDINATES)

(TO COORDINATES)

(MAXIMUM / VERTEX) (MINIMUM)

SECTION III - MISSION DATA

20. MISSION NUMBER

21. CALL SIGN

22. NO. AND TYPE AIRCRAFT

23. ORDNANCE

24. EST / ACT TAKOFF

25. EST TOT

26. CONT PT / RDNVS (COORD /

27. INITIAL CONTACT

NAVAID FIX)

28. FAC/ASRT/TAC(A) CALL

29. RESTRICTIVE FIRE /

30. TGT DESCRIPTION

31. TGT COORD /ELEV

SIGN FREQ

AIR PLAN SEE 15 -19

32.

ACKNOWLEDGED

TUOC

CRC

TACP

ASRT

Figure D-1. Joint Tactical Airstrike Request Form

(continued).

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	SECTION I - MISSION REQUEST
Line Title and Elements		Explanation
1	Unit Called	Identifies the unit designation/call
		sign/preassigned number.
	This is	Identifies the request originator by
		unit designation/call sign/preassigned
		number.
	Request Number	For preplanned missions, indicates the
		originator’s request number in series.
		For immediate missions, this number
		is assigned by the ASCS/DASC.
	Sent	Indicates the time and the individual
		who transmitted the request.

2(Mission categories)

Preplanned:
A. Precedence	For preplanned requests, enter
B. Priority	precedence (block A)
	or priority (block B). Precedence is
	stated numerically in descending
	order of importance, as determined by
	the requester. Priority is expressed
	as shown below.
Immediate:
C. Priority	For immediate requests, enter
	priority (block C). A precedence
	entry is not required for immediate
	requests because, by definition, all

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		immediate requests have a precedence
		of 1.
Line Title and Elements		Explanation
		Use the numerical designation below
		to determine priority (e.g., define the
		tactical situation) for preplanned
		(block B) or immediate (block C):
		1. Emergency: Targets that
		require immediate action and
		supersede all other categories of
		mission priority.
		2. Priority: Targets that require
		immediate action and supersede
		routine targets.
		3. Routine: Targets of opportunity.
		Targets that do not demand urgency
		in execution.
3	Target is/	Describes the type, approximate
	Number of	size, and mobility of the target to be
		attacked. It is necessary to specify,
		even if a rough estimate, the number
		of targets (i.e., 10 tanks) or the size
		of the target area (i.e., personnel on a
		500-meter front). Otherwise planners
		cannot accurately determine what
		force is required—aircraft numbers/
		type and ordnance amount/type.
4	Target	Locates the target by using the
	Location is	MGRS prescribed for the area
		concerned.

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Line Title and Elements		Explanation
	A. Coordinates	Locates a point target or starting
		point.
	B. Coordinates	When used together with A, provides
		from ____ to ____ coordinates.
	C. Coordinates	When used together with A and B,
		provides a route.
	D. Coordinates	When used together with A through
		C, provides a route or describes a
		target area.
	E. Target Elevation	Target elevation in feet above sea
		level.
	F. Sheet Number	Self-explanatory.
	G. Series	Self-explanatory.
	H. Chart Number	Self-explanatory.
	Checked	Indicates with whom target infor-
		mation has been cross-checked.
5	Target Time/	Indicates the time/date when the
	Date	airstrike is requested.
	A. ASAP	As soon as possible.
	B. NLT	The target is to be attacked before,
		but not later than (NLT) the time
		indicated.

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Line Title and Elements		Explanation
	C. At	Indicates time at which target is to be
		attacked.
	D. To	Denotes the end of the period of time
		in which support such as airborne
		alert or column cover is required.
		When D is used with C, B is
		unnecessary.
6	Desired Ordnance/	Indicates the requester’s desired
	Results	results. This is essential information
		for the planner and must be carefully
		considered by the requester.
	A. Ordnance	Desired ordnance.
	B. Destroy	Self-explanatory.
	C. Neutralize	Self-explanatory.
	D. Harass/	Self-explanatory.
	Interdict
7	Final Control	Identifies the final controller (FAC,
		FAC(A), etc.) who will conduct the
		briefing and control the release of the
		ordnance.
	A. FAC	Transmits the type of terminal control.
	B. Call Sign	Call sign of terminal controller.
	C. Frequency	Recommended TAD frequency that is

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		usable on the FEBA.
Line Title and Elements		Explanation
	D. Fix/Control Point	Military grid coordinates and/or
		navigation aid (NAVAID) fix of a
		control point that is the furthest limit
		of the attack aircraft’s route of flight
		before control by the final controller.
8	Remarks	Allows incorporation of briefing
		information not included elsewhere in
		the request. Enter data for the
		standard CAS brief.
1.	IP/BP
2.	Heading		MAG: Offset Left/Right
3.	Distance
4.	Target Elevation			Feet MSL

5.Target Description

6.Target Location

Mark Type

Code ___________

8.Friendlies

9.Egress

SECTION II - COORDINATION

Line Title and Elements		Explanation
9	NGF	Now known as NSFS.
10	Artillery	Artillery coordination.
11	AIO/G-2/G-3	Air Intelligence Officer, G-2, G-3, or
		other Service equivalent coordination.

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Line Title and Elements		Explanation
12	Request
	A. Approved	Indicates the approval or disapproval
	B. Disapproved	of the request.
13	By	Indicates the individual who approved
		or disapproved the request.
14	Reason for
	Disapproval	Self-explanatory.
15	Airspace	The ACA establishes airspace that
	Coordination	is reasonably safe from friendly,
	Plan	surface-delivery, nonnuclear fires.
	A. Is Not	The ACA provides a warning to
	B. Number	aircraft of the parameters of surface-
		delivered fire in a specific area. A
		plan number or code name is issued,
		as appropriate.
16	Is in Effect	Establishes the time period that the
	A. From Time __	applicable ACA plan will be in effect.
	B. To Time __
17	Location	Grid coordinates of the start/end
	A. From	points of the ACA’s centerline.
	Coordinates
	B. To
	Coordinates
18	Width (Meters)	Defines the ACA from either side
		of the centerline.

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Line Title and Elements		Explanation
19	Altitude/	ACA altitude given in feet above
	Vertex	MSL. (Use A for Vertex only
	A. Maximum/	entry).
	Vertex
	B. Minimum

SECTION III - MISSION DATA

Note: Mission data information transmitted to the requesting agency may be limited to those items not included in the request.

Line Title and Elements		Explanation
20	Mission Number	Indicates mission number.
21	Call Sign	Call sign of mission aircraft.
22	Number and Type	Self-explanatory.
	Aircraft
23	Ordnance	Type of ordnance either by code
		number or actual nomenclature.
24	EST/ACT Takeoff	Estimated or actual time the mission
		aircraft will take off.
25	EST TOT	Estimated TOT.
26	Control Point/Rendezvous	The furthest limit of the attack
	(Coordinates/	aircraft’s route of flight before
	NAVAID Fix)	control by the final controller. Same

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		as Line 7, item D, when designated
		in the request.
Line Title and Elements		Explanation
27	Initial Contact	Indicates the initial control agency the
		flight is to contact.
28	FAC/TAC(A)	Call sign and frequency of final
	Call Sign Frequency	control agency.
29	ACA	Refer to lines 15 through 19 for
		this data.
30	Target Description	Self-explanatory.
31	Target Coordinates/	Self-explanatory.
	Elevation
32	BDA Report	This optional space is used to record
		BDA for each mission.
	Line 1/	Call sign of the reporting aircraft.
	Call Sign
	Line 2/	Mission number of the CAS mission
	Mission Number	for which results are being reported.
	Line 3/	Requesting unit’s request number.
	Request Number
	LINE 4/	The location of the target when it
	Location	was attacked.
	Line 5/TOT	The time the aircraft began attack
		on the target/the time the aircraft
		completed the mission and departed
		the target.

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Line Title and Elements	Explanation
Line 6/Results	The specific results of the mission.
	(e.g., “10 tanks destroyed, 150 killed
	in action (
	enemy unit neutralized, mission
	successful”).
Remarks	Other information appropriate to the
	tactical situation or as requested.

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