Joint Fires Observer

Deployments: 12
Members: 4
Hours in role: 39
First deployed: Oct 2021
Last deployed: Sep 2025

The role

Joint Fires Observers or JFOs are able to request, control, and adjust joint mortar, Field Artillery (FA), and Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS) systems; provide targeting information for A-10, AC-130, and other Close Air Support (CAS) aircraft and joint fire support planning at the company level. Additionally a JFO is trained in controlling multiple ground and air based fire support assets at the same time, ensuring the different assets are deconflicted by time, lateral or vertical space, or a combination of the two tactics.

Played on: Arma 3

Arma Reforger

Arma 4

Played on every supported platform.
The last year: 0; times deployed
Per operation: 1.2; on average, across 10 operations

Estimated The Joint Fires Observer role card 48 documents, 109 required passages Read

In the ORBAT

ORBAT rules

All ORBAT rules

Named in other rules

Squad Advisory Holds at most one Forward Observer or Joint Fires Observer, counted together. Names Forward Observer and Joint Fires Observer: shown on each too. Operations · Every platform
Platoon Advisory Holds at most 2 Forward Observers or Joint Fires Observers, counted together. Names Forward Observer and Joint Fires Observer: shown on each too. Operations · Every platform
Rotary Pilot (Attack) Advisory Needs a Forward Air Controller or a Joint Fires Observer anywhere in the ORBAT. Crosses areas Names Forward Air Controller, in Communication and Joint Fires Observer, in Communication: shown on each too. Operations · Every platform
Rotary Pilot (Multi) Advisory Needs a Forward Air Controller or a Joint Fires Observer anywhere in the ORBAT. Crosses areas Names Forward Air Controller, in Communication and Joint Fires Observer, in Communication: shown on each too. Operations · Every platform
Fixed-wing Pilot (CAS) Advisory Needs a Forward Air Controller or a Joint Fires Observer anywhere in the ORBAT. Crosses areas Names Forward Air Controller, in Communication and Joint Fires Observer, in Communication: shown on each too. Operations · Every platform
Fixed-wing Pilot (Multi-role) Advisory Needs a Forward Air Controller or a Joint Fires Observer anywhere in the ORBAT. Crosses areas Names Forward Air Controller, in Communication and Joint Fires Observer, in Communication: shown on each too. Operations · Every platform
UAS Operator (Attack/Reconnaissance) Advisory Needs a Forward Air Controller or a Joint Fires Observer anywhere in the ORBAT. Crosses areas Names Forward Air Controller, in Communication and Joint Fires Observer, in Communication: shown on each too. Operations · Every platform
Mortarman (Gunner) Advisory Needs a Forward Observer or a Joint Fires Observer anywhere in the ORBAT. Crosses areas Names Forward Observer, in Communication and Joint Fires Observer, in Communication: shown on each too. Operations · Every platform
Artillery Cannoneer (Gunner) Advisory Needs a Forward Observer or a Joint Fires Observer anywhere in the ORBAT. Crosses areas Names Forward Observer, in Communication and Joint Fires Observer, in Communication: shown on each too. Operations · Every platform