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…Targeting assessment occurs at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels of war. The assessment of target engagement results must be integrated to provide the overall joint targeting assessment. Paragraph 4, “Time-Sensitive Target Considerations,” and Appendix…

…Assessment and the Levels of War a. Assessment occurs at all levels and across the range of military operations. Even in operations that do not include combat, assessment of progress is just as important and can…

…The red cross, red crescent, and other symbols that designate that persons, places, or equipment so marked have a protected status under the law of war. (Approved for incorporation into JP 1-02 with JP 3…

…Thus the momentum of one skilled in war is overwhelming and his attack prompt. —Sun Tzu

…Risk management is relevant at all levels of war, across the range of military operations, and through all phases of an operation and its branches and sequels. To alleviate or reduce risk, commanders may take a…

…A fully developed target must comply with national and command guidance, law of war, and the applicable ROE to be engaged. Phase 2 is comprised of three steps: (a) Target system analysis; (b) Entity-level target…

Air Force Doctrine Publication 3-60, Targeting 9 SPECIFIC TARGETING RESTRICTIONS Targeting restrictions under LoW prohibit intentional attacks on civilians, civilian populations, and protected entities such as the wounded, sick, prisoners of war, medical units, religious…

…The procedures and processes that comprise targeting form the core of how the Air Force and the joint force as a whole fights at the operational-level of war. Targeting, however, is but one component of…

…The connection of some objects to an enemy’s war-fighting, war-supporting, or war-sustaining effort may be direct, indirect, or even discrete. A decision as to classification of an object as a military objective…

…Specified commands normally are composed of forces from one Military Department, but may include units and staff representation from other Military Departments. The UCP defines geographic AORs that are assigned to GCCs that include all associated…

…Additionally, validation reviews the target’s compliance with law of war and ROE and ensures that it is not otherwise restricted. The target phase matches available engagement and sensor assets against the desired effect. Restrictions are…

…Simplicity and clarity of expression greatly facilitate mission execution in the stress, fatigue, fog of war, and complexities of modern combat, and are especially critical to success in multinational operations. j. Restraint (1) The purpose of…

…Validation is a part of target development that ensures all vetted candidate targets meet the objectives and criteria outlined in the commander’s guidance and ensures compliance with the law of war and ROE. Candidate targets…

…those tied to a particular conflict and those that are ongoing, performed both in peace and war. (Page 2) › Targeting is fundamentally effects-based. It is thus about more than just selecting targets for physical destruction…

…The protection offered civilians carries a strict obligation on the part of civilians not to take direct part in armed combat, become combatants, or engage in acts of war. Civilians engaging in combat or otherwise taking…

…JP 3-0) cold war. None. (Approved for removal from JP 1-02.) combatant commander. A commander of one of the unified or specified combatant commands established by the President. Also called CCDR. (JP 1-02…

…JP 3-0) operational level of war. The level of war at which campaigns and major operations are planned, conducted, and sustained to achieve strategic objectives within theaters or other operational areas. (Approved for incorporation into…

…to wage war. c. Although individual Services may accomplish tasks and missions in support of Department of Defense (DOD) objectives, the primary way DOD employs two or more Services (from two Military Departments) in a single…

…Within the context of Department of Defense involvement, the coordination that occurs between elements of Department of Defense, and

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