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…of the operation? › Does component strategy need to be adjusted? If so, how? › Are there unanticipated operational limitations? › Do objectives need to be modified? If so, how? OA builds upon TA, incorporating other elements as well:

…In addition, intelligence sensors provide guidance to both friendly jammers and lethal indirect fire weapon systems, so attacking units can destroy enemy command and control nodes, reconnaissance and surveillance assets, artillery, and other high-payoff targets…

…Commanders design obstacles for current operations so they do not hinder planned future operations. Any commander authorized to employ obstacles can designate certain obstacles to shape the battlefield. There are two categories of reinforcing obstacles: tactical…

…For additional guidance on C2 of special operations (SO), refer to JP 3-05, Special Operations, and JP 3-05.1, Joint Special Operations Task Force Operations. 3. Intelligence a. Understanding the operational environment is fundamental…

…The unit commander locates alternate positions so the occupants can continue to fulfill the original task, such as covering the same avenue of approach or engagement area as the primary position. These positions increase a defending…

…The purpose of an LD is to coordinate the advance of the attacking force, so that its elements strike enemy forces in the order and at the time desired. An LD also marks where a unit…

…Doing so allows the massing of effects against selected enemy units in vulnerable locations. Maintaining the initiative allows a commander to shift the decisive operation to exploit opportunities as they arise. Commanders seize, retain, and exploit…

…While critical thinking cannot necessarily solve every problem an analyst may face (because some are so complex), it can ensure that every analyst is more effective and efficient while conducting the different intelligence tasks, especially those…

…Ideally, the indicator should be observable early in the evolution of development so that the analysts and decisionmakers have time to react accordingly. © Be unique. An indicator should measure only one thing and, in combination with…

…For example, imagery could be collected of a private structure so the imagery can be used as a visual navigational aid or to simulate targeting during training. However, imagery may not be collected for the purpose…

…The analyst should not limit information sources, so long as they provide valid and pertinent information.  Step 3. Place names of individuals and organizations along one side; one individual or organization corresponds to a single…

…The diagram is constructed so the flow of events is from left to right.  Step 3. Review the pattern of life network diagram and pattern analysis tools; analyze the target to determine any patterns that…

…Lead infantry units should not get so far ahead of armor that mutual support is lost. Conversely, if armor gets too far ahead of infantry, it MCWP 3-35.3 2-16

…Economy of force is the judicious employment and distribution of forces so as to expend the minimum essential combat power on secondary efforts to allocate the maximum possible combat power on primary efforts (JP 3-0…

…Tracers from both machine guns are likely to start fires, but the .50-caliber tracer is more apt to do so. (1) Employment. The primary consideration affecting the employment of machine guns within built-up areas…

…Units employing riot control agents should be fully trained so as to properly assess reasonableness under the circumstances and to minimize unintended fatalities. (5) Cause Death/Serious Injury. In the final level of the use-of…

…Critical infrastructure can be described as those systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the US that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security…

…To be effective, obstacles must be located at critical intersections in the passage network so that they trap attackers in a kill zone but allow defenders freedom of movement (Figure E-2). 3. Subterranean Reconnaissance Techniques…

…Because there are so many variables that affect the need for FHP, an up-front analysis of multiple sources of intelligence or information, including information gathered by trained medical personnel on scene is required. Medical personnel…

…vicinity if directly related to the assigned mission, or in defense of the protected property, when doing so is reasonable under the circumstances. Lethal force is authorized only when all lesser means have failed or cannot…