Which center is normally collocated with the FSCOORD?

• A. AOC
• B. JAOC
• C. ASOC
• D. ASOC

Answer: (C)

Coordinating fires across air and ground requires rapid, integrated communication between air support and fire support. The FSCOORD, who integrates all fires for a ground operation, needs to be where air assets and ground fires come together in planning and execution. That’s the Air Support Operations Center, the hub that handles planning and execution of air support for ground forces, manages close air support requests, and coordinates airspace and timing with ground maneuver. Having the Fire Support Coordinator collocated with the ASOC enables immediate targeting decisions, deconfliction, and synchronized delivery of both air and ground fires.

Air Operations Centers and Joint Air Operations Centers are oriented toward higher-level air operations and broader theater planning, not the day-to-day integration of ground fires with air support for a specific ground operation. So the natural, most effective collocation for FSCOORD is with the ASOC.