JP 3-60, page 29
Joint Targeting
Joint Publication: Joint Targeting
31 January 2013 public edition
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Understanding Targets and Targeting
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f. Targeting begins during pre-hostilities deliberate planning or crisis action planning
and continues throughout execution. As the operation progresses, joint operation planning
generally occurs in three distinct but overlapping timeframes: future plans, future operations,
and current operations. The joint force battle rhythm and the JFC’s decision cycle are two
factors that affect planning in these timeframes, with the greatest potential impact on current
operations planning. The joint targeting cycle and supporting component processes (such as
the six-stage air tasking cycle) must adapt to the joint force battle rhythm and decision cycle.
g. Deliberate targeting typically supports all three planning horizons, while current
operations planning (usually the current 24-hour period) typically requires the immediate
responsiveness of dynamic targeting.
Refer to JP 5-0, Joint Operation Planning, for more information on planning during
execution.
Chapter II, “The Joint Targeting Cycle,” provides a detailed discussion of each phase in the
joint targeting cycle.