…It also includes assuring the mobility of friendly forces. Protection The protection function focuses on preserving the joint force’s fighting potential in four primary ways. One way uses active defensive measures that protect the joint…

…Noncontiguous defenses are generally mobile defenses; however, some subordinate units may conduct area defenses to hold key terrain or canalize attackers into eng…

…All instruments of national power should be considered in an effects-based approach, and even within the context of force-on-force engagement, such functions as air mobility and ISR can create effects that are crucial…

…A location in a mobility system where a movement requirement is originated, processed for onward movement, or terminated. (JP 3-17) 2. In communications and computer systems, the physical location that provides terminating, switching, and gateway…

…At the operational level, Egyptian forces portrayed their mobilization, force buildup, and maneuvers as part of their annual exercises. Egyptian exercises portraying an intent to cross the canal were repeated until the Israelis became conditioned to…

…The length of time a target is expected to remain in one location (this can be directly related to the physical characteristic of target mobility). Generally, a target is more difficult to find or engage on…

…Under the law of war, the following are protected: (1) Fixed hospitals and mobile medical establishments. (2) Medical personnel and chaplains. (3) Ambulances and clearly marked medical transport ve…

Chapter II II-6 JP 3-0 transforms national strategic objectives into activities by development of operational products, which include planning for the mobilization, deployment, employment, sustainment, redeployment, and demobilization of joint forces. It ties the…

…by making his own operations more complex. d. Mobility is a measure of the time required to shift a target’s function from one location to another. Mobility affects both the perishability of the information about…

…Taking advantage of the Combat Intelligence System (CIS) capabilities and an emerging global connectivity to military networks and databases, intelligence personnel provided the best and most timely support ever to air mobility forces. This improvement was…

…The CAOC combat plans division (CPD) should work closely with the air mobility division (AMD) to determine how intertheater mobility is integrated into the ATO. Some long-range combat assets based outside the theater of operations…

…Usually the combatant commander will issue guidance concerning the approval authority for mobile systems placed next to such protected objects when not acting in self-defense. Protection of Religious, Cultura…

…However, deliberate targeting can be used against mobile targets, especially when the target is in a defensive posture and may be in positions for long periods of time. On-c…

…Antiaircraft artillery and mobile surface-to-surface missiles located well forward with maneuver elements. Provides increased protection to massed fo…

…To protect themselves, individual forces relied more on situational awareness, mobility advantages, and freedom of action than on mass. Nonlinear operations place a premium on the communications, intelligence, mobility, and innovative means for sustainment. (a) During…

…The convention should address both static and mobile targets. It is usually not feasible to assign standard BE#s to mobile targets. However, for proper data base manage…

Chapter III III-28 JP 3-0 (2) Maneuver joint forces to achieve a position of advantage over an enemy. (3) Provide mobility for joint forces to facilitate their movement and maneuver without delays caused by…

5 › Functional redundancy (can the target’s function be performed elsewhere or by something else?). › Target’s ability to reconstitute itself or its function. › Target’s mobility characteristics. ›› Fixed (unable to move). ›› Transportable (operate from fixed…

Understanding Targets and Targeting I-3 (7) Reflexivity (to heat, light, sound, radar energy, etc.). (8) Structural composition. (9) Degree of hardening. (10) Electromagnetic signature (e.g., radar and radio transmissions). (11) Mobility characteristics: (a) Fixed…

…The campaign—which included Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM and the subsequent period of postconflict operations—can be viewed in the following major phases. • DEPLOYMENT AND FORCE BUILDUP (to include crisis action planning, mobilization, deployment…