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31 AOD is the vehicle for the CFACC to express his intent for a specific day and communicate the CFC’s apportionment decision. Apportionment guidance should reflect prioritized operational objectives and relevant tactical tasks with approximate weights of effort for each objective. Specific weights of effort should be avoided due to the difficulty in precisely measuring effects of air, space, and IO, and to allow maximum flexibility in planning the application of airpower. However the CPD can use these weights of effort, along with existing friendly force capabilities, to estimate the numbers of aimpoints by effect or objective to focus target development. (See Air Force Operational Tactics, Techniques, And Procedures [AFOTTP] manual 2-3.2, Air and Space Operations Center, for an AOD sample). The prioritized tasks in the AOD should be effects-based and reflect commander’s guidance and intent. By crafting effects-based tasks for the AOD, target developers within the CAOC’s ISRD gain the flexibility to identify and nominate the most effective means to achieve the desired effects. Tasks that are not effects-based are often target- based, meaning that there is little flexibility in the selection of targets, and can lead to the inefficient use of scarce air and space resources. The AOD is the primary vehicle for communicating desired effects to target developers and others involved in targeting on a daily basis. Robust, logical lists of effects-based tasks with appropriate MOEs and ISR collection requirements are a necessary part of the AOD. The AOD should also be used to express the CFC’s and CFACC's guidance regarding what target categories (target sets) are time-sensitive targets, what the priority is among them, and what types of dynamic targeting would cause preplanned missions to be re-tasked. Categories of TST, high-value targets, and other objects of dynamic targeting should be presented in the context of the desired effects, and those desired effects prioritized against the desired effects for preplanned targets. This allows the COD to rapidly assess the value of preplanned targets against TST or emerging targets to determine whether or not to re-task air, space, or information assets. This guidance also reduces the possibility of all newly detected targets being struck. Just because a target can be engaged within the ATO execution period does not mean that effort should be diverted from preplanned targets to engage it. While daily guidance is critical to subsequent phases of the ongoing tasking cycle, the SD strategy plans team also works on longer-range planning, including study of branches and sequels. Conclusions drawn from this study should be disseminated throughout the CAOC to assist in focusing later target development and intelligence collection efforts. Finally, the AOD should include the CFACC’s guidance on which targets or target sets require immediate assessment feedback. ISR collection assets are usually limited in number and the collection requirements for target development, IPB, indications and warnings, and other taskings may have a higher priority than tactical assessment. Operations will be more efficient if tactical assessment is focused on a select few high priority targets or sets.