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…ROLE OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE So what does the JA have to do with targeting? The JA assists the planners and operators with reviewing targets for compliance with applicable LOAC/ROE restrictions (including collateral damage and…

…If the JFC so designates, a JTCB may be either an integrating center for this effort or a JFC-level review mechanism. In either case, it should be composed of representatives from the staff, all components…

…CT is primarily a SO core task and consists of actions taken directly against terrorist networks and indirectly to influence and render global and regional environments inhospitable to terrorist networks. Normally, CT operations require specially trained…

…Avoid combining capabilities where doing so adds complexity without compensating advantage. Focus on operational objectives whose achievement suggests the broadest and most enduring results. Ensure freedom of action. Maintain operational and organizational flexibility. Plan for and…

…Critical linkages within a system often enable the functioning of several interrelated parts of the system, and so affecting them in the right way can disable several components or even cause cascading system- wide failure. Vulnerable…

…CAOC planners can coordinate with NGA to obtain these products, but they require no formal relationship to do so. While the intelligence community is doing its mission, the CAOC is simply taking advantage of available resources…

…In doing so, they must take into account the details of force requirements, force availability, task organization, and sustainment and deployment concepts. They should also take into account the capacity and objectives of the other instruments…

…As discussed in this publication, emerging techniques are those that are beginning to be used in the Army but are not so common as to be used regularly at all echelons. These techniques may originate in…

…Joint force targeting during such situations is driven by the principle of proportionality, so that otherwise lawful targets involuntarily shielded with protected civilians may be attacked, and the protected civilians may be considered as collateral damage…

…This statement, which the commander revises throughout the course of planning, deals primarily with the military conditions that lead to mission accomplishment, so the commander may highlight selected objectives, desired effects, and required tasks. (2) Understanding…

…The fact that they may be used to do so does not necessarily prevent the military object from being attacked. As directed or time permitting, targets surrounded by human shields will probably need to be reviewed…

…It is therefore crucial that theater strategists, planners, and targeteers develop the necessary relationships with these units and organizations during peacetime so that intelligence support to targeting and assessment will flow smoothly during contingencies. While theater…

…terrain, obstacles, and cover and concealment.) A defending unit continuously performs information collection tasks during a battle so that the defending commander can make the appropriate decisions and adjustments to the defense. 4-76. Some information…

…If they know how fast enemy forces can respond, commanders can sequence their operations, so they occur at times and places where enemy forces cannot respond effectively. Situation templates address terrain, mobility corridors, artillery range fans…

…In addition, intelligence sensors provide guidance to both friendly jammers and lethal indirect fire weapon systems, so attacking units can destroy enemy command and control nodes, reconnaissance and surveillance assets, artillery, and other high-payoff targets…

…Commanders design obstacles for current operations so they do not hinder planned future operations. Any commander authorized to employ obstacles can designate certain obstacles to shape the battlefield. There are two categories of reinforcing obstacles: tactical…

…The unit commander locates alternate positions so the occupants can continue to fulfill the original task, such as covering the same avenue of approach or engagement area as the primary position. These positions increase a defending…

…The purpose of an LD is to coordinate the advance of the attacking force, so that its elements strike enemy forces in the order and at the time desired. An LD also marks where a unit…

Legal Considerations in Targeting A-7 it is practical to do so consistent with mission accomplishment. To that end and as far as military requirements dictate, methods and means of attack should be employed with due…

…Doing so allows the massing of effects against selected enemy units in vulnerable locations. Maintaining the initiative allows a commander to shift the decisive operation to exploit opportunities as they arise. Commanders seize, retain, and exploit…