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…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…

…CT is primarily a SO core task and consists of actions taken directly against terrorist networks and indirectly to influence and render global and regional environments inhospitable to terrorist networks. Normally, CT operations require specially trained…

…The staff writes (or graphically portrays) the CONOPS in sufficient detail so that subordinate and supporting commanders understand their mission, tasks, and other requirements and can develop their supporting plans accordingly. The CONOPS also provides the…

…You think broadly about an issue when you recognize other viewpoints and intellectually empathize with those contrary viewpoints so as to understand them. Breadth of thinking improves the quality of the inferences and recommendations developed during…

…In the forward regions outside US territories, the objective is to detect and deter threats to the homeland before they arise and to defeat these threats as early as possible when so directed. For detailed guidance…

…Likewise, ground forces can improve their protection by using intelligence to alter movement or maneuver so that enemy ambushes or other hazards are avoided. In any joint operation, the JFC can choose from a wide variety…

…Medical facilities are identified under the internationally recognized Red Cross, Red Crescent, Red Lion, or Red Star of David symbols. The fact that such symbols are absent does not relieve a commander of his/her responsibility…

…An analyst must be able to recognize logic fallacies so a false line of reasoning will not distract them and lead to poor conclusions. This chapter discusses the fallacies of relevance, omission, and assumption. Fallacies of…

…It is therefore crucial that theater strategists, planners, and targeteers develop the necessary relationships with these units and organizations during peacetime so that intelligence support to targeting and assessment will flow smoothly during contingencies. While theater…