Which item is included among FSE outputs during COA development?

• A. Draft observer and TA plan
• B. Draft FS input to the unit airspace plan
• C. Draft risk management plan
• D. Draft Annex D, Fires

Answer: (B)

The thing being tested is how the Fire Support Element (FSE) contributes to COA development by bridging fire planning with airspace coordination. During COA development, the FSE focuses on what fire support will do and how it will fit into the airspace plan. Providing a draft Fire Support input to the unit airspace plan is essential because it directly ensures that fire support timing, targeting, and effects are coordinated with airspace control measures, deconfliction rules, and aviation operations. This input helps shape a feasible COA by showing how fires will be integrated with the unit’s airspace plan from the outset.

Other items are more aligned with different aspects of planning or later stages. An observer and TA plan relates to observation and targeting execution rather than the integration of fires with airspace during COA development. A risk management plan is important but is a broader safety and risk process, not a specific FSE output tied to the airspace integration in COA development. Annex D, Fires would appear later as part of the formal plan packaging rather than as an initial COA development output.