AFDD 2-1.9, page 121
Targeting
Air Force Doctrine Document: Targeting
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SOF
special operations forces
SOLE
special operations liaison element
SORTIEALOT
sortie allotment message
SOSA
system of system analysis
SPINS
special instructions
SROE
standing rules of engagement
TA
tactical assessment
TACP
tactical air control party
TBMCS
Theater Battle Management Core System
TET
targeting effects team (formerly called GAT)
TNL
target nomination list
TPFDD
time-phased force and deployment data
TSA
target systems analysis
TST
time sensitive targets
USAAC
United States Army Air Corps
USAFE
United States Air Forces Europe
USJFCOM
United States Joint Forces Command
USSOCOM
United States Special Operations Command
USSTRATCOM
United States Strategic Command
USTRANSCOM
United States Transportation Command
WMD
weapons of mass destruction
Definitions
action. Performance of an activity. Actions are taken to achieve intended effects.
Actions can be kinetic (physical, material) or non-kinetic (logical, behavioral). Actions
are invariably tactical, usually producing tactical-level direct effects; subsequent causal
linkages will determine the nature of higher-order indirect effects. (AFDD 2-1.9)
air and space expeditionary task force. A deployed numbered Air Force (NAF) or
command echelon immediately subordinate to a NAF provided as the US Air Force
component command committed to a joint operation. Also called AETF. (JP 1-02) [The
organizational manifestation of Air Force forces afield. The AETF provides a joint force
commander with a task-organized, integrated package with the appropriate balance of
force, sustainment, control, and force protection.] {Italicized words in brackets apply
only to the Air Force and are offered for clarity.}
air and space power. The synergistic application of air, space, and information
systems to project global strategic military power. (AFDD 1)
allocation. In a general sense, distribution of limited resources among competing
requirements for employment. Specific allocations (e.g., air sorties, nuclear weapons,