…TA consists of several component elements: › Physical damage assessment (PDA) estimates the extent of physical damage to a target based upon observation or empirically based interpretation. PDA involves cooperative effort between units in the field and…

…Those military characteristics of equipment that are primarily physical in nature. (Approved for incorporation into JP 1-02.) physical damage assessment. The estimate of the quantitative extent of physical damage to a target resulting from the…

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

…A physical damage assessment is an estimate of the quantitative extent of physical damage (through munitions blast, fragmentation, or fire damage) to a target element based on observed or interpreted damage. Physical damage assessment is the…

…None. (Approved for removal from JP 1-02.) battle damage assessment. The estimate of damage composed of physical and functional damage assessment, as well as target system assessment, resulting from the application of lethal or nonlethal…

39 to achieve desired effects while avoiding unacceptable collateral damage. All approved targets are weaponeered to include at least the following: › Target identification and description. › Recommended aim points/DPIs. › Desired level(s) of damage, degradation, or…

…center CAP crisis action planning CAS close air support CAWG combined assessment working group CD collateral damage CDM collateral damage methodology CEWG combined effects working group CENTAF Central Air Forces CFACC combined force air and space…

…The goal of these operations is to bridge the knowledge gap existing between the levels of damage/change observed through sensors and the actual physical and functional damage/change accomplished to the adversary targets and target…

Appendix D D-6 JP 3-60 purpose does it serve? Without these pre-attack assessments, wartime functional damage assessments may be inadequately stated. Ideally, BDA will be performed by, or with, the input of the…

…Collateral Damage Assessment (CDA). This compares the CDE with the observed, inferred, or reported damage. If analysts anticipated collateral damage, CDAs may inform and refine CDEs. Munitions effectiveness assessment (MEA). This combined operations and intelligence function…

…target, active defense, critical element, damage criteria, damage estimation, entity, passive defense, physical characteristics, protected emblems, and targeteer.  Adds discussion of component-critical targets as distinct from joint force commander-validated time-sensitive targets. …

…Collateral Damage Estimation. Every target where a weaponeering solution was determined should also have an estimate of the projected collateral damage resulting from each anticipated weapon type. Estimates should reflect the collateral damage projected to occur…

…ATP Army tactical publication BDA battle damage assessment BDAREP bomb damage assessment report BE basic encyclopedia C2 command and control CA combat assessment CCDR combatant commander CDE collateral damage estimation CDRUSSTRATCOM Commander, United States Strategic Command…

…JP 3-60) damage criteria. The critical levels of various weapons effects required to create specified levels of damage. (Approved for incorporation into JP 1-02.) damage estimation. A preliminary appraisal of the potential effects of…

…The goal of the maintenance effort is to fix as far forward as possible damaged systems that can be quickly returned to a unit in combat-ready condition. Commanders ensure that multifunctional forward logistic elements contain…

…For example, in a defense the sustainment effort may have focused on the forward stockage of Class IV and V items and the rapid evacuation of damaged systems. In an offense, the sustainment effort may need…

…through an open field; people moving through rubble on a street or in the halls of a damaged building create more noise than in a wooded area. Marines should learn to recognize signatures so they can…

…Normally, the blast will not collapse a properly constructed bunker, but it can cause structural damage. The 60-mm mortar will not normally create craters in a hard-surfaced road. (2) 81-mm Mortar. The 81…

…Nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) protective suits become damaged quickly when worn in the urban environment. Extra stocks of these and protective mask filters should be kept on hand. (For further information on NBC considerations, see…

…An incident is an occurrence, caused by either human action or a natural phenomenon, that requires action to prevent or minimize loss of life or damage to property and/or natural resources. The National Incident Management…