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…Strikes may be used to punish offending nations or groups, uphold international law, or prevent those nations or groups from launching their own attacks (e.g., Operation EL DORADO CANYON conducted against Libya in 1986, in…

…Information to collect includes both national and tactical intelligence gathered during the operations, as well as continued post-conflict damage assessment and analysis of reconstruction activities. c. The optimal method to analyze munitions effects is to…

…In all situations, this primary focus is to assist the commander to most effectively employ air, space, and information resources to achieve joint force and national objectives. TARGET CHARACTERISTICS Every target has distinct intrinsic or acquired…

16 Cross, or with the governments of other nations. Such organizations may also hold veto power over targeting decisions made by military commanders. › There may be more direct interest in and influence on operations from high…

…This requires the integration of theater and national source information. The theater JIOC has access to these sources and provides significant support. SIGINT, GEOINT, and MASINT sources are also useful. 4. Often, BDA analysts have relatively…

…It 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. Regardless of the commander’s level of involvement, certain…

…concept using a six-character format with a central numbering registry involving the joint commands and allied nations. A theater DPI registry will ensure standardization of DPIs and eliminate duplication and possible error. The convention should…

…national assessment NAF numbered air force NASIC National Air and Space Intelligence Center NGA National Geospatial Intelligence Agency NGIC National Ground Intelligence Agency NIST national intelligence support team NMIC National Maritime Intelligence Center NSA National Security…

…The relationship that results from a formal agreement between two or more nations for broad, long-term objectives that further the common interests of the members. (Approved for incorporation into JP 1-02.) apportionment (air). None…

…Joint operation planning is the mechanism by which a JFC translates national military objectives into viable plans and orders for conducting military operations. The JFC issues initial targeting guidance early in the planning effort. The joint…

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…

…Consistent with laws and policy, the Services will provide capabilities to support CCDR requirements against a variety of threats to national security. These include invasion, CNA, and air and missile attacks. OPERATION EL DORADO CANYON The…

…The staff should develop metrics to determine if operations are properly linked to the JFC’s overall strategy and the larger hierarchy of operational and national objectives. These metrics evaluate the results achieved during joint operations…

…The primary organizations within DOD include the JS, NJOIC, DIA, National Security Agency (NSA), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), as well as the combatant commands. Other organizations within the DOD…

…National strategic direction provides strategic context for the employment of the instruments of national power and defines the strategic purpose that guides employment of the military instrument of national power as part of a global strategy…

…For example, a regional insurgency may consist of large numbers of disconnected subinsurgencies. As a result, each group should be analyzed based on its capacities as compared to the other groups. Organizational-level capacities can be…

…OPERATION JOINT ENDEAVOR Beginning in December 1995, US and allied nations deployed peace operations forces to Bosnia in support of Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Task Force EAGLE, comprised of 20,000 American soldiers (primarily from the 1st…

…Moreover, the business processes of targeting have adapted to incorporate the lessons learned from numerous operations and exercises as well as the evolution of targeting doctrine and the national use of military power. d. The challenges…

…This is the most important step in the joint targeting process, because it encapsulates all the national-level guidance in a set of outcomes relevant to the present situation and set the course for all that…

…While national leaders and CCDRs may have a clear strategic perspective of the problem, subordinate JFCs and their component commanders often have a better perspective of the situation at the operational level. Both perspectives are essential…