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…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…

…That is, they seek to understand and exploit the complex connections among individual actions, the effects— direct and indirect—that those actions produce, how those effects influence the states and behaviors of complex systems in the…

…clear targeting guidance to components and supporting commands and DOD agencies consistent with the operation’s end state. (c) Maintain currency of mission planning guidance, intent, and priority intelligence requirements (PIRs) throughout the operation. (d) Direct…

…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…

…Joint Publication (JP) 3-0 is the keystone document in the joint operations series, and is a companion to joint doctrine’s capstone JP 1, Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States. It provides…

… Adds United States Cyber Command’s role in support of joint targeting and discussion on integration of cyberspace operations in joint targeting.  Adds detailed description of battle damage assessment and its role in the…

…Title 32, United States Code. National Guard. Available online at the U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Law Revision Counsel Web site at http://uscode.house.gov/, accessed 23 July 2014. WEB SITES Central…

…based on CFC guidance (see Chapters Two and Three). › Establish ROE and special instructions (SPINS) that clearly state combat identification (CID) requirements (for example, which CID systems will be used, who can declare a track “hostile…

…Finally, as the [United States Strategic Bombing Survey] states, the lack of this ability at the beginning of a future national emergency might prove disastrous! —John Glock “The Evolution of Air Force Targeting,” Airpower Journal, Fall…

…target nomination list TSA target system analysis TST time-sensitive target USCYBERCOM United States Cyber Command USMTF United States message text format USSTRATCOM United States Strategic Command WMD weapons of mass destruction WSV weapons system video

…targets USAAC United States Army Air Corps USAFE United States Air Forces Europe USJFCOM United States Joint Forces Command USSOCOM United States Special Operations Command USSTRATCOM United States Strategic Command USTRANSCOM United States Transportation Command WMD…

…The operational approach is a commander’s description of the broad actions the force must take to achieve the desired military end state. It is the commander’s visualization of how the operation should transform current…

Appendix D D-6 JP 3-60 purpose does it serve? Without these pre-attack assessments, wartime functional damage assessments may be inadequately stated. Ideally, BDA will be performed by, or with, the input of the…

…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…

…Nevertheless, it is imperative to have a clear national strategic end state for all types of contingencies. b. Intelligence Collection. As soon as practical, JFCs and their staffs determine intelligence requirements to support the anticipated operation…

…The purpose of strategy is to create a mechanism whereby the commander’s objectives—and ultimately the end state—can be achieved. Targeting is the embodiment of strategy where courses of action, objectives, and effects are…

…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…

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…

…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…

…It gives subordinates the confidence to apply their judgment in ambiguous situations because they know the mission’s purpose, key tasks, and desired end state. 4-44. A defensive mission generally imposes few restrictions on a…