Ok, when the guy in charge of the fleet action hails you and sayd "There's a bunch of (ship type) mustering over near the asteroids," there needs to be a pointer or Nav Beacon on your map to tell you where to find them. It's called sending a fly to point and it's standard practice today.

I've done three FAs recently and haven't been able to find where the heck the bad guys are to match the mission objectives.