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…Identify the clusters’ functions in the larger network.  Step 6. Chart the flow of activities between nodes and clusters. Analyze the flow to assess the resiliency of the network. Ask the following questions to identify…

…For vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices, parking or driving the car next to the target. For suicide bomber, walking the IED to the target. Ingress Moving the IED from the inventory location to the detonation point…

…Enter the range of data or criteria along the horizontal and vertical axis. e@ Step 3. In the grid squares in between, note the relationships or lack thereof in the cell at the intersection between the…

Acknowledgements The critical thinking material has been used with permission from The Foundation for Critical Thinking, www.criticalthinking.org, The Thinker’s Guide to Analytic Thinking, 2012 and The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking: Concepts and…

…Threat environment indicators Indicator Information Objective Local Conflict Casualty What groups (tribes, clans) are local rivals? How intense is the rivalry? What are the relative strengths or external alliances of rival groups? U.S. presence or…

Chapter III III-8 JP 3-0 include, but are not limited to organizing the staff, planning, coordinating, and monitoring joint air operations, and the allocation and tasking of joint air operations forces based on the…

…Based on the complexity and scope of operations, the JFC can either retain SCA or designate a component commander as the SCA. The JFC considers the mission, nature, and duration of the operation; preponderance of space…

…This forced the release of water from reservoirs, causing even more flooding. Mozambique (MZ) was the country with the greatest needs in the region. Consequently, between 18 February and 1 April 2000, Joint Task Force (JTF…

…The two broad issues were organizing the operational area and coordinating the command relationships for all OIF phases. The USCENTCOM OIF theater of operations would by necessity cross the Unified Command Plan (UCP) designated USCENTCOM and…

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…

Chapter V V-28 JP 3-0 Grenada 1983, to protect US citizens and restore the lawful government). Raids end with a planned withdrawal upon completion of the assigned mission. f. Homeland Defense and Defense Support…

…If theater/JOA-wide interdiction operations would have adverse effects within a land or maritime AO, then the commander conducting those operations must either readjust the plan, resolve the issue with the appropriate component commander, or…

Chapter V V-46 JP 3-0 (4) Successful OPSEC and MILDEC may confuse the adversary and ease forcible entry operations. OPSEC helps foster a credible MILDEC. Additionally, the actions, themes, and messages portrayed by all…

…MILITARY DECEPTION IN THE YOM KIPPUR WAR, 1973 On 6 October 1973, the Egyptian 3rd Army surprised the Israeli Defense Force by attacking across the Suez Canal. Egyptian forces gained a significant foothold in the Sinai…

…The potential for fratricide increases due to the fluid nature of the nonlinear operational area and the changing disposition of attacking and defending forces. The presence of noncombatants in the operational area further complicates operations. (b…