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…Lawful Military Attacks. Military attacks will be directed only at military objectives. In the law of war, military objective is a treaty term: “those objects which by their nature, location, purpose, or use make an effective…

…Except for the JFSOCC/commander, joint special operations task force (JSOTF), functional components do not constitute a “joint force” with a JFC’s authorities and responsibilities, even when composed of forces from two or more Military…

…Propaganda indicators (continued) Propaganda Activities Directed Against the Mission Force and Host-Nation Military and Law Enforcement Spreading accusations that the host-nation military and police are corrupt and out of touch with the people. Spreading…

…A theater of operations is an operational area defined by the GCC for the conduct or support of specific military operations. A theater of operations is established primarily when the scope of the operation in time…

…MIDB is DoW’s authoritative, all-source repository of worldwide general military and target intelligence. The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is the functional manager for MIDB. MIDB’s architecture consists of databases that continuously replicate worldwide…

Joint Functions III-5 (SOF), functional component commanders typically exercise TACON over military capabilities or forces made available for tasking. (4) Support. Establishing support relationships between components (as described in JP 1, Doctrine for the Armed…

…The nature of the strategic security environment may require US forces to engage in several types of joint operations simultaneously across the range of military operations. For these missions, commanders combine and sequence offensive, defensive, and…

…They provide logical and repeatable methods to ensure due diligence in limiting civilian suffering while enabling the commander to assess risk in accomplishing military objectives. CDEs are not designed to limit military action, but to mitigate…

…Instead, military necessity must be applied in conjunction with other LoW principles. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW OF WAR LoW rests on five fundamental principles that are inherent to all targeting decisions: military necessity, distinction (discrimination…

…Objective (1) The purpose of specifying the objective is to direct every military operation toward a clearly defined, decisive, and achievable goal. (2) The purpose of military operations is to achieve the military objectives that support…

…Joint standards and methods for estimating collateral damage potential provide mitigation techniques and assist commanders with weighing collateral risk against military necessity and assessing proportionality within the framework of the military decision-making process. Joint standards…

…The JFC may also prohibit or restrict joint force attacks on the TDN based on military risk, LoW, ROE, or other considerations such as civilian harm mitigation.30 These restriction categories include an NSL and RTL…

…When planning JUOs, the JFC and staff should consider the impact of military operations on noncombatants to include their culture, values, and infrastructure; thereby viewing the urban area as a dynamic and complex system—not solely…

…Joint Targeting Process within Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning Deliberate and crisis action planning are the mechanisms with which a JFC translates national military objectives into a viable COA that is supported by detailed planning. This…

…Combat in this phase provides an opportunity to begin various stability operations that will help achieve military strategic and operational objectives and create the conditions for the later stability and enable civil authority phases. Operations to…

…policy in the Middle East? Sort the leaders by factors determined to give insight into the issue, such as birthplace, ethnicity, religion and religious sect, level of professional education, foreign military or civilian or university exchange…

Joint Operations Across the Range of Military Operations V-39 13. Considerations for Deterrence a. General. The deter phase is characterized by preparatory actions that indicate the intent to execute subsequent phases of the operation. Deterrence…

89 Military Necessity. Is this target a valid “military objective”? “Military necessity” acknowledges that attacks can be made against targets, but only targets that are valid “military objectives.” In this case, the term “military objective” in…

Executive Summary xv Direct Assistance to Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies There are several forms of direct assistance to civilian law enforcement by military personnel that are permitted under the Military Purpose Doctrine. The Military Purpose Doctrine…

…Permissible Direct Assistance (1) Military Purpose. There are several forms of direct assistance to civilian law enforcement by military personnel that are permitted under the Military Purpose Doctrine. The Military Purpose Doctrine provides that law enforcement…