Units should shoot Excalibur early and often during their rotation, demonstrating to maneuver commanders Excalibur's effectiveness, as well as training the entire
fire support team.
It tells the story of Paul and his
Fire Support Team on their six-month tour of Afghanistan.
He was in Helmand on operations as a
Fire Support Team Commander.
He is working as a
fire support team commander, responsible for finding enemy positions for attacks by aircraft, helicopters and artillery.
Although modularity may have had a contributing effect on the ability of the
fire support team to provide indirect fires due to unforeseen second order effects on the field artillery, the FCoE has and currently is addressing these issues across the doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership, education, personnel, and facilities (DOTMLPF) domains.
Although a bit clunky in execution, forcing the mortar platoon, FSO, and S3 integration allowed the entire
fire support team to be part of the planning process and execution.
Michael Frew was second in command of a
fire support team, who were ordered to seize a bridge in Afghanistan.
Proper training of the three elements of the indirect
fire support team provides the commander with the confidence to use them to their full potential.
A skilled
fire support team member, for instance, might learn buddy aid from a medic he taught to call for fire.