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…When directed by the President and SecDef, CCDRs will plan for the employment of nuclear weapons by US forces in a manner consistent with national policy and strategic guidance. The employment of such weapons signifies an…

…Failure to do so can cause the joint force to lose momentum, miss an important opportunity, experience a significant setback, or even fail to accomplish the mission. Conversely, successful transition can allow the joint force to…

Chapter I I-14 JP 3-0 what purpose major forces will be employed and to influence the adversary’s disposition before combat. Operational art governs the deployment of those forces and the arrangement of operations…

…When a JTCB is not established and the JFC decides not to delegate targeting oversight authority to a deputy or subordinate commander, the JFC may perform this task at the joint force headquarters, with the assistance…

…III-1  Joint Force Targeting Responsibilities..................................................................... III-2  Federated Targeting Support .................................................................................. III-13 APPENDIX A Legal Considerations in Targeting ................................................................... A-1 B Targeting Automation .......................................................................................B-1 C Component Targeting Processes .......................................................................C-1 D The…

…Economy of Force (1) The purpose of economy of force is to expend minimum essential combat power on secondary efforts in order to allocate the maximum possible combat power on primary efforts. (2) Economy of force…

…Phase 4—Commander’s Decision and Force Assignment (1) The force assignment process integrates previous phases of joint targeting and fuses capabilities analysis with available forces, sensors, and weapons systems. Figure II-7 provides a graphic…

…Once the crisis is defined, these actions may include mobilization, tailoring of forces, and other predeployment activities; initial deployment into a theater; employment of ISR assets; and development of mission-tailored C2, intelligence, force protection, and…

…Planning and continuous assessment will reveal the nature and scope of forces and capabilities required. These forces and capabilities may be available within the joint force or may be required from another theater or from the…

…In addition to military forces (including multinational forces) and civilians, there may be a number of interagency partners, intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and elements of the private sector whose presence or influence can affect…

…Three additional principles―restraint, perseverance, and legitimacy―are relevant to how the Armed Forces of the United States use combat power across the range of military operations. These three, added to the original nine, comprise 12…

Joint Force Targeting Duties and Responsibilities III-11 (h) Develop and maintain the JFC’s NSL in coordination with the JFE, if established. (i) Manage theater collection priorities via the joint collection management board and maintain…

…Forces will have to be even more alert to force protection and security matters after a CBRNE incident. JFCs also should be constantly ready to counter activity that could bring significant harm to units or jeopardize…

…The J-2 assesses the joint force organic tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination capabilities to support the JFC’s selected operations through all phases of conflict. The joint force J-2 determines intelligence shortfalls and…

…The joint force may be required to perform limited local governance, and integrate the efforts of other supporting interorganizational partners until legitimate local entities are functioning. The JFC continuously assesses the impact of operations in this…

…If the crisis revolves around external threats to a regional partner, CCDRs employ joint forces to deter aggression and signal US commitment (such as deploying joint forces to train in Kuwait). If the crisis is caused…

…A theater of operations is established primarily when the scope of the operation in time, space, purpose, and/or employed forces exceeds what a JOA can normally accommodate. More than one joint force HQ can exist…

Glossary GL-3 JFC joint force commander JFLCC joint force land component commander JFMCC joint force maritime component commander JFSOCC joint force special operations component commander JIACG joint interagency coordination group JIPOE joint intelligence preparation of…

Joint Operations Across the Range of Military Operations V-17 (2) Political concerns dominate a show of force operation, and as such, military forces often are under significant legal and political constraints and restraints. The military…

…The JFC provides operational vision, guidance, and direction to the joint force. The C2 function encompasses a number of tasks, including the following: (1) Establish, organize, and operate a joint force HQ. (2) Command subordinate forces…