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…The joint targeting cycle is a six phase iterative process (see Figure II-2): (1) End state and commander’s objectives. (2) Target development and prioritization. (3) Capabilities analysis. (4) Commander’s decision and force assignment…

Joint Functions III-37 which the United States is a party. Given the potential complexity of operational environments, logistic forces must be familiar with and adhere to legal, regulatory, and political restraints governing US involvement because…

…Elements of Operational Design Elements of Operational Design        Termination Military end state Objective Effects Center of gravity Decisive point Lines of operation and lines of effort   …

…structured free text, United States message text format (USMTF), or voice report during system connectivity problems. 2. Phase II reporting builds upon the phase I initial report and is a fused, all-source product addressing a…

…The Director of DIA is the Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (JFCC-ISR) under United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM). DIA provides finished target intelligence to the President, SecDef, and JFCs, providing…

…A sensitive site is described as a geographically limited area with special diplomatic, informational, military, or economic sensitivity to the United States. The S-2 has additional planning and support considerations for a sensitive site due…

…Analysis of the security, effectiveness, and potential of an existing or planned intelligence activity. (JP 1-02) [The evaluation of progress toward the creation of effects and the achievement of objectives and end state conditions.] {Italicized…

…These activities should include conducting collaborative interagency planning to synchronize the civil-military effort, confirming the feasibility of pertinent military objectives and the military end state, and providing for adequate intelligence, an appropriate force mix, and…

…PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) United States Air Force Pentagon Washington, DC 8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER 9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 10. SPONSOR/MONITOR’S ACRONYM(S) 11. SPONSOR…

…IO planners consider all instruments of the adversary’s national power to determine how best to achieve stated objectives by affecting information and information systems. Successful integration of information-related capabilities into the targeting process is…

…Targeting and Joint Operation Planning Target development and selection are based on the JFC’s desired end state rather than on the available ways and means to achieve them. In other words, the focus should be…

…and how the targets should be attacked based on the commander’s intent and the desired end state. Integrating component targeting processes, especially in terms of component coordination and communication, is critical for all targeting. Together…

…US military forces participate in three basic types of FHA operations—those coordinated by the UN, those where the United States acts in concert with other multinational forces, or those where the United States responds unilaterally…

…This protection may be extended to foreign flag vessels under international law and with the consent of the flag state. Actions to protect shipping include coastal sea control, harbor defense, port security, countermine operations, and environmental…

…Quantitative measures, on the other hand, can, through their very seeming certainty, take on a life of their own, leading to actions that do not contribute to accomplishing objectives or the end state. For example, during…

…The strategic environment requires the United States to maintain and prepare joint forces for crisis response and limited contingency operations simultaneously with other operations, preferably in concert with allies and/or coalition partners when appropriate. This…

…United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) provides planning and execution of global special operations activities and missions with four components and one sub-unified command, the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). Within the AOC, SOLE personnel…