…damage assessment POL petroleum, oil, and lubricants POW prisoner of war ROE rules of engagement RTL restricted target list SA situational awareness SAM surface-to-air-missile SD strategy division SI success indicator SIDO SIGINT Senior…

v INTRODUCTION PURPOSE This Air Force Doctrine Document (AFDD) establishes doctrinal guidance for planning, executing, and assessing targeting operations. APPLICATION This AFDD applies to the Total Force: all Air Force military and civilian personnel, including regular…

Air Force Doctrine Publication 3-60, Targeting 15 aspects of airpower. Such coordination is essential for joint operations. In contested, degraded, and operationally limited (CDO-L) environments, units may continue operations and targeting responsibilities despite the…

…Advances in areas such as communications, information sharing, and targeting can increase the JFC’s opportunities to push joint capabilities to lower echelons in ways that improve tactical effectiveness while contributing to operational objectives. c. Operating…

…For additional targeting guidance, refer to JP 3-60, Joint Targeting. (c) Air Apportionment. In the context of joint fires, air apportionment is part of the targeting process. Air apportionment is how the JFACC ensures the…

54 insufficient time for the more detailed coordination and deconfliction that takes place during deliberate targeting. Commanders must assess risk early, determine what constitutes acceptable risk, and communicate their intent. CFC guidance may stipulate acceptable risk…

…In gunfire support usage, an impact burst that hits the target. Also called TGT. (JP 1-02) targeteer. Multi-disciplinary specialists highly trained in analyzing targets and developing targeting solutions to support the commander’s objectives…

…Therefore, this section discusses deliberate targeting within the context of the tasking cycle. The tasking cycle develops the products needed to build and execute an ATO and accomplish assessment. Although it is presented below as six…

Air Force Doctrine Publication 3-60, Targeting 11 constantly engaged with the strategy, plans, and operations divisions within an Air Operations Center (AOC) at all stages in the air tasking cycle. Additionally, judge advocates are usually…

…TARGET DEVELOPMENT Much of peacetime targeting readiness is geared toward target development. Targeteers work closely with AIS intelligence analysts to develop target intelligence and target system models. However, they may have to coordinate with many types…

72 protected from attack (based on ROE, LOAC, or international law) and help speed target development once the battle rhythm has started. Collateral Damage Estimates Often, a target is on the RTL or NSL because of…

10 › Translate air apportionment into allocation and develop targeting guidance into the ATO, which may include specific aim points/desired points of impact (see Chapter Two). › Direct and ensure deconfliction of joint air operations (see Chapters…

25 The tasking cycle has usually been represented as a set of distinct processes that separately accomplish targeting, apportion and allocate joint air capabilities, and produce the ATO. In fact, these processes are all closely interrelated…

…Combat assessment typically focuses on determining the results of weapons engagement (with both lethal and nonlethal capabilities), and thus is an important component of joint fires and the joint targeting process (see JP 3-60, Joint…

…This is especially important for targeting, since it cuts across CAOC divisional lines and involves a great deal of interaction with organizations outside the CAOC. As the primary “keepers” of targeting during peacetime, AIS targeteers must…

…Ideally, the same units that provide support for target development should also assist with the post-attack assessment of those targets and target sets, regardless of the means of attack. Obviously, analysts who support target development…

…Reports of lists of targets for planned opposition attacks. Appearance of “professional” agitators in gatherings or demonstrations that result in violence. Evidence of paid and armed demonstrators’ participation in riots or violent protests. Significant increase in…

75 the battle rhythm or, worse, result in targeting errors. Thus, CAOC targeteers should coordinate with their combatant command’s J-2 to ensure a standardized BE# naming convention is used. Standard DPI numbering is also…

…Missiles represent a particularly difficult and dangerous threat because of their proliferation, advances in missile technologies (perhaps coupled with WMD), and the often fleeting nature of adversary missile targets. Unmanned aircraft are a new challenge to…

The Joint Targeting Cycle II-35 e. The commander should be focused on the purpose of the fires with regard to creating effects against chosen targets. Effects are more than the results of the fires. Effects…