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…Supported by other joint SOF, they frequently directed massive and effective close air support from Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps assets. The effects of the continuous SOF-directed air strikes so weakened the Taliban and…

Chapter III III-8 JP 3-0 include, but are not limited to organizing the staff, planning, coordinating, and monitoring joint air operations, and the allocation and tasking of joint air operations forces based on the…

…missile support agency COA course of action COD combat operations division COG center of gravity COMAFFOR commander, Air Force forces CONOPS concept of operations CONPLAN CONUS contingency plan continental United States CPD combat plans division CWF…

…MISO provide a nonlethal capability to craft messages using a variety of print, audio, audio- visual, and electronic media, which can then be delivered by air, land, and sea-based means or through cyberspace to select…

…The SRD drafts the AOD for air component commander approval. The AOD is the primary vehicle for the air component commander to express intent, communicate the JFC’s air apportionment decision, and outline desired effects for…

Component Targeting Processes C-3 apart from the joint air tasking cycle and contains functions, processes, and procedures that are performed in peacetime, both before and after conflicts. Figure C-1. Joint Air Tasking Cycle Joint…

…III-10 C-1 Joint Air Tasking Cycle ..............................................................................C-3 C-2 Notional Joint Air Tasking Cycle Timeline ...............................................C-4 C-3 Joint Air Tasking Cycle Battle Rhythm .....................................................C-5 D-1 The Interconnected Operational Environment…

…However, as non-kinetic and non-lethal weapons continue to make their way into the Air Force inventory, targeteers will have to expand their thinking of what weaponeering is. Commanders can assist by ensuring targeteers have…

Air Force Doctrine Publication 3-60, Targeting 14 Air Force Forces (AFFOR) A2. The AFFOR A2 provides intelligence support to the air component commander and assigned or attached Service component forces. The A2 guides Service component…

…NASIC produces integrated and predictive air, space, and specialized intelligence supporting military operations while also enabling forces to avoid technological surprise by countering existing and evolving air and space threats. Air Combat Command (ACC) is the…

…The air component commander provides a robust staff and an extensive command and control (C2) capability to facilitate targeting. AIR COMPONENT STAFF Within the Commander Air Force Forces (COMAFFOR) role, the air component commander has a…

Component Targeting Processes C-5 also essential that other components provide inputs to the JFACC’s air apportionment recommendation to the JFC because it influences the strategy to task methodology used during the joint air tasking…

…The MAAP is the air component commander’s time-phased air component scheme of maneuver for a given ATO period, synthesizing commander’s guidance, desired effects, supported components’ schemes of maneuver, friendly capabilities, and likely enemy…

GL-1 GLOSSARY PART I—ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AFDD Air Force doctrine document AFTTP(I) Air Force tactics, techniques, and procedures (instruction) AOD air operations directive ATI asset target interaction ATO air tasking order ATP Army…

vi COMAFFOR / JFACC / CFACC A note on terminology One of the cornerstones of Air Force doctrine is “the US Air Force prefers—and in fact, plans and trains—to employ through a commander, Air Force forces…

…mission plans/ validate Issue orders Execute orders Task reattack Reprioritize assets Desired effects not achieved Evaluate Conduct dynamic assessment of target Information Operations Plan Space Plan Air Tasking Order Collection Plan Issue/Revise Plans and Orders

…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…

Appendix C C-4 JP 3-60 (1) Stage 1, objectives, effects, and guidance, requires JFC and component commanders to collaborate about the use of joint air assets to establish guidance for the duration of that…

…JP 3-01, Countering Air and Missile Threats. k. JP 3-02, Amphibious Operations. l. JP 3-03, Joint Interdiction. m. JP 3-05, Special Operations. n. JP 3-05.1, Joint Special Operations Task Force…

…Provides increased protection to massed forces before attack; extends air defense umbrella forward as units advance. Demonstrations and feints. May precede an attack; may deceive actual point of attack. Establishment and strengthening of counterreconnaissance screen. Protects…