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…Formation of antitank strong points in depth along avenues of approach. May allow penetration of friendly armor into engagement areas. Will engage armor in depth. Preparation of alternate artillery positions. Increases survivability of artillery in the…

…Echelon of command, size of units, types of equipment, and types and location of forces or components may often be associated with a particular level, but the strategic, operational, or tactical purpose of their employment depends…

…An HVT is a target that the enemy commander requires for the successful completion of the mission. HPTs are derived from the list of HVTs. The loss of HVTs would be expected to seriously degrade important…

Executive Summary xxi operational objectives have been met and redeployment of the joint force is accomplished. This should mean that a legitimate civil authority has been enabled to manage the situation without further outside military assistance…

…Independent, qualitative or quantitative condition(s) that indicates the achievement of an effect. (AFDD 2-1.9) effect. 1. The physical or behavioral state of a system that results from an action, a set of actions…

…Point of View All reasoning is done from some point of view: « Identify your point of view. * Seek points of view from other analysts related to threat and other significant aspects of the operational environments and…

…The key steps of stage three are—  Generate several scenarios derived from the possible consequences of the event occurring. It is recommended the analyst develop three possible scenarios or COAs.  Determine possible consequences of…

Joint Operations Across the Range of Military Operations V-33 THE GULF WAR, 1990-1991 On 2 August 1990, Iraq invaded and occupied Kuwait. Much of the rest of the world, including most other Arab nations…

…The nature of the strategic security environment may require US forces to engage in several types of joint operations simultaneously across the range of military operations. For these missions, commanders combine and sequence offensive, defensive, and…

…The process of determining the quantity of a specific type of lethal or nonlethal weapons required to achieve a specific level of damage to a given target,

…Logistic forces, like all other forces, must be capable of self-defense, particularly if they deploy alone or in advance of other military forces. (2) Facilities. JFCs need to plan for the early acquisition (leasing) of…

Joint Operations Across the Range of Military Operations V-51 concentrating, opponents can be attacked, isolated at tactical and operational levels, and defeated in detail. At other times, JFCs may cause their opponents to concentrate their…

…TST prosecution is a special form of dynamic targeting and is covered further in Chapter Three. Targeting is the shared responsibility of operations personnel, planners, and intelligence analysts at all levels of command within a joint…

106 Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR). As the lead foreign affairs agency and the enabler of US diplomacy, the State Department has a unique perspective on the nations of the world. Such…

…Fill in the implications column, which transitions the analyst from the threat’s point of view to the analyst’s point of view. Enter the implications from the threat’s point of view and then add…

…commander requires for the successful completion of the mission. An HPT is one whose loss to the enemy will significantly contribute to the success of the friendly course of action (COA). A time- sensitive target (TST…

…The first part of validation asks such questions as: › Does the target meet CFACC or higher commanders’ objectives, guidance, and intent? › Is the target consistent with LOAC and ROE? › Is the desired effect on the target…

Chapter V V-34 JP 3-0 selected course of action before engaging enemy forces. This phase ended on 17 January 1991, when Operation DESERT STORM began. OFFENSE. Operation DESERT STORM began with a major airpower…

33 development efforts can frequently force refinement of desired effects or even objectives, especially if weaponeering and allocation efforts indicate that a particular targeting avenue of approach is impractical. Target development efforts also frequently reach forward…

62 of PDA. Assessment planners must anticipate appropriate measures and indicators for such effects. › Munitions effectiveness assessment (MEA) evaluates whether the selected weapon or munition functioned as intended. It examines the munitions’ known parameters, the delivery…