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Joint Force Targeting Duties and Responsibilities III-13 c. Component Commander Responsibilities (1) With regard to joint targeting, the components’ responsibilities normally include the following: (a) Conduct target development. (b) Nominate potential targets for inclusion in the JTL and RTL. (c) Nominate targets for inclusion on the JFC’s TST list and maintain their own lists of HPTs. (d) Identify and nominate component-critical targets for JFC approval. Typically these are component nominations not approved as TSTs by the JFC. (e) Provide appropriate representation to the JFE, JTWG, and JTCB, as well as other associated staff organizations when established. (f) Consolidate and nominate deconflicted and prioritized targets for inclusion in the JIPTL. (g) Provide timely and accurate reporting to the JFE in support of joint operations assessment. (h) Provide tactical and operational assessment to the JFE for incorporation into the JFC’s overall assessment efforts. (i) Coordinate components’ deliberate and dynamic targeting via established procedures. Examples include the liaison elements to the joint air operations center (JAOC)—battlefield coordination detachment, Marine liaison element, naval and amphibious liaison element, Air Force liaison element, tactical air planners, and the special operations liaison element. Direct cross-component coordination provides a means to rapidly coordinate dynamic targeting and avoid delays or possible miscommunication through liaison elements. Decentralized execution during dynamic operations (e.g., counterinsurgency and certain stability operations) is facilitated by conducting tactical air planning within lower, tactical-level units and commands. This level of integration will enable more flexible employment of airpower and also improve the fidelity of the joint force air component commander’s (JFACC’s) overall COP. 3. Federated Targeting Support a. 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 (NJOIC) and the Joint Staff (JS) 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 CCDR’s requirements. The supported CCDR may request that the JS facilitate in