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…The mobility and fire support capability of maritime forces at sea, coupled with the ability to rapidly land operationally significant forces, can be key to achieving military operational objectives. These capabilities are further enhanced by operational…

…Information concerning political and military leaders, cultural trends, and economics can be valuable for a truly effects-based approach to conflict. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) encompasses Customs and Border Protection, Transportation Security Administration, Secret Service…

…IO is the integrated employment during military operations of information-related capabilities in concert with other lines of operation to influence, disrupt, corrupt, or usurp the decision making of adversaries and potential adversaries while protecting our…

…Experiences in contemporary military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have shown that commanders at all echelons need access to more information than their organic information collection assets can provide and more intelligence than their intelligence staffs…

Joint Operations Across the Range of Military Operations V-35 11. The Balance of Offense, Defense, and Stability Operations a. Combat missions and tasks can vary widely depending on context of the operation and the objective…

…The result of a CBRN attack may not be to achieve traditional military objectives, but instead have strategic, operational, psychological, economic, and political impacts. CBRN defense focuses on avoiding CBRN hazards (contamination), protecting individuals and units…

…Accompanying this authority is the responsibility to effectively organize, direct, coordinate, and control military forces to accomplish assigned missions. Command includes responsibility for health, welfare, morale, and discipline of assigned personnel. b. While command authority stems…

…found during the conduct of operations. (JP 3-31) stability operations (joint) An overarching term encompassing various military missions, tasks, and activities conducted outside the United States in coordination with other instruments of national power to…

…They provide logical and repeatable methods to ensure due diligence in limiting civilian suffering while enabling the commander to assess risk in accomplishing military objectives. CDEs are not designed to limit military action, but to mitigate…

Air Force Doctrine Publication 3-60, Targeting i FOREWORD Doctrine embodies the fundamental principles by which military forces guide their actions in support of national objectives. It is a body of carefully developed authoritative ideas that…

…Shape activities are executed continuously with the intent to enhance international legitimacy and gain multinational cooperation by shaping perceptions and influencing adversaries’ and allies’ behavior; developing allied and friendly military capabilities for self-defense and multinational…

…A general term to describe military actions conducted by joint forces and those Service forces employed in specified command relationships with each other, which of themselves, do not establish joint forces. (Approved for incorporation into JP…

…A theater of operations is an operational area defined by the GCC for the conduct or support of specific military operations. A theater of operations is established primarily when the scope of the operation in time…

Joint Operations Across the Range of Military Operations V-65 For further information on redeployment, refer to JP 3-35, Deployment and Redeployment Operations. For further guidance on considerations for termination of operations, refer to JP…

…Have we distinguished between combatants and non-combatants; have we distinguished between military objectives and protected property or places? The principle, based on customary international law, requires parties to direct operations only against combatants and military…

…Functions in physical security include facility security, law enforcement, guard and patrol operations, special land and maritime security areas, and other physical security operations like military working dog operations or emergency and disaster response support. Measures…

…The cell has conducted several successful attacks against Afghan military forces in the last 12 months. Their most common method of attack is using an “L” shaped ambush in complex terrain. Intelligence analysis indicates this type…

…Show of force operations are military in nature but often serve both diplomatic and military purposes. These operations may influence other governments or politico-military organizations to refrain from belligerent acts. SHOW OF FORCE IN THE…

…Federal law and DOD policy impose limitations on the types of support that the US military may provide and what type of military mission (e.g., HD or DSCA) is being conducted. See DODD 5525.5…

…FHP complements force protection efforts, and includes all measures taken by the JFC and the Military Health System to promote, improve, and preserve the well-being of Service members. FHP measures focus on the prevention of…