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…The JTCB provides a forum in which all components can articulate strategies and priorities for future target engagements so that they may be synchronized and integrated. The JTCB normally facilitates and coordinates joint force targeting activities…

…Because it is so time consuming, mensuration may overwhelm CAOC targeteers. Many Air Force and joint units, especially NGA, can provide expertise in this area. Assessment. Partners can assist CAOCs in determining appropriate MOE and in…

…Some weapons or capabilities require long lead times in planning, deployment, and approval, so they should be considered early and included at the beginning of the JPPA. Weaponeering should consider the availability of certain high-value…

…Such damage is not unlawful so long as it is not excessive in light of the overall military advantage anticipated from the attack. (JP 1-02) combat identification. The capability to attain an accurate characterization of…

…Forces are vulnerable during JRSOI, so planning must include force protection requirements. For further information on JRSOI, refer to JP 3-35, Deployment and Redeployment Operations. c. Unit Integrity During Deployment (1) US Service forces normally…

…From a commander’s planning, execution, and assessment perspective, tactical actions should be ultimately tied to operational and strategic outcomes so that the whole operation, from the tactical engagements up to national objectives, forms a logical…

…In doing so, they need to avoid the common error of mirror imaging, the natural tendency to assume that others think and perceive the world in the same way as they do. Red hat analysis is…

…CA answers long-term questions like, › Are overall campaign objectives being achieved? If not, why not? › Does the campaign strategy need to be adjusted? If so, how? › Should the campaign transition to a new phase, branch…

…Just as tasking and targeting are cyclical, so too is ROE development, and it may require constant input and refinement in order to meet operational requirements. What is contained in ROE. There is usually information in…

…This technique encourages analysts to get away from their immediate analytic tasks (the so-called inbox) and think about their issues in a wider conceptual and contextual framework. By recasting the problem in much broader and…

…COMMON OPERATING PRECEPT Avoid combining capabilities where doing so adds complexity without compensating advantage.

…tasks) and purpose—a clear statement of the action to be taken and the reason for doing so. The mission statement— approved by the commander—contains the elements of who, what, when, where, and why; but…

…enemy’s capability to employ WMD and under what conditions that enemy is most likely to do so. This advice includes an assessment of the enemy’s willingness and intent to employ these weapons. It is…

…During sustained combat operations, JFCs simultaneously employ conventional and SO forces and capabilities throughout the breadth and depth of the operational area. The JFC may designate one component or LOO to be the main effort, with…

…These metrics should be posted in an ETF or provided in another format to the assessment team prior to post-strike assessment, so they can measure the intended performance against the target. Metrics can either be…

… Rank the second criterion with the fourth, and so on until it has been ranked against the remaining criteria on the list. The second and succeeding criteria are not ranked against criteria on the list…

…Joint SOF C2 elements are provided to conduct a specific SO or prosecute SO in support of a joint campaign or operation. SO commanders also provide liaison to component commands to integrate, coordinate, and deconflict SOF…

…For further guidance on SO, refer to JP 3-05, Special Operations. (2) Stability Operations. Joint force planning and operations conducted prior to commencement of hostilities should establish a sound foundation for operations in the stabilize…

…While maximizing unit integrity may reduce JRSOI requirements and allow combat units to be employed more quickly, doing so will often have a direct negative impact on the efficient use of the limited strategic lift. In…

…Prevention or denial may include targeting and attacking enemy WMD capability by conventional and SO forces. (b) If deterrence is not an effective option or fails, JFCs will respond appropriately, consistent with national policy and strategic…