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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 important, and the joint targeting committee is finalizing the adoption of the joint designated point of impact (JDPI) concept using a six-character format with a central numbering registry involving the joint commands and allied nations. A theater DPI registry will ensure standardization of DPIs and eliminate duplication and possible error. The convention should address both static and mobile targets. It is usually not feasible to assign standard BE#s to mobile targets. However, for proper data base management, such mobile targets still require some sort of identification. While the numbers may not be actual BE#s, the theater must still have some way of identifying the target. Again, CAOC planners should understand the theater naming convention to minimize targeting errors and the time needed for effective air planning. DATABASE MANAGEMENT Proper database management is necessary for effective targeting. Many systems used in the field are “stovepiped” and cannot talk to one another. If interoperable systems and databases are not available, it is the targeteer’s responsibility to develop procedures (in peacetime) to overcome the difficulties associated with using systems that are not interoperable. There are many users of information in the CAOC. Ideally, everyone should work from the same database, but this is rarely the case. Targeteers must coordinate with many different teams to ensure the flow of information in the CAOC is as seamless as possible. Those with whom targeteers should coordinate include (but are not limited to): › Analysis, Correlation, and Fusion Team (ACFT). The ACFT in the ISRD is responsible for updating enemy order of battle (EOB) databases. Targeteers must be able to pull from this database to ensure targeteers are using the most current EOB. › ISR Operations Team. The ISR operations team in the ISRD is responsible for planning and coordinating intelligence-gathering missions by CFACC assets. They also have insight into intelligence-gathering platforms the CFACC does not own, including spacecraft. Ensuring targeting and collection management databases are the same will cut down the time required to task collection assets to support targeting efforts, especially in the case of dynamic targeting. › Tactical Assessment Cell. The TA cell in the ISRD is responsible for assessing the immediate results and effects of tactical operations. Often, these assessments lead to some type of follow-on action by friendly forces. › Combat Operations Intelligence Team. The ISR Team in the COD, led by (and sometimes consisting only of) the senior intelligence duty officer (SIDO), provides intelligence support to ATO execution in the areas of analysis, collection management, targeting, and assessment. Having main targeting databases interact