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The Art of Joint Command II-7 require the commander’s participation and decisions. These include the operational approach, mission statement, commander’s planning guidance, commander’s intent, commander’s critical information requirements (CCIRs), and CONOPS…

…They consider assessment measures during mission analysis, refine these measures in the JFC’s initial planning guidance and in commander and staff’s estimates, wargame the measures during COA development, and include MOEs and MOPs in…

…Unified Commands Functional Unified Command Joint Intelligence Centers. The four CONUS- based functional unified commands—USSTRATCOM, USJFCOM, US Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), and US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)— each has a JIOC. Each of these unified commands…

…Targets with associated collateral damage concerns expected to exceed theater (combatant command) thresholds are referred either to SecDef or the President using the sensitive target approval and review (STAR) process, detailed in CJCSI 3122.06, Sensitive…

Glossary GL-17 commander’s force or capabilities, and who is responsible for ensuring that the supporting commander understands the assistance required. (Approved for incorporation into JP 1-02.) supporting commander. 1. A commander who provides…

…These ROE are promulgated by the President, Secretary of Defense, CCDR, and component commanders, and are based on the specific factors underlying the operation. The ROE might be sent to the components via message from the…

…nomination lists that achieve desired effects in order to meet commander’s objectives, guidance, and intent. › Weapons recommendations based upon effects chosen to achieve commander’s objectives. › Weaponeering analyses to support effects-based kinetic and non…

Joint Operations Across the Range of Military Operations V-45 accustomed to having attachments may be required to provide administrative and logistic support to normally unrelated units. (3) The CCDR, in coordination with Commander, United States…

…JFCs and their component commanders are the key players in planning and conducting intelligence tasks. Commanders are more than just consumers of intelligence. They are ultimately responsible for ensuring that intelligence is fully integrated into their…

…The cycle consists of the following phases performed at various levels of command (see Figure 2.2): › Objectives, effects, and guidance. › Target development. › Weaponeering and allocation. › ATO production and dissemination. › Execution planning and force execution. › Assessment.

vi COMAFFOR / JFACC / CFACC A note on terminology One of the cornerstones of Air Force doctrine is “the US Air Force prefers—and in fact, plans and trains—to employ through a commander, Air Force forces…

…Analysts involved in security cooperation activities must be prepared to teach analysis to their counterparts and encourage them to participate in analyzing, preparing, and briefing the analysis to the foreign unit commander. This instruction could involve…

…Air and Space Commander’s Handbook for the JFACC (NOTE: AFOTTPs can be accessed via the Air Warfare Center’s AFOTTP web-site at https://505ccw.hurlburt.af.mil/505og/505os/AFOTTPLibrary.htm) AFOTTP 2-1…

…Most operations require commanders and other leaders to engage key local and regional leaders in order to affect their attitudes and gain their support. Building relationships to the point of effective engagement and influence usually takes…

…Joint force HQ include those for unified, subunified, and specified commands and JTFs. While each HQ organizes to accommodate the nature of the JFC’s operational area, mission, tasks, and preferences, all generally follow a traditional…

…Operation DESERT STORM began with a major airpower effort—from both land and sea—against strategic targets; Iraqi air, land, and naval forces; logistic infrastructure; and command and control (C2). Land and special operations forces supported…

…Maintaining and updating the JTL, NSL, RTL, and other relevant target-related lists. (d) Inputs to the JTWG may include commander’s guidance, current target- related lists (JTL and RTL) including TSTs, TNLs, the NSL, and…

…The JFC’s primary targeting responsibility lies in establishing the objectives that component commanders will achieve throughout the operational environment with their forces (assigned, attached, and supporting). With the advice of subordinate component commanders, JFCs set…

…Depending on the nature of the joint operation, a maritime commander can serve as the JFC or function as a JFACC while the operation is primarily maritime, and shift that command ashore if the operation shifts…

…These types of indicators should be analyzed to correctly answer commander’s critical information requirements and PIRs and to help facilitate situational understanding for the commander. 4-51. If a threat element makes a preparation that…