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… Identify the enemy battle zone.  Identify the enemy support zone, to include logistics and administrative elements, counterattack forces, and reserve forces. ANALYTIC SUPPORT TO DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS 6-5. A defensive task is a task…

…Americans and other foreign nationals had sought shelter in the Embassy compound that day as the reign of Somali dictator Siad Barre disintegrated into a confused battle for control of Mogadishu. The next day, Operation EASTERN…

…Other issues affecting force assignment include the maintenance status of combat and support assets, battle damage to equipment from previous missions, operator and munitions availability, and location of stockpiles relative to combat assets. However, simply knowing…

…special instructions SROE standing rules of engagement TA tactical assessment TACP tactical air control party TBMCS Theater Battle Management Core System TET targeting effects team (formerly called GAT) TNL target nomination list TPFDD time-phased force…

…collaborate about the use of joint air assets to establish guidance for the duration of that air battle plan. The JFACC provides the strategy division of the JAOC with broad guidance based on the JFC’s…

…Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA Battle Damage Assessment Quick Guide (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office (GPO)). 2003.

…Airborne Warning and Control System AWPD-1 Air War Planning Document-1 BCD battlefield coordination detachment BDA battle damage assessment BE# basic encyclopedia number BE / UID basic encyclopedia number and ten-digit unit identification numbers BFT…

…AOD air operations directive ATI asset target interaction ATO air tasking order ATP Army tactical publication BDA battle damage assessment BDAREP bomb damage assessment report BE basic encyclopedia C2 command and control CA combat assessment CCDR…

…DTRA Defense Threat Reduction Agency EBO effects-based operation EDA estimated damage assessment EOB enemy order of battle F2T2EA find, fix, track, target, engage, assess FA functional assessment FISINT foreign instrumentation signal intelligence FRAGO fragmentary order…

…The final phase of the cycle is assessment, which may be less wedded to the battle rhythm’s timeline than the other phases. It is accomplished primarily by the ISR division and the operational assessment team…

…Notional CAOC Battle Rhythm with Multiple ATOs D - 3 D - 2 D - 1 D - Day D + 1 D + 2 D + 3 D + 4 ATO B ATO C ATO D ATO E ATO A AOD A JIPTL…

…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…

…Joint Air Tasking Cycle Battle Rhythm Joint Air Tasking Cycle Battle Rhythm Legend AOD air operations directive ATO air tasking order ATO Prod ATO production and dissemination JIPTL joint integrated prioritized target list MAAP master air…

…Health surveillance includes identifying the population at risk; identifying and assessing hazardous exposures; employing specific countermeasures to eliminate or mitigate exposures; and monitoring and reporting battle injury, disease, and non-battle injury trends and other health…

…key terrain, obstacles, and cover and concealment.) A defending unit continuously performs information collection tasks during a battle so that the defending commander can make the appropriate decisions and adjustments to the defense. 4-76. Some…

…In contiguous operations, commanders position echelon sustainment facilities farther away from the FEBA in a defense than in the offense to avoid interfering with the movement of units between battle positions or the forward movement of…

…BCTs combine the efforts of their battalions and companies to fight engagements and perform tactical tasks within division-level battles and major operations. Their chief tactical responsibility is synchronizing the plans and actions of their subordinate…

…Commanders conduct security operations to conceal the location of their main battle positions, prevent enemy observation of friendly preparations and positions, and prevent enemy forces from delivering observed fire on these positions. Commanders can offset an…

…through an enemy’s disruption zone and closes into an enemy’s main defensive positions in the battle zone. Commanders use military deception to prevent an enemy force from determining the location and objective of a…

…A major operation is a series of tactical actions, such as battles, engagements, and strikes, and is the primary building block of a campaign. Within a campaign, combat forces of a single or several Services, coordinated…