…Consequently, assessment is much more than “battle damage” or “combat assessment,” as it has traditionally been presented—and more than just an intelligence function that takes place after execution has concluded. Planning for it begins prior…

…Art of Design, Operational Design, Joint Operations Planning Process  Explains Joint Functions of Command and Control, Intelligence, Fires, Movement and Maneuver, Protection, and Sustainment  Describes Organizing for Joint Operations, Including Organizing the Joint Force…

Chapter 5 5-16 ATP 2-33.4 18 August 2014 commanders and staffs visualize how various systems work internally and interact with each other. They establish the interconnectivity between nodes that allows them to work…

…For example, strategists and other planners bring knowledge of the larger context and overarching plans, operators bring experience gained from combat execution, while intelligence personnel provide analysis of enemy strengths and vulnerabilities. Judge advocates provide expertise…

Chapter 5 5-20 ATP 2-33.4 18 August 2014 network to direct the use of the funds into the operational activities of a hub network conducting preliminary targeting surveillance and reconnaissance. 5-71. Whatever…

…Commanders, mission planners, and intelligence specialists within these units must ensure the validity and accuracy of the targeting information provided them for mission planning purposes. This responsibility may include verification of ATO guidance coordinates and adjudication…

…Objectives are the basis for developing the desired effects and scope of target development, and are coordinated among strategists, planners, and intelligence analysts for approval by the commander. Joint Targeting Cycle Phase 2— Target Development and…

…While each HQ organizes to accommodate the nature of the JFC’s operational area, mission, tasks, and preferences, all generally follow a traditional functional staff alignment (i.e., personnel, intelligence, operations, logistics, plans, and communications). Boards…

…OBJECTIVES, EFFECTS, AND GUIDANCE Prior to this stage occurring, the continuous joint targeting cycle integrates the other processes of planning, intelligence, and operations to generate joint force guidance and develop targets. During this time, the air…

…various other organizations during peacetime. Operations, IOT, and logistics personnel are usually assigned to the theater AOG. Intelligence personnel are assigned to either the AOG or the theater A-2. Units must thus learn to coordinate…

Indicators in Decisive Action 18 August 2014 ATP 2-33.4 B-7 Table B-5. Population indicators (continued) Activities Directed Against the Government or Mission Force Within the Population (continued) Occurrence of strikes or work…

…collateral damage estimates. (d) Phase 4: Tasking orders, weapon/delivery platform, and delivery tactics. (e) Phase 5: Intelligence collection supporting the commander’s critical information requirements, mission details, and mission reporting. (3) The outputs from phase…

…Such targets require a procedure that can be worked through quickly and that facilitates quick transition from receipt of intelligence through targeting solution to action against the target. Recent operations have indicated that this compressed decision…

…Objectives are the basis for developing the desired effects and scope of target development, and are coordinated among strategists, planners, and intelligence analysts for approval by the commander. Attainment of clear, measurable, and achievable objectives is…

…involved ACO airspace control order ALLOREQ allocation request AOD air operations directive ATO air tasking order ISR intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance JAOP joint air operation plan JFC joint force commander JIPTL joint integrated prioritized target list…

…Many processes support or are supported by the joint targeting cycle, often in a symbiotic relationship, including the joint planning process, the joint planning process for air (JPPA), the joint intelligence process, and the air tasking…

…The targeting process is informed by planning, intelligence, and the air tasking cycle, ensuring alignment between operational objectives and the employment of airpower. This updated version of AFDP 3-60, Targeting, provides Airmen with a shared…

…Analysis of the security, effectiveness, and potential of an existing or planned intelligence activity. (JP 1-02) [The evaluation of progress toward the creation of effects and the achievement of objectives and end state conditions.] {Italicized…

Analytic Support to Unique Missions 18 August 2014 ATP 2-33.4 7-3 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Figure 7-1. Example of an improvised explosive device activity model Table 7-1. Possible nodes located in…

Core Army Analytic Techniques 18 August 2014 ATP 2-33.4 5-21 Centrality 5-76. Although largely influenced by subjective judgment, the identification of a potential key element or node may be facilitated through an…