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…Counterinsurgency may involve highly organized paramilitary groups, loosely structured nodes, or both. 7-6. Using activities and association matrices, analysts can pinpoint the optimal targets for further intelligence collection, identify key personalities within an organization, and…

…A zone established by a sanctioning body to prohibit specific activities in a specific geographic area in order to persuade nations or groups to modify their behavior to meet the desires of the sanctioning body or…

…Physical or psychological pressures exerted with the intent to assure that an agent or group will respond as directed. (JP 3-0) 4. An indicator governing the distribution and use of documents, information, or material. Such…

…Commanders conduct these operations individually, in simultaneous or concurrent groupings, or in conjunction with a major operation or campaign. (3) Major Operations and Campaigns. These are extended-duration, large-scale operations that usually involve combat. A…

Appendix A A-10 ATP 2-33.4 18 August 2014  Draft a set of analytic papers in which the leader or group makes specific decisions, proposes recommendations, or lays out COAs. The more these…

…devil’s advocate if they have some doubts about a widely held view; or a leader might designate an analyst to challenge the prevailing wisdom in order to reaffirm the group’s confidence in those assessments.

…The level of war at which a nation, often as a member of a group of nations, determines national or multinational (alliance or coalition) strategic security objectives and guidance, then develops and uses national resources to…

…Sorting is a basic structuring technique for grouping information to develop insight to facilitate analysis. Facts 3-9. Sorting is effective when information elements can be broken out into categories or subcategories for comparison using an…

…The Services, as well as the Joint Technical Coordinating Group for Munitions Effectiveness (JTCG/ME), Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Joint Warfare Analysis Center (JWAC), and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), have developed a number of…

…and procedures AIG air intelligence group AIS air intelligence squadron ALLOREQ allocation request AOC air and space operations center AOD air and space operations directive AOG air and space operations group ASOC air support operations center…

…The activities matrix is critical for the study of a group’s internal and external activities, external ties and linkages, and even modus operandi. The Method 5-40. Creating the activities matrix involves four steps: …

…publication JPG joint planning group JS the Joint Staff JTCB joint targeting coordination board JTCG/ME Joint Technical Coordinating Group for Munitions Effectiveness JTL joint target list JTWG joint targeting working group JWAC Joint Warfare Analysis…

… What are the spatial distances between events? How near are the events? If spatially close, what terrain or circumstances may have caused the grouping? Are there missing pieces of data that may fill those gaps…

… Membership in a group or organization. Note. It is important to know that using the association matrix without modification will show only the existence of relationships not the nature, degree, or duration of those relationships…

…target is a person or group, what other people or groups are necessary to enable him/her/it to function? ›› What is the nature of the connectivity between this person/group and others? Cognitive Characteristics. Features…

…A group of targets that are so related that their destruction will produce some particular effect desired by the attacker. (JP 1-02. SOURCE: JP 3-60) target system analysis. An all-source examination of potential…

… What is the centrality of each node within the network?  What role is each entity involved in the network?  Who or what forms a bridge or liaison between groups or subgroups?  How…

…group       Joint Doctrine Development Community (JDDC) submission to fill extant operational void Joint Staff (JS) J-7 conducts front- end analysis Joint Doctrine Planning Conference validation Program Directive (PD) development and staffing/joint working group PD…

…Analyzing complex networks and associations is the review, compilation, and interpretation of data to determine the presence of associations among individuals, groups (military units, insurgent and terrorist groups, criminal organizations), businesses, or other entities; the meaning…

…Commanders designate obstacle zones, belts, and groups depending on their authority. When planning obstacles, commanders and staffs also consider future operations. Commanders design obstacles for current operations so they do not hinder planned future operations. Any…