What does NSF stand for?

At the division level, the ANGLICO headquarters as an FSCC performs all fires related battlefield functions, such as naval surface fire support, CAS and surface-to-surface integration.

He said the Marine Corps commandant asked him to think about putting a "box of rockets" aboard the ship, which would turn it into a naval surface fire platform.

Navy has invested significant time and resources in designing a multipur pose destroyer, the DDG-1000 Zumwalt, to provide superior naval surface fire support, area anti-air war fare, and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) in the littorals.

All major warships have medium calibre gun armaments that can be used for naval surface fire support, but there is now emerging a requirement for a ship whose prime role is to support land forces.

With the documented inability of airpower to be 24/7 and all-weather, the only remaining means of supporting joint Special Forces in the littorals is with naval surface fire support (NSFS).

The training scenarios will require the placement of tactical ordnance on selected targets using Joint Close Air Support (JCAS) procedures and observed fire procedures for Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS), artillery and mortar fire to perform destruction, neutralization, suppression, illumination/coordinated illumination, interdiction, and harassment fire missions.

Sudents will be trained on jointly approved tactics, techniques and procedures in support of Artillery, Naval Surface Fire Support and Aviation.

Secondary missions include search and rescue, vertical replenishment, naval surface fire support, logistics support, personnel transport, medical evacuation, and communications and data relay.