national command authority

…JP 3-0) joint force air component commander. The commander within a unified command, subordinate unified command, or joint task force responsible to the establishing commander for recommending the proper employment of assigned, attached, and/or…

…Contiguous and Noncontiguous Operational Areas Contiguous and Noncontiguous Operational Areas Adjacent, subordinate command’s operational areas share boundaries. In this case, the higher headquarters has assigned all of its operational area to subordinate commands. Contiguous Noncontiguous…

…Successful nonlinear defenses require all friendly commanders to understand the JFCs intent and maintain a common operational picture (COP). Noncontiguous defenses are generally mobile defenses; however, some subordinate units may conduct area defenses to hold key…

Table of Contents vii II-2 Joint Operation Planning Process ...............................................................II-7 III-1 Command Relationships Synopsis ........................................................... III-3 III-2 Creating Shared Understanding ............................................................. III-12 III-3 Risk Management Process ..................................................................... III-16 IV-1 Visualizing…

…bomb damage assessment report BE basic encyclopedia C2 command and control CA combat assessment CCDR combatant commander CDE collateral damage estimation CDRUSSTRATCOM Commander, United States Strategic Command CIA Central Intelligence Agency CID combat identification CJCS Chairman…

…Fix Track Target Engage Assess Joint Targeting Cycle Phases End State and C ommander’s Objectives F2T2EA Commander’s Decision and Force Assignment Mission Planning and Execution Target Development and Prioritization Capabilities Analysis Assessment Deliberate Targeting…

…A deployed numbered Air Force (NAF) or command echelon immediately subordinate to a NAF provided as the US Air Force component command committed to a joint operation. Also called AETF. (JP 1-02) [The organizational manifestation…

107 GLOSSARY Abbreviations and Acronyms AAC Air Armaments Center ACC Air Combat Command ACFT analysis, correlation, and fusion team ACO airspace coordination order AETC Air Education and Training Command AFB Air Force base AFDD Air Force…

108 CFC combined force commander CIA Central Intelligence Agency CIB CID combined integration board combat identification CJCSI Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff instruction CMSA cruise missile support agency COA course of action COD combat operations division…

…OPERATION JUST CAUSE In the early morning hours of 20 December 1989, the Commander, US Southern Command, Joint Task Force (JTF) Panama, conducted multiple, simultaneous forcible entry operations to begin Operation JUST CAUSE. By parachute assault…

…air component commander JFC joint force commander JFCC-GS Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike JFCC-ISR Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (USSTRATCOM) JFCC-Space Joint Functional Component Command for Space…

…This Air Education and Training Command (AETC)-sponsored course is the Air Force’s primary targeteer training course. Anyone working directly in the ISRD targeting and assessment team or the COD/CPD targeting team should consider…

…Presence of dummy positions, command posts, and weapons. Complicates friendly targeting and analysis. Deceives attacking force of actual defensive positions and strength. Air defense more concentrated in one particular area. Indicates location of numerous high-value…

…This chapter refers to those activities that should be accomplished prior to the onset of hostilities as “targeting readiness.” According to the Unified Command Plan, each geographic or functional combatant commander is assigned a COMAFFOR. Targeting…

…Subordinate component commanders are conducting nonlinear operations within their AOs. This combination typically is applied in stability operations and CS operations. Figure V-5. Combinations of Areas of Operations and Linear/Nonlinear Operations Combinations of Areas…

…The find phase requires clearly designated guidance from commanders, especially concerning target priorities, and the focused ISR collection plan based on IPB, to include named areas of interest and target areas of interest. Following this collection…

…Command posts located well forward; mobile command posts identified. Indicates preparation to command an offensive task from as far forward as possible. Movement of noncombatants from the area of operations. Indicates preparation for rapid forward advance…

…Situational awareness, coupled with precision fires, frees commanders to act against multiple objectives. Swift maneuver against several decisive points supported by precise, concentrated fire can induce paralysis and shock among enemy troops and commanders. Nonlinear operations…

…12 JOINT FORCE COMMANDER AND STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES .......................... 12 AIR COMPONENT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................ 13 Chapter 3: THE TARGETING PROCESS .................................................................... 18 AIR COMPONENT CONTRIBUTION TO THE JOINT TARGETING CYCLE ........... 18 TARGETING AND THE AIR TASKING CYCLE ........................................................ 19…

…Activation of command posts well removed (beyond usual norms) from the present battle area. Positioning of command posts along route of withdrawal. Establishes command nodes in the new position and along route of march in order…