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90 For example, an armored vehicle used in combat is located at a school. The vehicle is a valid target. However, destroying the vehicle with certain types of munitions may place lives and safety of nearby…

…NGA reproduces certain older maps that use a WGS-72 datum. Also, if one is forced to use local maps, different countries use different datums. Most of the time, utilizing datum conversion software can minimize the…

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…Use of basic diagnostic analytical techniques Technique Used for: Often used with: Offensive/ Defensive Stability DSCA Sorting • Review of large amounts of data. • Review of multiple categories of information. • Any stage. • Generating hypotheses (brainstorming, ACH). • Functional…

…The incident overlay is constructed by plotting specific activities on the map using appropriate symbols. Counterinsurgency and other stability-dominated environments may require using many unfamiliar symbols, so it is critical to have a legend in…

…Use of core Army analytical techniques (continued) Technique Used for: Often used with: Offensive/ Defensive Stability DSCA Pattern Analysis Plot Sheet Analyzing threat, neutral, and friendly entity patterns of behavior. • Event trees. • Link analysis. • Indicators. • Pattern…

…Use of core Army analytical techniques Technique Used for: Often used with: Offensive/ Defensive Stability DSCA Brainstorming • Identifying potential actions of threat, neutral, and friendly entities. • Developing information collection strategies. • Developing targeting strategies. Delphi techniques. X…

…These operations may use aircraft, surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles, artillery, SOF, ground forces, and EA. US military forces must be capable of countering the air and missile threat from initial force projection…

…Use of emerging and other structured analytical techniques (continued) Technique Used for: Often used with: Offensive/ Defensive Stability DSCA Threat Emulation Red Team A dedicated team with specialized training seeking to forecast actions of the enemy…

…Civilian objects are civilian property and facilities other than those used to support or sustain the adversary’s warfighting capability. Civilian objects that are being used to engage in or support hostilities may lose their protected…

…Planned target upon which fires or other actions are determined using deliberate targeting and triggered, when detected or located, using dynamic targeting. (JP 1-02. SOURCE: JP 3-60) passive defense. Measures taken to reduce the…

…If the questions we are trying to answer, the information we are using, the inferences we are making, and the assumptions that guide our thinking are unclear, we cannot determine whether they are accurate, relevant, logical…

…1-14 site exploitation definition, 7-16 SNA purpose, 5-91 used in logistical support activities, 5-95 used in targeting process, 5-96 used with pattern analysis, 5-92 social network analysis. See SNA. stability…

…Headquarters, US Air Force, The Air War Over Serbia: Aerospace Power in Operation ALLIED FORCE (Washington DC: US GPO). 2000. Mann, Edward, Gary Endersby, Thomas Searle, Thinking Effects: Effects-Based Methodology for Joint Operations (Maxwell AFB…

…Use of emerging and other structured analytical techniques Technique Used for: Often used with: Offensive/ Defensive Stability DSCA Devil’s Advocacy Highlighting weaknesses and fallacy in current analytical assessments. Any technique; often employs a technique NOT…

…When presenting conclusions, intelligence personnel should state the degree of confidence they have in their conclusions and any significant issues with the analysis. This confidence level is based normally on the capability of the collection asset…

…HQ at the operational level rehearse key aspects of a plan using command post exercises, typically supported by computer-aided simulations. While the joint force may not be able to rehearse an entire operation, the JFC…

Joint Functions III-37 which the United States is a party. Given the potential complexity of operational environments, logistic forces must be familiar with and adhere to legal, regulatory, and political restraints governing US involvement because…

Joint Operations Across the Range of Military Operations V-11 and provide a crisis response capability while promoting US influence and access. Joint force presence often keeps unstable situations from escalating into larger conflicts. The sustained…

…For both deliberate and crisis action planning, the NJOIC and the JS J-2 will work with the supported command, national agencies, and supporting service centers to form federated partnerships to synchronize use of available resources…