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…Spot shortages of foodstuffs in regions or neighborhoods associated with a minority group or weaker competing interest group, while food supplies are generally plentiful in other areas. Conversely, sudden local shortages of foodstuffs in rural areas…

…Strikes may be used to punish offending nations or groups, uphold international law, or prevent those nations or groups from launching their own attacks (e.g., Operation EL DORADO CANYON conducted against Libya in 1986, in…

…It requires cooperation with other planning staffs and national interagency groups throughout the process. Much of the required analysis is done before conflict begins. See Chapter Five and Appendix B for further details. Target development involves…

…Threat environment indicators Indicator Information Objective Local Conflict Casualty What groups (tribes, clans) are local rivals? How intense is the rivalry? What are the relative strengths or external alliances of rival groups? U.S. presence or…

…Use of joint capabilities in military engagement, security cooperation, and deterrence activities helps shape the operational environment and keep the day-to-day tensions between nations or groups below the threshold of armed conflict while maintaining…

…The political objective is to compel a country or group to conform to the objectives of the initiating body, while the military objective focuses on establishing a barrier that is selective, allowing only authorized goods to…

…It includes questioning the beliefs of your culture and the groups to which you belong, and a willingness to express your views even when they are unpopular. Questions that foster intellectual courage include— To what extent…

…Increased hostile or illegal activity against the government, its law enforcement and military organizations, foreigners, minority groups, or competing political, ethnic, linguistic, or religious groups. Demonstrations against government forces, minority groups, or foreigners designed to instigate…

…Analysts should classify civil considerations (ASCOPE) into logical groups (tribal, political, religious, ethnic, and governmental). Intelligence analysis during operations that focus on the civil population as a center of gravity requires a different mindset and different…

…Operations are grouped in three areas that compose the range of military operations (Figure I-3). (1) Military Engagement, Security Cooperation, and Deterrence. These are ongoing routine activities that establish, shape, maintain, and refine relations with…

… Take care when using their opinions since they may be subject to biases regarding ethnic groups or cultures in the region and their knowledge may be dated or inaccurate.  Locate regional experts, such as…

… Adds discussion on joint targeting working groups and describes their purpose.  Clarifies roles and responsibilities during federated targeting support.  Adds United States Cyber Command’s role in support of joint targeting and discussion…

…Weaponeering is normally done by the ISRD targeting team prior to TET using methodologies prepared by the joint technical coordinating group for munition effectiveness and data found in the joint munitions effectiveness manuals (JMEM). The final…

…The no strike list (NSL) is a list of geographic areas, complexes, installations, forces, equipment, capabilities, functions, individuals, groups, systems, or behaviors that will not have action planned against them Attacking these may violate LOAC or…

…The CIA, through its target coordination group within its Associate Directorate of Military Affairs, works with the DOD on many issues relating to the targeting cycle. (2) Department of State. Because of the DOS’s worldwide…

…During stability operations in the stabilize phase, protection from virtually any person, element, or group hostile to US interests must be considered. These could include activists, a group opposed to the operation, looters, and terrorists. Forces…

…Fiscal resources underline the main indicators of a terrorist group’s COAs, intentions, and capabilities. 4-49. Countries that are not fiscally independent may be willing to allow the use of their territory as a training…

The Joint Targeting Cycle II-9 (b) Target system components are a related group of entities within a target system that performs or contributes toward a similar function. The emphasis in component identification shifts from the…

…These describe how individuals, groups, or automated systems think, exercise control functions, or process information. Understanding a target’s decision-making process, sources of influence, or cultural factors can be critical to creating desired effects, especially…

…Boards, centers, working groups, and other semipermanent and temporary organizations facilitate cross-functional coordination, synchronization, planning, and information sharing between principal staff directorates. Although these organizations are cross-functional in their membership, they typically fall under…