Intel Update - August 8 - Hard Days
…One drone was cited hovering just off the ground by a bus driver at the airport who uh kicked it and knocked it out of the air. After the Chuck Norris style drone defense, a second…
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Military manual · JP 3-0
JP 3-0, page 152
Joint Operations
Joint Publication: Joint Operations
…They may provide or assist in employing fire
support and conduct other operations in support of the forcible entry, such as seizing air
fields or conducting reconnaissance of landing zones or amphibious landing sites. They
may…
The Wire - April 3, 2026
…The UAE also experienced a surge of attacks throughout the day, with a total of 47x drones and 22x missiles being engaged by Emirati air defenses.
Iran: This morning a shootdown incident was reported within Khuzestan…
The Wire - January 14, 2026
…Concerning the demonstrations in Minneapolis, it's helpful to get a bead on the atmospherics (AKA the general feeling or mood in the air) of how things are going.
The Wire - April 8, 2026
…In Kuwait, government officials confirmed that attacks continued, with 28x drones being intercepted by air defense systems. In the UAE, authorities likewise announced the interception of 17x ballistic missiles and 35x drones.
Military manual · JP 3-60
JP 3-60, page 49
Joint Targeting
Joint Publication: Joint Targeting
…Packaging, timing issues, OAs, required support assets (e.g., availability of air
refueling aircraft for aerial missions), and other considerations also affect which targets can
be acted against.
(c) Assign Forces to Specific Targets and Supporting…
Intel Update - July 11 - Shadow War Goes Hot
…And the F-22s that the US had stationed at Ovda Air Base in Israel, they also departed yesterday. So, a lot of aviation is heading back home to the US or back to their normal…
The Wire - December 27, 2024
…Following the catastrophic incident (either the bird strike or a surface-to-air missile strike) the pilots made the decision to abort landing in Grozny due to the emergency situation and thick fog, making the judgement…
Military manual · JP 3-60
JP 3-60, page 107
Joint Targeting
Joint Publication: Joint Targeting
…For example, when the current operations
center becomes aware of a newly located tactical surface-to-air threat in the vicinity of a
close air support mission, the operation center director may determine that an available…
The Wire - July 22, 2025
…Washington D.C. - The Department of the Air Force has launched an investigation into the M18 service pistol following the death of a service member due to safety concerns. The US Air Force will cease all…
Military manual · AFDP 3-60
AFDP 3-60, page 22
Targeting
Air Force Doctrine Publication: Targeting
Air Force Doctrine Publication 3-60, Targeting
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TARGETING AND THE AIR TASKING CYCLE
The joint air tasking cycle is an
analytical, systematic cycle that focuses
air efforts on accomplishing operational
requirements. Much of the cycle…
The Wire - April 28, 2025
…Since this is the busiest air traffic control sector in the United States, this is a big deal. Details are sketchy at best, but pilots report a loss of radio communication with the tower at Newark…
The General and the Dragon
…have mobile systems like the terminal high altitude area defense or thaad systems and even surface-to-air systems like the hawk which can have some limited success against ballistic missiles in certain situations so the…
The Wire - July 20, 2026
…And as long as the bombing continues which is motivating Iran to target our bases, this indirectly highlights the deficiencies with American air defense technologies, not just for this war, but for the wars to come…
Military manual · AFDP 3-60
AFDP 3-60, page 18
Targeting
Air Force Doctrine Publication: Targeting
…The air component commander can internally
arrange for distributed or split operations. If the requirements outpace internal capacity or
if there are deficiencies in manpower and specialized expertise, the air component may
request reachback support from…
Military manual · JP 3-60
JP 3-60, page 32
Joint Targeting
Joint Publication: Joint Targeting
…Examples range from targets being engaged
through ongoing shaping activities, targets on joint target lists (JTLs) in the applicable
operations plan, to targets detected in sufficient time to list in an air tasking order (ATO),
mission…
Military manual · JP 3-60
JP 3-60, page 28
Joint Targeting
Joint Publication: Joint Targeting
Chapter I
I-10
JP 3-60
For more information, refer to Army Tactical Publication (ATP) 3-60.1/Marine Corps
Reference Publication (MCRP) 3-16D/Navy Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (NTTP) 3-
60.1/Air…
Military manual · AFDD 2-1.9
AFDD 2-1.9, page 57
Targeting
Air Force Doctrine Document: Targeting
…for
rapid response to emerging targets (such as on-call air interdiction missions
available for tasking during ATO execution; missions on ground alert; and/or air-to-
ground weapons loaded on aircraft performing defensive counterair missions…
The Wire - August 6, 2025
…https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/weather/wildfire-smoke-air-quality-toronto-new-york.html
Missouri attack: https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/suspicious-vehicle-fires-clayton-missouri/63-5c75788b-1211-49ce-b6de-5bbc9bbf7161…
Military manual · AFDD 2-1.9
AFDD 2-1.9, page 31
Targeting
Air Force Doctrine Document: Targeting
…The air and space contribution to operational
design/campaign planning is the JAOP. This planning may take place
independently or in support of deliberate planning and may continue through CAP.
The three processes are interrelated. All…