JP 3-0, page 85
Joint Operations
Joint Publication: Joint Operations
11 August 2011 public edition
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Joint Functions
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or SecDef. JFCs should consider all individual, component, joint, and interorganizational
partner capabilities available when planning and executing PR missions.
For further guidance on PR, refer to JP 3-50, Personnel Recovery.
(5) CBRN Defense. Preparation for potential enemy use of CBRN weapons is
integral to any planning effort. Even when an adversary does not possess traditional CBRN
materiel or weapons regarded as WMD, easy access to materials such as radiation sources
and toxic industrial chemicals represents a significant planning consideration. The result of a
CBRN attack may not be to achieve traditional military objectives, but instead have strategic,
operational, psychological, economic, and political impacts. CBRN defense focuses on
avoiding CBRN hazards (contamination), protecting individuals and units from CBRN
hazards, and decontamination in order to restore operational capability. Effective CBRN
defense may also deter enemy WMD use by contributing to the survivability of US forces.
For additional guidance on CBRN defense, refer to JP 3-11, Operations in Chemical,
Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Environments, and JP 3-40, Combating
Weapons of Mass Destruction.
(6) Antiterrorism programs support force protection by establishing defensive
measures that reduce the vulnerability of individuals and property to terrorist acts, to include
limited response and containment by local military and civilian forces. These programs also
include personal security and defensive measures to protect Service members, high-risk
personnel, civilian employees, family members, DOD facilities, information, and equipment.
Personal security measures consist of commonsense rules for the on- and off-duty conduct of
every Service member. They also include employment of dedicated guard forces and use of
individual protective equipment (IPE), hardened vehicles, hardened facilities, and duress
alarms. Security of high-risk personnel safeguards designated individuals who, by virtue of
their rank, assignment, symbolic value, location, or specific threat, are at a greater risk than
the general population. Terrorist activity may be discouraged by varying the installation
force protection posture through the use of a random antiterrorism measures program, which
may include varying patrol routes; staffing guard posts and towers at irregular intervals; and
conducting vehicle and vessel inspections, personnel searches, and identification checks on a
set but unpredictable pattern. To be effective, these measures should be highly visible to any
hostile elements conducting surveillance.
For additional guidance on antiterrorism, refer to JP 3-07.2, Antiterrorism.
(7) The intent of combat identification (CID) is to accurately distinguish enemy
objects and forces in the operational environment from others to support engagement
decisions. Effective CID supports force protection and enhances operations by providing
confidence throughout the force in the accuracy of CID characterizations. Effective CID
procedures help minimize fratricide and collateral damage.
(a) Depending on operational requirements, CID characterization may be
limited to, “friend,” “enemy/hostile,” “neutral,” or “unknown.” In some situations,
additional characterizations may be required including, but not limited to, class, type,