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- [First lieutenant Kendal Peter] Hello,

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I'm First lieutenant Kendal Peter

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with the Field Artillery Component Office

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and I'm here to talk to you
about the Fire support officer.

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The Fire support officer or FSO for short,

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leads a section of four to
ten highly trained soldiers

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who work directly for the
maneuver commander during combat

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and training operations in
which they support the company

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to accomplish their mission
providing overwhelming lethality

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to set the conditions to fight
and win in a close fight.

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The company Fire support
officer is assigned to the

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(indistinct) battalion under
the functional supervision

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of the maneuver battalion FSO.

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The FSO and his fire support
non-commission officer

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or FSNCO, create a fire support plan

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based on maneuver commanders intent.

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The fire support officer plans,
coordinates, synchronizes

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and executes joint fire support

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on behalf of the supportive
maneuver company.

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The FSO must insure the
maneuver commander gets full use

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of the fire support assets
available to the company

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in every faze of the battle.

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They inform the maneuver
commander on the capability

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and limitations of every
weapon system while advising

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proper use and employment of those assets.

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Some of these assets include
FA cannons, MRS, HIMARS

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and battalion mortars.

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Close air support from the
Air Force, Navy, Marine Core,

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as well as Army Attack Aviation.

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The fire support team is
embedded with the maneuver units

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at the company level.

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This allows the FSO's
the opportunity to build

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and maintain relationships with officers,

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NCOs and soldiers from across the force.

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As an FSO, you have the
opportunity to serve as a part of

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Infantry, Armor and Stryker
Brigade Combat Teams

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as well as units such
as Special Forces Groups

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and the 75th Ranger Regiment.

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Wherever there's a maneuver formation,

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there's a field artillery
fire supporter at their side.

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- From all of us here at the
Fire Center Of Excellence,

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