…Attacking these may violate the laws of war (e.g., cultural and religious sites, embassies belonging to noncombatant countries, hospitals, schools) or interfere with friendly relations with other nations, indigenous populations, or governments. NSLs are not…

…The standard method endorsed by National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is to express coordinate accuracy as a “circular error” (CE) and vertical accuracy as a “linear error” (LE) to a 90 percent degree of certainty (CE…

…A strategic attack is a JFC-directed offensive action against a target—whether military, diplomatic, economic, or other—that is specifically selected to achieve national or military strategic objectives. The JFC should consider conducting strategic attacks…

…Once potential targets are identified, researched, developed, vetted, and validated, they are nominated by component commanders, national agencies, supporting commands, and the JFC’s staff and placed onto TNLs. The TNLs are compiled into a draft…

…Propaganda Activities Directed Against the Established Government Attempts to discredit or ridicule national or public officials. Attempts to discredit the judicial and law enforcement system. Characterization of government projects and plans. Radio and Internet propaganda from…

…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…

…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…

…Commanders should assess the military and political impact a nuclear strike would have on operations.13 Nuclear planning guidance issued at the CCDR level is based on national-level political considerations and is influenced by the…

…Intelligence Agency (DIA) handbooks within a particular theater, such as infrastructure targets across a whole region or nation (like electrical power or petroleum, oil, and lubricants [POL] production), or non-infrastructure systems such as financial networks…

…Joint targeting federation needs are coordinated with the larger joint community and national agencies through the JTF staff J-2’s targeting directorate. Coordination should delineate specific duties for federated partners, establish timelines, and determine the…

…Targets on this list require national-level approval to strike. The restricted target list is a list of targets that have specific restrictions imposed upon them. Actions on restricted targets are prohibited until coordinated and approved…

…This post-attack target analysis should be a coordinated effort among combat units, component commands, the subordinate joint force, the combatant command, primary theater BDA cell, national agencies, supporting commands, and the JIOC. Some representative sources…

…Joint Targeting Process within Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning Deliberate and crisis action planning are the mechanisms with which a JFC translates national military objectives into a viable COA that is supported by detailed planning. This…

…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…

…For additional guidance on the communications and ISR systems support, refer to JP 2-01, Joint and National Intelligence Support to Military Operations, JP 6-0, Joint Communications System, and North American Aerospace Defense Command and…

…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…

…Communications system planning also must consider termination of US involvement and procedures to transfer communications system control to another agency such as the United Nations (UN). Planning should consider that it may be

…The JFC’s SJA can provide interpretations of host nation, ROE, and LoW issues. The JFC public affairs advisor can provide public perception of target prosecution and any detrimental second- or third-order effects. Information planners…