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Executive Summary xvi JP 3-60  Coordinate components’ deliberate and dynamic targeting via established procedures. Federated Targeting Support The Joint Staff intelligence directorate of a joint staff normally ensures that federated targeting support requirements are addressed in contingency plans and orders and will assist in the dissemination of targeting support-related information between the federated partners and the supported JFC. A federated target development and assessment process can provide reachback support to the JFC and component commanders during the joint targeting cycle. Under a collaborative federated architecture, the supported JFC works in conjunction with the National Joint Operations and Intelligence Center and the Joint Staff J-2 using the intelligence planning process to establish federated targeting support partners and assessment reporting responsibilities between combatant commands in accordance with the supported combatant commander’s requirements. Many organizations provide critical support to joint targeting. Federation establishes partnerships and leverages appropriate expertise, allowing access to more actionable information than would otherwise be available to JFCs and their staffs. It also provides for an efficient division of labor and maximizes resources. Federation provides commands conducting operations access to organizations and individuals that are experts in their respective analytic areas. CONCLUSION This publication provides doctrine for the planning, coordination, and execution of joint targeting.