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…Unmanned aircraft are a new challenge to US air defenses, as many systems have smaller radar cross sections and fly at much slower speeds than manned aircraft making them much harder to detect. Close coordination and…

…Under the oversight of the Secretary of Defense’s Office of the Director for Operational Test and Evaluation, the JTCG/ME program develops, advances, and sustains modern targeting software. These tools, frequently referred to as JMEM…

…Enhancement of CBRN defense capabilities may reduce incentives for a first strike by an enemy with WMD. (c) The combination of active and passive defense can reduce the effectiveness or success of an enemy’s use…

…For instance, placing a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system next to a hospital does not prevent an attack on the SAM system if necessary in self- defense. Usually the combatant commander will issue guidance concerning…

…Preparation of new defensive positions beyond supporting range of present positions. Indicates an attempt to establish new positions along suitable terrain before the arrival of deliberately withdrawn forces. Increased engineer activity and stockpiling of explosives in…

…While even the earliest arriving forces were in a defensive posture, a viable defense was possible only after the buildup of sufficient coalition air, land, and maritime combat capability. Mobilization and deployment of forces continued. Operations…

…Security cooperation involves all DOD interactions with foreign defense and security establishments to build defense relationships that promote specific US security interests, develop allied and friendly military and security capabilities for internal and external defense for…

…For example, the seizure and defense of lodgment areas by amphibious forces would then serve as initial entry points for the continuous and uninterrupted flow of pre-positioned forces and materiel into the theater. Both efforts…

…When forces are transferred between combatant commands, the command relationship the gaining commander will exercise (and the losing commander will relinquish) over these forces must be specified by the Secretary of Defense. Tactical control provides sufficient…

…The importance of offensive action is fundamentally true across all levels of war. (3) Commanders adopt the defensive only as a temporary expedient and must seek every opportunity to seize or regain the initiative. An offensive…

…CBRN defense focuses on avoiding CBRN hazards (contamination), protecting individuals and units from CBRN hazards, and decontamination in order to restore operational capability. Effective CBRN defense may also deter enemy WMD use by contributing to the…

Chapter III III-30 JP 3-0 (1) Providing air, space, and missile defense. (2) Protecting US civilians. (3) Providing physical security for forces and means. (4) Conducting defensive countermeasure operations, including counterdeception and counterpropaganda operations…

…Military support to PB may include rebuilding roads, reestablishing or creating government entities, or training defense forces. (4) Peacemaking. This is the process of diplomacy, mediation, negotiation, or other forms of peaceful settlement that arranges an…

…Homeland Defense and Defense Support of Civil Authorities. Security and defense of the US homeland is the USG’s top responsibility and is conducted as a continuous cooperative effort among all federal agencies as well as…

…The protection of United States sovereignty, territory, domestic population, and critical defense infrastructure against external threats and aggression or other threats as directed by the President. (See JP 3-27, Homeland Defense) SECTION B. A PHASING…

…Using both defensive and offensive operations, JFCs employ complementary weapon systems and sensors to achieve air and maritime superiority. (2) Land forces can be moved quickly into an area to deter the enemy from inserting forces…

…It encompasses antiterrorism—defensive measures taken to reduce vulnerability to terrorist acts—and CT—offensive measures taken to prevent, deter, preempt, and respond to terrorism. (1) Antiterrorism involves defensive measures used to reduce the vulnerability of…

…The analytical process does not drastically differ whether in the offense, defense, or stability tasks. The difference lies in the tempo in which offensive and defensive tasks are conducted versus the tempo in which stability tasks…

…Deceives attacking force of actual defensive positions and strength. Air defense more concentrated in one particular area. Indicates location of numerous high-value targets, such as armor, sustainment, artillery, or command posts. Table B-3. Delaying…

…CJCSI 3160.01, No-Strike and the Collateral Damage Estimation Methodology details a specific CDE process followed Department of Defense (DOD)-wide. Targets with associated collateral damage concerns expected to exceed theater (combatant command) thresholds are…