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…Sensitive targets exceed national-level thresholds such as high collateral damage or collateral effect (e.g., versus civilian population, property, infrastructure, facilities); adverse political or diplomatic ramifications (e.g., near the territory of surrounding states); environmental…

…Accomplishing this task should ease the transition to operations in the stabilize phase and shorten the path to the national strategic end state and handover to another authority. Considerations include: (a) Limiting the damage to key…

…The United States of America places a high value on preserving civilian and noncombatant lives and property and seeks to accomplish its mission through the discriminate application of force with minimal collateral damage. Joint standards and…

…The ROE are usually re-stated in the JAOP and in Section Five of the air and space component’s daily SPINS. ROE Considerations. For examples of the kinds of issues to be considered in ROE…

Chapter III III-20 JP 3-0 For additional and more detailed guidance on C2 of joint forces, refer to JP 1, Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States. For additional guidance on C2…

…President and SecDef in a designated national security emergency. (1) Continuity of operations ensures the degree or state of being continuous in the conduct of functions, tasks, or duties necessary to accomplish a military action or…

…The United States employs its military capabilities in support of its national security goals in a variety of military operations (Figure I-6). Operations generally involve military action or the accomplishment of a strategic, operational, or…

…guidance, apportionment, and targeting [GAT] Team) and the ISR division (ISRD) to determine effects that achieve the stated objectives, select appropriate measures and indicators for assessment, and determine ISR requirements to collect against the MOEs. Results…

…The National Strategy for Homeland Security, also signed by the President, provides national direction to secure the homeland through a comprehensive framework for organizing the efforts of federal, state, local, and private organizations whose primary functions…

…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 on creating the desired target…

…Authorship The lead agent for this publication is the United States Joint Forces Command. The Joint Staff doctrine sponsor for this publication is the Director for Operational Plans and Joint Force Development (J-7). 3. Supersession…

…For more information on the instruments of national power, refer to JP 1, Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States. Refer to Chapter V, “Joint Operations Across the Range of Military Operations,” for more…

…Visualizing the Operational Environment Visualizing the Operational Environment AOR area of responsibility forward bases Legend XXX Continental United States Installation Area of Interest Joint Operations Area Area of Influence AOR Information Environment Operational Environment

…FHA operations relieve or reduce the impact of natural or man-made disasters or other endemic conditions such as human pain, disease, hunger, or privation in countries or regions outside the United States. These operations are…

…also taking preventive measures to deter potential adversaries who could threaten the vital interests of the United States or its partners. These threats could range from direct aggression to less openly belligerent actions that nonetheless threaten…

…From the targeting perspective, an effect is a change in the physical or behavioral state of a target system, a target system component, a target, or a target element that results from an action, a set…

…targets nominated for engagement should contribute in a discernible way to attaining the JFC’s desired end state. Effects-based targeting emphasizes that effects are created or generated to achieve objectives. Effects are primarily labeled as…

…In some cases, and especially for operations within the United States, the commander provides this support under direction of the civil authority. The purpose is to help the civil authority regain its ability to govern and…

…Among the many considerations, operational art requires commanders to answer the following questions. (1) What are the objectives and desired end state? (Ends) (2) What sequence of actions is most likely to achieve those objectives and…

…Whereas the term joint operations focuses on the integrated actions of the Armed Forces of the United States in a unified effort, the term unified action has a broader connotation. JFCs are challenged to achieve and…