…An enemy force will go to great efforts to deceive us by portraying indications which point to the adoption of a COA that the enemy does not intend to adopt. Enemy forces may use patterns associated…

…2-17. There are eight basic elements present in all thinking. Figure 2-1 illustrates these elements. Point of View Purpose frames of reference, J goals, objectives perspectives, orientations Implications and Question at Issue Consequences problem…

…Logically, this consideration has nothing to do with the merits of the points under consideration. e@ Genetic fallacy: The genetic fallacy is the claim that, because an idea, product, or person must be wrong because of…

… Outline the main points and key assumptions and characterize the evidence supporting current analytic view.  Select one or more assumptions that appear the most susceptible to challenge.  Review the data used to determine…

…A modest investment of time at the beginning or critical points of a project can take advantage of the group’s different perspectives to help structure a problem. This group process allows others to build on…

…The analyst thinks in terms of likely or required precursor events that point towards and/or generates the possible event. The purpose is to identify two to three deviations from the original ten casual forces that…

…The important point to remember is that the SROE are not tailored to specific military operations. They provide guidance in the absence of operation-specific ROE and do not include targeting restrictions or 16 See DoD…

…Often, there are both cumulative and cascading components to effects, as when an enemy unit “breaks” in combat due to accumulated physical and psychological damage, but fails catastrophically at some point, affecting other units around it…

…As an option, add a number on links or decision points in each hypothesis and, on a separate piece of paper, write down the evidence for each number to be collected that would disprove that link…

…Sometimes there will be very little objective data pointing toward accomplishment. As discussed in the sections on effects, many indirect effects are hard to measure until they happen. Planners and commanders must be patient and counsel…

…Building relationships to the point of effective engagement and influence usually takes time. Commanders can be challenged to identify key leaders, develop appropriate messages, establish meaningful dialogue, and determine other effective ways and means of delivery…

…This guidance is an important input to subsequent mission analysis, but the completion of mission analysis is another point at which the JFC may provide updated planning guidance that affects COA development. (4) Commander’s Intent…

…The examples are designed to provide a starting point for more in-depth specific analysis for an operation. Term Changes Not applicable. viii ATP 2-33.4 18 August 2014 Introduction viii ATP 2-33.4…

…It encompasses care provided from the point of illness or injury through rehabilitative care. For further guidance on HSS, refer to JP 4-02, Health Service Support. For further guidance on procedures for deployment health activities…

…An object is a digital representation of a real-world physical thing, action, or abstraction that serves as a single point of convergence for intelligence production to facilitate analysis. Object-based production (OBP) is the intelligence…

…This occurs from the moment they have surrendered because they are no longer considered “combatants” at that point. POW camps or detention facilities should be marked to be visible from the air as such. However, it…

…During the formulation of the CONOPS, planners determine how the JFC wants the adversary to act at critical points in the operation. Those desired adversary actions then become the MILDEC objective. MILDEC is focused on causing…

…It also requires us to come up with a plausible motivation for the intruder—a motivation that is absent at this point. Either theory would be an adequate and plausible explanation. Both explain the same phenomenon…

…For example, one of the JFC’s objectives associated with the seize initiative phase of an operation might be to prevent the enemy’s navy from interfering with friendly force sea transit through a choke point…

…Basic structured analytic techniques are the starting point for most analysis and are unlikely to provide an answer to intelligence challenges on their own. However, they will provide insight that will support problem solving. The techniques…