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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…

…Although no two analysts may employ the same techniques to reach a conclusion, experience has shown there are preferred techniques. The most significant factors when conducting intelligence analysis during any decisive action are time and whether…

…Target development and selection are based on the JFC’s desired end state rather than on the available ways and means to achieve them. In other words, the focus should be on creating the desired target…

…The primary staff functional areas also are generally consistent with those at Service component HQ, which facilitates higher, lower, and lateral cross- command staff coordination and collaboration. Some HQ may combine functions under a staff principal…

…Joint fires are those delivered during the employment of forces from two or more components in coordinated action to produce desired results in support of a common objective. Fires typically produce destructive effects, but various nonlethal…

…These operations typically begin with significant military involvement, to include some combat, and then move increasingly toward enabling civil authority as the threat wanes and civil infrastructures are reestablished. As progress is made, military forces will…

…EMSO planners, including weapons system SMEs who serve as liaison officers, are integrated into each AOC division. US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Joint AOC (608 AOC) executes USSTRATCOM’s Air Tasking Cycle through all phases of conflict…

…The net result of this part of the tasking cycle—and of deliberate targeting efforts—is that there are usually five ATOs in various stages of progress at any one time. (This is illustrated in figure…

…JFCs and their component commanders are the key players in planning and conducting intelligence tasks. Commanders are more than just consumers of intelligence. They are ultimately responsible for ensuring that intelligence is fully integrated into their…

…The elements are arranged intuitively according to the importance of the concepts and are organized into groups, branches, or areas. The uniform graphic formulation of the semantic structure of information on the method of gathering knowledge…

… What are the temporal distances between key events? If lengthy, what caused the delay? Are there missing pieces of data that may fill those gaps that should be collected?  Did the analyst overlook pieces…

The Joint Targeting Cycle II-3 (a) Unplanned targets are known targets and are included on a target list, but not selected for engagement because the target was not nominated, was nominated but did not make…

…These targets are unique in that actions are planned against them using deliberate targeting but execution will normally be conducted using dynamic targeting. (2) Targets of opportunity refer to targets that meet the criteria to achieve…

…JOAs are particularly useful when operations are limited in scope and geographic area or when operations are to be conducted on the boundaries between theaters. (2) Joint Special Operations Area. A JSOA is an area of…

…The agencies’ different and sometimes conflicting policies, procedures, decision-making processes, organizational cultures, and nature and extent of resourcing complicate this interface. (b) Integration and coordination among the military force and interorganizational counterparts are much less…

…Typical Operations of Military Engagement, Security Cooperation, and Deterrence Engagement activities generally are governed by various directives and agreements and do not require a joint operation plan or operations order for execution. Even when the US…

…Link diagrams are created from information contained in a unit’s historical files and from information that is currently being reported. Analysts should use a link diagram whenever individuals, groups, group activities, or process networks are…

…Integration and synchronization of joint fires and joint fire support with the fire and maneuver of the supported force are essential. For additional guidance on joint fire support, refer to JP 3-09, Joint Fire Support…

…While both joint and Air Force doctrine state that one individual will normally be dual- hatted as COMAFFOR and JFACC, the two responsibilities are different, and should be executed through different staffs. Normally, the COMAFFOR function…

…JFC-approved PIRs are automatically CCIRs. PIRs are continuously updated as they are addressed during the intelligence collection and production efforts. PIRs are reviewed during the transition of each operational phase to ensure they are still…