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…The assessment process is continuous and directly tied to the commander’s decisions throughout planning, preparation, and execution of operations. Staffs monitor key factors that can influence operations and provide the commander timely information needed for…

vii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY COMMANDER’S OVERVIEW • Provides an understanding of Targets and Targeting • Explains the Joint Targeting Cycle • Addresses Joint Force Targeting Duties and Responsibilities Understanding Targets and Targeting Targeting is the process of selecting and…

…An effective joint targeting cycle framework, coupled with the separate yet related air tasking cycle, is essential for the air component commander to plan and execute joint air operations. AIR COMPONENT CONTRIBUTION TO THE JOINT TARGETING…

…42 Execution Planning and Force Execution............................................................................. 43 Assessment............................................................................................................................ 44 CHAPTER THREE—Dynamic Targeting ................................................................................... 46 General...................................................................................................................................... 46 The Dynamic Targeting Portion of the Tasking Process.......................................................... 48 Find ....................................................................................................................................... 50 Fix ......................................................................................................................................... 51 Track ..................................................................................................................................... 51 Target.................................................................................................................................... 52 Engage................................................................................................................................... 52 Assess…

…It provides military guidance for use by the Armed Forces in preparing and executing their plans and orders. It is not the intent of this publication to restrict the authority of the JFC from organizing the…

…The CFC will normally delegate the authority to conduct execution planning, coordination, and deconfliction associated with joint air targeting to the CFACC and will ensure that this process is a joint effort. The CFACC must possess…

…Dominating Activities Enabling Civil Authority Activity Shaping Activities Theater Shaping OPLAN Approval OPORD Termination OPORD Activation OPORD Execution Global Shaping Phase 0 Shape Phase I Deter Phase II Seize Initiative Phase III Dominate Phase IV Stabilize…

…Multiple air and space COAs or one COA with significant branches and sequels are developed COA Analysis Friendly COAs are wargamed against adversary COAs COA Comparison Wargaming results are used to compare COAs against predetermined criteria…

…The ultimate goal is for logistics planners to develop a feasible, supportable, and efficient concept of logistic support and to be able to identify risks to the execution of the CONOPS. Prior to the development of…

…Much of the cycle is conducted through an interrelated series of information exchanges and active involvement in planning, target development, air execution, and assessment, which provide a means to request and schedule joint air missions. The…

…If they meet TST criteria, but are not approved as TSTs by the JFC, these component-critical targets may still require dynamic execution with cross-component coordination and assistance in a time-compressed fashion. Targeting and…

…US forces operating from coalition bases (e.g., Diego Garcia) may also have restrictions placed on them—and on the targeting they execute—by coalition ROE as well. Close coordination is required with coalition partners during…

…critical infrastructure, which includes DOD and non- DOD domestic and foreign infrastructures essential to plan, mobilize, deploy, execute, and sustain US military operations on a global basis. Coordination between DOD entities and other USG departments and…

Executive Summary xvii of operations) on a temporary basis. Operational areas have physical dimensions comprised of some combination of air, land, maritime, and space domains. JFCs define these areas with geographical boundaries, which help commanders and…

…Targeting and assessment, which are integrally related, impose most of the intelligence collection burden the joint force carries—to support deliberate targeting efforts before, dynamic targeting efforts during, and assessment during and after ATO execution. Successful…

…Specific joint targeting related duties normally performed by the J-5 are as follows: (a) Publish JFC’s planning guidance and planning directives. (b) Identify possible branches and sequels. (c) Develop, analyze, compare, and recommend COAs…

…They may be conducted as stand-alone operations in response to a crisis (such as a NEO) or executed as an element of a larger, more complex campaign or major operation. Crisis response and limited contingency…

…Collection of operational or mission-specific data includes all executed mission type orders (to include all executed ATOs), all MISREPs, and copies of aircraft or WSV at a minimum. Information to collect includes both national and…

…At the tactical level, engagement authority normally resides with the “shooter” (aircrew, system operator, etc.) for those planned events on the current ATO being executed; this follows the tenet of decentralized execution. The fact that planned…

3 The former are discussed in this document within an effects-based framework, covered in separate chapters on planning, execution, and assessment. A final chapter describes the continuous activities involved in targeting readiness and the responsibilities…