Air to Surface Integration (ATOSI)

COURSE NAME

AIR TO SURFACE INTEGRATION (ATOSI) - NATO LISTED, ETOC CODE AOP-JF-27235 (PILOT COURSE)

PURPOSE OF THE COURSE

TO PROVIDE NATO PERSONNEL AND PARTNER NATION ATTENDEES WITH DOCTRINE-BASED KNOWLEDGE AND BASIC PRACTICAL SKILLS IN AIR-TO-SURFACE INTEGRATION, ENABLING THEM TO CONTRIBUTE EFFECTIVELY TO JOINT PLANNING, TARGETING, AND COORDINATION PROCESSES WITHIN JFAC, COMPONENT COMMANDS AND JOINT FORCE STRUCTURES.

THE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PREPARE PERSONNEL FOR DUTIES RELATED TO AIR-TO-SURFACE INTEGRATION (ATOSI). ROOTED IN NATO DOCTRINE, CONCEPTS AND OPERATIONAL PRACTICES, IT PROVIDES A TAILORED TRAINING SOLUTION FOCUSED ON:

- ASSIST/ADVISE COMPONENT COMMANDERS WITH TIMELY PLANNING, SYNCHRONIZATION OF THE EFFECTS ORIGINATED BY AIR ASSETS

- ASSUMING STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN AIR TO LAND INTEGRATION (ALI) IN SUPPORT OF DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES AT TACTICAL HQ LEVEL AND ALSO AT OPERATIONAL LEVEL.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

THE AIR TO SURFACE INTEGRATION (ATOSI) COURSE DELIVERS DOCTRINE-BASED INSTRUCTION IN JOINT AIR OPERATIONS AND AIR-TO-SURFACE INTEGRATION.

GRADUATES MAY BE EMPLOYED WITHIN NATO OPERATIONAL COMMANDS, PARTICULARLY IN LIAISON ORGANIZATIONS AND COORDINATION ELEMENTS ACTIVATED DURING OPERATIONS, AT THE HQs, COMPONENTS LEVELS AND LIAISON BRANCHES:

- JOINT FORCE COMMAND (JFC) / JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF), INCLUDING THE AIR COMPONENT COORDINATION ELEMENT (ACCE).

- AIR COMPONENT COMMAND (ACC), ACTING AS JOINT FORCE AIR COMPONENT COMMAND (JFACC) WHEN DESIGNATED, WITH LIAISON ELEMENTS TO LAND, MARITIME AND SOF (LLE, MLE, SOLE), AS WELL AS BATTLEFIELD COORDINATION ELEMENT (BCE/BCD) AND MARITIME COORDINATION ELEMENT (MCE).

- LAND COMPONENT COMMAND (LCC), ACTING AS JOINT FORCE LAND COMPONENT COMMAND (JFLCC) WHEN DESIGNATED, WITH AIR LIAISON ELEMENTS (ALE) AND SUBORDINATE AIR OPERATIONS COORDINATION CENTRE – LAND (AOCC-L).

- MARITIME COMPONENT COMMAND (MCC), ACTING AS JOINT FORCE MARITIME COMPONENT COMMAND (JFMCC) WHEN DESIGNATED, WITH ALE AND SUBORDINATE MARITIME AIR OPERATIONS CENTRE (MAOC) AND AIR OPERATIONS COORDINATION CENTRE-MARITIME (AOCC-M).

- SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMPONENT COMMAND (SOCC), ACTING AS JOINT FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMPONENT COMMAND (JFSOCC) WHEN DESIGNATED, WITH ALE.

COURSE CONTENT

THE MODULE COVERS THE SYNCHRONIZATION OF THE AIR OPERATIONS IN JOINT PLANNING PROCESSES, KEY OPERATIONAL AND TACTICAL DOCUMENTS, AIR SUPPORT REQUEST/MESSAGING PROCEDURES, INPUTS FOR THE JOINT TARGETING PROCESSES AND THE ROLES AND INTERACTIONS OF JFAC WITH COMPONENT COMMANDS AND LIAISON ELEMENTS.

ALL INSTRUCTION ARE FULLY ALIGNED WITH NATO DOCTRINE ON JOINT AND COMBINED AIR OPERATIONS. COURSE MATERIALS AND LECTURES COULD BE CLASSIFIED, AND STUDENTS MUST HOLD A VALID NATO SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE TO ACCESS VISITS OR CLASSIFIED BRIEFINGS. ALL STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS AND PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES;

COMPLETION OF THE FINAL MCQ TEST IS MANDATORY FOR CERTIFICATION.

ONLINE PREPARATION:

- INTRODUCTION TO NATO (HISTORY, ORGANIZATION, C2 STRUCTURE).

- FUNDAMENTALS OF OPERATIONAL-LEVEL DECISION-MAKING AND PLANNING (NATO OPP).

- FUNDAMENTALS OF CARTOGRAPHY AND METEOROLOGY, INCLUDING WEATHER EFFECTS ON OPERATIONS.

- OVERVIEW OF NATO MESSAGING (APP-11).

DURATION: TWO WEEKS (10 WORKING DAYS), TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE RESIDENTIAL PHASE.

RESIDENTIAL PHASE

-   DECISION-MAKING AND PLANNING PROCESSES AT JFC AND COMPONENT COMMAND LEVEL (ACO DIR (AD) 080-065).

-   MAIN OPERATIONAL DOCUMENTS (COPD V3.1, OCT 2023 - AJP-5 EDA V2).

-   NATO AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT (AJP-3.3.5).

-   JOINT TARGETING FUNDAMENTALS (AJP-3.9).

-   NATO DOCTRINE ON JOINT AIR OPERATIONS (ATP-3.3.2.1D / AJP-3.1).

-   NATO DOCTRINE ON AIR CONTRIBUTION TO MARITIME OPERATIONS (AJP-3.3.3).

-   DRAFTING OPERATIONAL R&R AND MESSAGES (APP-11).

- OVERVIEW OF NATO REFERENCE TABLES ON AIR, LAND, AND MARITIME ASSETS AND CAPABILITIES IN JOINT OPERATIONS.

DURATION: ONE WEEK (5 WORKING DAYS) FOR NATO AND PFP INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS.

COURSE DURATION

3 WEEKS (2 WEEKS FOR THE ONLINE PHASE, 1 WEEK FOR RESIDENTIAL PHASE

1 COURSE PER YEAR.

TOTAL NUMBER OF SEATS

MIN 5 MAX 30 (ITALIANS + INTERNATIONALS).

COURSE ELIGIBILITY

OFFICERS: OF-1 TO OF-5

NCOS: OR-4 TO OR-9

MANDATORY PRE-REQUISITES:

-   NPSCC (NATO PERSONNEL SECURITY CLEARANCE) AS NS;

-   MINIMUM ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS – PROFICIENCY AS 2222 (IAW STANAG 6001).

DESIRABLE PRE-REQUISITES:

-   PREVIOUS ATTENDANCE OF A FLIGHT PILOT (FW – RW) COURSE;

-   JTAC QUALIFIED (OR TACP MEMBER) OR SPECIAL FORCES OPERATOR;

- PREVIOUS ATTENDANCE OF A NATIONAL COURSE RELATED TO AIR OPS AND/OR FIRE SUPPORT EXPERIENCE IS PREFERRED.

- PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN OPERATIONS, BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE NATO CRO OPERATIONS PLANNING PROCESS (OPP), BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE JOINT INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE & RECONNAISSANCE (JISR).

COURSE AUDIENCES

COURSE IS OPEN TO ACTIVE DUTY STUDENTS FROM NATO NATIONS PLUS AUS, AUT, CHE, IRL, NZL

ACCOMMODATION

ON REQUEST, SINGLE ROOM IN THE MILITARY HOUSING OR AT HOTELS WITH WHICH THE SCHOOL HAS AN AGREEMENT WITH REDUCED COSTS FOR THE STUDENTS. SINGLE ROOM IN THE MILITARY HOUSING € 14,00 CA. PER DAY.

MEAL PLAN

LUNCH AND DINNER ARE AVAILABLE AT THE BASE CANTEEN.

TUITION

€ 321,45 FOR EACH STUDENT.

COSTS FOR MEALS AND LODGING NOT INCLUDED.

NOTE

LANGUAGE: THIS COURSE IS DELIVERED IN ENGLISH.

E-LEARNING PHASE AND EX-ANTE TEST WILL BE SUPPORTED BY LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS) ELDAM PLATFORM ONLINE (https://eldam.difesa.it/)

MAIN NATO REFERENCES:

-    AJP-3.3

-    AJP-3.3.5

-    AJP-3.9

-    ATP-3.3.2.2

-    COPD

-    APP-11

-    AJP-5