![]() ![]() In the KICAS TTP, air interdiction was conducted in an “open” kill box. For the first time, these kill boxes could be further subdivided into nine 10 NM by 10 NM keypads. KICAS procedures labeled all 30 by 30 grids in the joint operations area (JOA) as kill boxes. In 2002, United States Central Command Air Forces (USCENTAF) created Kill Box Interdiction-Close Air Support (KICAS) procedures prior to Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF). Kill boxes remained 30 by 30 grids during operations in Kosovo and during the initial operations in Afghanistan. In the absence of a theater-wide area reference system, kill boxes were often employed to expedite aircraft from one area to another beyond the FSCL. US Air Force killer scouts provided target information and deconflicted aircraft assigned to specific kill boxes. ![]() Kill boxes primarily served as airspace coordinating measures (ACMs) to deconflict and control aircraft conducting air interdiction. Kill boxes were defined as 30 degree by 30 degree grids on the map, which translated to 30 NM in length and something slightly less in width depending on how far north or south of the equator the kill box was located. This discussion outlines a brief history of kill boxes, an explanation of the Joint Fires Area (JFA) concept, and the way forward for the Kill Box MTTP publication revision.ĭuring Desert Storm the air component employed kill boxes as a way to conduct air interdiction against enemy ground forces and mobile targets beyond the fire support coordination line (FSCL). ![]() At the July 2008 Air Land Sea Application (ALSA) Center Joint Working Group (JWG) conducted to revise Multi-Service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (MTTP) for Kill Box Employment, senior US Army and US Air Force doctrine representatives agreed to write this article to clarify the way ahead for this publication. Article Originally Published in September 2008Īlthough kill boxes have been employed using various procedures since Desert Storm, recent attempts to refine kill box tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) may have generated confusion within the Services and the joint community. ![]()
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