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…14, Contingency Intelligence Network MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS  DoD Dictionary  DoD, Law of War Manual  DoD Directive 2311.01, Law of War Program  DoD Instruction 3000.17, Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response  DoD…

87 DOD, Conduct of the Persian Gulf War: Final Report to Congress (Chapter IV) (Washington, DC: US GPO). 1992. Glock, John, “The Evolution of Air Force Targeting,” Airpower Journal, Fall 1994 (Maxwell AFB, AL: Air University…

…Subordinate 363 ISRG units also include Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard targeting units that provide steady-state and surge-to-war target production and analysis capability accomplished through the use of imagery analysts…

…This operation marked the first commitment of forces in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO’s) history as well as the first time since World War II that American and Russian soldiers have shared a…

…Nation assistance is civil or military assistance (other than FHA) rendered to a nation by US forces within that nation’s territory during peacetime, crises or emergencies, or war, based on agreements mutually concluded between the…

…Since the establishment of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1947, joint doctrine has recognized the nine principles of war. Subsequent experience from a wide variety of irregular warfare (IW) situations has identified three additional principles…

…Because of the DOS’s worldwide network of diplomatic missions and posts staffed with representatives of numerous national agencies, the DOS is a key source of information during war or crises. The central point of contact…

…The employment of such weapons signifies an escalation of the war and is a Presidential decision. USSTRATCOM’s capabilities to assist in the collaborative planning of all nuclear missions are available to support nuclear weapon employment…

…A tactical exercise carried out at sea, in the air, on the ground, or on a map in imitation of war. 3. The operation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle, to cause it to perform desired…

…Peace Conflict Continuum War

…MILITARY DECEPTION IN THE YOM KIPPUR WAR, 1973 On 6 October 1973, the Egyptian 3rd Army surprised the Israeli Defense Force by attacking across the Suez Canal. Egyptian forces gained a significant foothold in the Sinai…

…In certain circumstances the US can provide direct combat support, such as support to the French Resistance in World War II, the Afghanistan Northern Alliance to remove the Taliban in 2001-2002, or for NATO’s…

…JP 3-0) cold war. None. (Approved for removal from JP 1-02.) combatant commander. A commander of one of the unified or specified combatant commands established by the President. Also called CCDR. (JP 1-02…

…The SJA advises the JFC and other staff members on applicable international and domestic laws, legal custom and practice, multilateral and bilateral agreements with host nations, law of war issues, compliance and interpretation of the ROE…

…The red cross, red crescent, and other symbols that designate that persons, places, or equipment so marked have a protected status under the law of war. (Approved for incorporation into JP 1-02 with JP 3…

…However, winning the Nation’s wars remains the preeminent justification for maintaining capable and credible military forces in the event that deterrence should fail. (3) Defending national interests requires not only being able to prevail in…

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…The International Committee of the Red Cross and national Red Cross societies also use these symbols. (2) The Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War authorizes use of symbols to…

…All cross-AOR operations must be coordinated between the affected GCCs. (2) Theater of War. A theater of war is a geographical area established by the President, SecDef, or GCC for the conduct of major operations…

…World Wars I and II offer multiple examples of linear operations. (2) In nonlinear operations, forces orient on objectives without geographic reference to adjacent forces. Nonlinear operations typically focus on creating specific effects on multiple decisive…