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Targeting
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Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR). As the lead
foreign affairs agency and the enabler of US diplomacy, the State Department has a
unique perspective on the nations of the world. Such insight, as collected, analyzed,
and produced by INR, can be extremely influential when planning, executing, and
assessing military operations. Intelligence concerning political and military leaders,
cultural trends and thoughts, and economics—to name just a few areas—can give
Airmen intelligence that ties military strategy to the entire spectrum of national power,
which can be essential for a truly effects-based approach to conflict. Even from a purely
military standpoint, such intelligence can enhance understanding of adversary
motivations, helping to influence or bend them to our will…the ultimate goal in any
operation.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Encompassing Citizen and Immigration
Services, Customs and Border Patrol, Transportation Security, the Secret Service, and
the Coast Guard, DHS, with its three primary missions—prevent terrorist attacks within
the United States, reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage
from potential attacks and natural disasters—has a wealth of intelligence on enemies,
and potential enemies, of the US. Although DHS looks “inward,” air and space planners
may be able to “connect the dots” and utilize DHS-derived intelligence when it leads to
foreign-based terrorist organizations and infrastructures.
Department of Justice (DOJ). With subordinate organizations such as the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration, DOJ-derived
information, like that of the DHS, may help focus targeting efforts when it leads to
foreign-based terrorist organizations and infrastructures.