an insurgent force

…Their road movements were steadily bombed by US Air Force A-10s and B-52s (dropping 500-pound bombs) and British Tornados. An Iraqi commander concluded that their movement south had been one of the Iraqi…

…Special operations forces (SOF) reconnaissance and direct action teams provided last-minute information on widely dispersed targets. At H-hour the parachute assault forces, forward-deployed forces, SOF, and air elements of the joint force simultaneously…

…Nevertheless, during sustained offensive operations, selected elements of the joint force may need to pause, defend, resupply, or reconstitute, while other forces continue the attack. Further, force protection includes certain defensive measures that are required throughout…

…These operations may use aircraft, surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles, artillery, SOF, ground forces, and EA. US military forces must be capable of countering the air and missile threat from initial force projection…

…However, against internal threats DOD may be in support of an OGA. When ordered to conduct HD operations within US territory, DOD will coordinate closely with OGAs. Consistent with laws and policy, the Services will provide…

…CI support is essential to protecting the force and must be fully integrated into operation planning and execution. For additional information on CI, refer to Secret JP 2-01.2, Counterintelligence and Human Intelligence in Joint…

…of communication, in order to reinforce or resupply his or her forces. (9) Military Advantage. Military advantage refers to the advantage anticipated from an attack when considered as a whole, and not only from its isolated…

…Location includes areas that are militarily important because they must be captured from or denied to an enemy, or because the enemy must be made to retreat from them. An area of land, such as a…

…an effective contribution to military action and whose total or partial destruction, capture, or neutralization, under the circumstances ruling at that time, offers a definite military advantage.” (1) If the objective is not enemy military forces…

…Target intelligence may be found to be faulty before an attack is started or completed. If it becomes apparent that a target is no longer a lawful military objective, the attack must be cancelled or suspended…

…For instance, placing a SAM in the ruins of an ancient temple would not prevent an attack on the SAM system if necessary in self- defense. Usually the combatant commander will issue guidance concerning the approval…

…for an operation. SROE are contained in a classified Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction (CJCSI). The SROE provide implementation guidance on the inherent right of self-defense and the application of force for…

…Examples might be things like a weapons of mass destruction (WMD)-capable combat vessel that was just detected approaching the joint force, a sought-after enemy national leader whose location was just identified; an enemy aircraft…

…Dropping munitions—guided or not—in a residential area without regard to whether there are combatants or military objectives in the area simply because there “might be” adversary forces there would be an indiscriminate attack. The…

…the part of aircrew between the POW facility and adversary forces that may be conducting rear-area operations. Objects and Places Are we targeting an object or place protected under LOAC? Intentional direct attacks on civilian…

v INTRODUCTION PURPOSE This Air Force Doctrine Document (AFDD) establishes doctrinal guidance for planning, executing, and assessing targeting operations. APPLICATION This AFDD applies to the Total Force: all Air Force military and civilian personnel, including regular…

…However, this principle also prohibits using an otherwise lawful weapon in a manner that causes unnecessary suffering. An example of causing unnecessary suffering would be to modify munitions to disperse glass projectiles to complicate providing medical…

…force information requirement FHA foreign humanitarian assistance FHP force health protection FID foreign internal defense FLOT forward line of own troops FSF foreign security forces GCC geographic combatant commander GEF Guidance for Employment of the Force…

Air Force Doctrine Publication 3-60, Targeting 11 constantly engaged with the strategy, plans, and operations divisions within an Air Operations Center (AOC) at all stages in the air tasking cycle. Additionally, judge advocates are usually…

…The sustained presence of strong, capable forces is the most visible sign of US commitment to allies and adversaries alike. However, if sustained forward presence fails to deter an adversary, committed forces must be agile enough…