…When a JTCB is not established and the JFC decides not to delegate targeting oversight authority to a deputy or subordinate commander, the JFC may perform this task at the joint force headquarters, with the assistance…

…The process of resourcing JIPTL targets with available forces or systems and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets lies at the heart of force assignment. This process links theoretical planning to actual operations. Once the JFC has…

…Joint Information Warfare Center (JIWC) enables the application of information power at the strategic level as a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-controlled activity under the supervision of the JS Director for Operations. This…

…The majority of forces and staff resided at Air Force Base Hoedspriut, South Africa. Eventually, a small contingent of forces would deploy to Beira, MZ to work at a supply distribution hub. The primary predeployment tasks…

Chapter V V-6 JP 3-0 objectives that cannot be attained all at once by arranging smaller, related operations in a logical sequence. Phasing also helps commanders mitigate risk in the more dangerous or difficult…

…Like devil’s advocacy and Team A/Team B techniques, Red Team analysis is aimed at freeing the analyst from the prison of a well-developed mindset; in this case, the analyst’s own sense of…

…The synergy achieved by integrating and synchronizing interdiction and maneuver assists commanders in optimizing leverage at the operational level. (2) As a guiding principle, JFCs should exploit the flexibility inherent in joint force command relationships, joint…

…Afghan national security forces in southern Afghanistan, greets Afghan national army generals during a key leader engagement involving Afghan national army soldiers and local Nawa District officials at Patrol Base Jaker in Afghanistan’s Helmand province.

…ATP 2-33.4 provides direction for intelligence personnel at all echelons. The principal audience for ATP 2-33.4 is Army intelligence officers, noncommissioned officers, Soldiers, and civilians. This publication provides guidelines for the conduct…

…It is improbable, if not impossible, to determine with any degree of certainty that an IED will certainly be detonated at a precise location at a given time; this is regardless of the amount of available…

…Unmanned aircraft are a new challenge to US air defenses, as many systems have smaller radar cross sections and fly at much slower speeds than manned aircraft making them much harder to detect. Close coordination and…

…Deductive reasoning applies general rules to specific problems to arrive at conclusions. Analysts begin with a set of rules and use them as a basis for interpreting information. A deductive argument is sound if its premises…

…CCDRs play a pivotal role in unifying joint force actions, since all of the elements and actions that comprise unified action normally are present at the CCDR’s level. However, subordinate JFCs also integrate and synchronize…

…An undesired effect of friendly’s offensive counterair operations would be the destruction of runways at selected enemy airfields. In response to this, either the joint force commander’s (JFC’s) or JFACC’s operational limitations…

…For instance, Air Combat Command’s 480th Intelligence Wing, headquartered at Langley AFB, which provides operational …our product in war is dead targets, and our product in peace is all that goes into generating the warrior…

…Maximum firepower located forward, firing initiated at long ranges. Intent to inflict casualties thus slowing advance of attacking force and provide sufficient volume of fire to avoid decisive engagements. Allows for time to disengage and reposition…

…These capabilities typically reside at USG facilities such as military reservations, installations, bases, posts, camps, stations, arsenals, vessels/ships, or laboratories, which support joint functions such as C2, intelligence, and sustainment. Although DOD installations normally lie…

…Functions that are common to joint operations at all levels of war fall into six basic groups—command and control (C2), intelligence, fires, movement and maneuver, protection, and sustainment. The joint functions reinforce and complement one…

…I challenge all commanders to ensure the widest distribution of this keystone joint publication and actively promote the use of all joint publications at every opportunity. I further challenge you to study and understand the guidance…

…These analytic pitfalls—logic fallacies, biases, and misusing analogies—are discussed beginning at paragraph 2-32. ELEMENTS OF THOUGHT 2-17. There are eight basic elements present in all thinking. Figure 2-1 illustrates these elements…