national security

…The sharing of information with relevant USG agencies, foreign governments and security forces, interorganizational partners, NGOs, and members of the private sector, has proved vital in recent operations. Commanders at all levels should determine and provide…

…When required to achieve national strategic objectives or protect national interests, the US national leadership may decide to conduct a major operation or campaign involving large-scale combat, placing the United States in a wartime state…

…The SJA advises the JFC and other staff members on applicable international and domestic laws, legal custom and practice, multilateral and bilateral agreements with host nations, law of war issues, compliance and interpretation of the ROE…

…The key to an effective federation system is knowing the capabilities of the various units and organizations—Air Force, joint, and national—that can be called upon for support. There are many organizations that can and…

…The USAF controls only its own reachback capabilities to meet air component requirements, whereas the joint and national systems are based on the needs of CCDRs or JFCs. These higher-level needs are coordinated with the…

…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…

…Subordinate 363 ISRG units also include Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard targeting units that provide steady-state and surge-to-war target production and analysis capability accomplished through the use of imagery analysts…

…The actions and effects in any causal chain can derive from any element of national power—economic, political/diplomatic, military, or informational, and may occur at any point across the range of operations from peace to…

…Many federated organizations, both Air Force and joint, have analysts who have studied specific targets, target sets, nations, and regions for many years. Many of the analysts with deepest understanding are civilians working for national intelligence…

…The Attorney General typically acts through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and cooperates with other Federal departments and agencies engaged in activities to protect national security. The Attorney General and these departments and agencies coordinate the…

…Acquiring, managing, and distributing funds. (7) Providing common-user logistics support to OGAs, IGOs, NGOs, and other nations. (8) Establishing and coordinating movement services. (9) Establishing large-scale detention compounds and sustaining enduring detainee operations. For…

…The concept for collection, information extraction, storage, dissemination, and exploitation of geodetic, geomagnetic, imagery (both commercial and national source), gravimetric, aeronautical, topographic, hydrographic, littoral, cultural, and toponymic data accurately referenced to a precise location on the…

…J2T is the coordinator for all joint and national federation target intelligence needs of a CCMD or JTF and works with the National Joint Operations and Intelligence Center (NJOIC). The AOC coordinates its federation needs with…

…Illicit finance networks represent a critical vulnerability of state and non-state adversaries threatening US national security. Employing CTF activities are the means to detect, counter, contain, disrupt, deter,

…dynamics, cultural values, or religion) or physical (i.e., military, industrial, or economic) strength from which a nation, alliance, or military force in a given strategic, operational, or tactical context derives its freedom of action, physical…

…OPSEC planners must consider the effect of media coverage and the possibility coverage may compromise essential security or disclose critical information. 17. Considerations for Enabling Civil Authority a. General. In this phase, the joint operation normally…

…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…