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…Assessors should craft MOP that are meaningfully objective (quantitative), understandable, relevant, collectable, and logically tied to the hierarchy of effects and objectives. Key Enablers Implementing a more comprehensive view of assessment will enhance situational awareness, make…

…Unless clear guidance or memoranda of agreement are put in place, a COMAFFOR may see part of his expected federated targeting infrastructure assigned to other tasks. Effective delineation of duties is critical if this federated targeting…

…Understanding the capabilities of all possible federated partners will provide insight into the types of support that are available for use throughout all CAOC processes. THEATER ORGANIZATIONS There are numerous organizations that may be called upon…

…Intellectual traits are the traits of mind and character necessary to support reasoning. Analysts should repeatedly apply and practice the elements of thought and intellectual standards to help develop intellectual traits. Intellectual traits include, but are…

… What are the spatial distances between events? How near are the events? If spatially close, what terrain or circumstances may have caused the grouping? Are there missing pieces of data that may fill those gaps…

…Weaponeering should consider the availability of certain high-value weapons, which are normally limited in number and should be used only against targets that both require the weapon for a successful attack and are of sufficient…

…Objectives are the basis for developing the desired effects and scope of target development, and are coordinated among strategists, planners, and intelligence analysts for approval by the commander. Attainment of clear, measurable, and achievable objectives is…

…Physical, functional, cognitive, environmental, and temporal are broad categories that help define the characteristics of a target. As an example, some typical target characteristics are listed below; however, the list is not exhaustive, and some characteristics…

Chapter V V-8 JP 3-0 cooperation activities that are addressed in other approved documents. CCDRs generally use the phasing model in Figure V-3 to link security cooperation activities in the TCP to pertinent…

…These actions are normally conducted under Chapter VI, Pacific Settlement of Disputes, of the UN Charter. However, military deployments designed to deter and coerce parties will need to be credible, and this may require a combat…

…ALLOREQs contain requests for air and space component support and information on sorties from other components not required for organic component support that are available for CFACC tasking. The MAAP team works with the TET through…

…SOF are most effective when SO are fully integrated into the overall plan and the execution of SO is through proper SOF C2 elements in a supporting or supported relationship with conventional forces. Joint SOF C2…

…Within a state, that state’s governor is the key decision maker. (a) The majority of DSCA operations are conducted in accordance with the NRF. The NRF establishes a comprehensive, national, all-hazards approach to domestic…

…Included within these are enemy, friendly, and neutral systems that are relevant to a specific joint operation. The nature and interaction of these systems will affect how the commander plans, organizes for, and conducts joint operations…

…This global perspective is imperative for air component planners, ensuring that the right capabilities are matched against the right targets, regardless of their location. TARGETING IN JOINT ALL-DOMAIN OPERATIONS While all Services rely heavily on…

…A deductive argument is sound if its premises are true. However, sound deductive reasoning does not mean the conclusions are true. For example, an analyst who follows the conduct of improvised explosive device (IED) attacks in…

…The commander is the central figure in operational art, not only due to education and experience, but also because the commander’s judgment and decisions are required to guide the staff throughout joint operation planning and…

…Mass (1) The purpose of mass is to concentrate the effects of combat power at the most advantageous place and time to produce decisive results. (2) In order to achieve mass, appropriate joint force capabilities are…

…When forces are transferred between combatant commands, the command relationship the gaining commander will exercise (and the losing commander will relinquish) over these forces must be specified by the Secretary of Defense. Operational control is the…

…These are features that describe the effect of the environment on the target and its surroundings. These characteristics may also affect the types and numbers of weapons, weapon systems, and the methods used to attack them…