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…The United States military operates according to effects-based principles, which tie planning, execution, and assessment together into an adaptive whole. Accordingly, this publication also shows why and how effects-based thinking is integral to effective…

…target consistent with LOAC and ROE? › Is the desired effect on the target consistent with the end state? › Is the target politically or culturally “sensitive?” ›› What will the effect of striking it be on public opinion…

…An overarching term encompassing various military missions, tasks, and activities conducted outside the United States in coordination with other instruments of national power to maintain or reestablish a safe and secure environment, provide essential governmental services…

…Analysts should start by decomposing the problem, defining a set of key parameters or dimensions of the problem, and then breaking down each of those dimensions further into relevant forms or states the dimension can assume…

2 simple attrition with availability of resources, not objectives and the end state, driving operations. Recent conflicts have shown that victory can be achieved more effectively and efficiently through an effects-based approach that extends beyond…

… Reduces redundancies and improves continuity between Joint Publication (JP) 3-0 and JP 1, Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States.  Reduces redundancies and improves continuity between JP 3-0 and JP…

…Therefore, JFCs seek a clear understanding of the national/coalition strategic end state and how military operations support that end state. c. Transfer to Civil Authority. In many cases, the United States will transfer responsibility for…

…Military engagement is the routine contact and interaction between individuals or elements of the Armed Forces of the United States and those of another nation’s armed forces, or foreign and domestic civilian authorities or agencies…

…Accordingly, the JFC should grant some joint force organizations (CA directorate/CMOC) authority for direct coordination with key outside organizations—such as USG interagency elements from the Departments of State or Homeland Security, national intelligence agencies…

…This is particularly important in relationships with interorganizational partners, since their objectives and perceptions of the desired end state will not always coincide with the military’s. (c) Collaborative Capabilities. Collaborative capabilities can enable planners and…

…Establishing support relationships between components (as described in JP 1, Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States), is a useful option to accomplish needed tasks. The JFC can establish support relationships among all functional…

…For additional details, see JP 3-13, Information Operations. (h) United States Strategic Command. Commander, United States Strategic Command (CDRUSSTRATCOM) supports joint targeting with assigned forces and capabilities including: 1. United States Cyber Command. USCYBERCOM (a…

…The land or maritime commander’s intent and CONOPS should clearly state how interdiction will enable or enhance land or maritime force maneuver in the AO and what is to be accomplished with interdiction (as well…

…End State and Commander’s Objectives Joint Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment Target System Analysis Electronic Target Folder Adversary Target System Target System Component Target Target Element Taxonomy Product 2. Target Development and Prioritization 3…

…The purpose of targeting and its associated processes is to provide commanders with a means of linking the end state to objectives designed to attain it, linking those objectives to subordinate effects at all levels, and…

…often not easy to trace, especially for indirect effects. › EBO focus upon behavior, not just in physical states or changes—this can include the behavior of friendly and neutral actors as well as that of the…

…of gravity COMAFFOR commander, Air Force forces CONOPS concept of operations CONPLAN CONUS contingency plan continental United States CPD combat plans division CWF combat weather flight DCGS distributed common ground/surface systems DGS distributed ground station…

…Operations are built from the top down, starting with the end state, leading to objectives at the highest levels, determining subordinate objectives needed to support those, then determining the effects needed to accomplish the objectives, and…

…The conditions indicating the progress toward or achievement of an objective or end-state condition. SI are normally qualitative and may be subjective. SI are normally developed from the most critical end state conditions that attainment…

…C2 command and control CA combat assessment CCDR combatant commander CDE collateral damage estimation CDRUSSTRATCOM Commander, United States Strategic Command CIA Central Intelligence Agency CID combat identification CJCS Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CJCSI…