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…Reachback is the process of obtaining products, services, applications, 24 For additional information on unit level targeting, see AFTTP 3-3.IPE, Integrated Planning and Employment, AFTTP 3-4.14, Contingency Intelligence Network (CIN), and Department…

…Preventing, mitigating, and responding to civilian harm should be integrated into mission objectives and the targeting process. Department of Defense Instruction 3000.17, Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response, includes requirements to protect elements within the civilian…

…Also called TACON. (JP 1–02) tactical level of war. The level of war at which battles and engagements are planned and executed to accomplish military objectives assigned to tactical units or task forces. Activities at…

…cooperation, competition below armed conflict, and armed conflict/war.6 Much of the targeting process can occur well prior to armed conflict, especially target development conducted in support of planning. During cooperation, air component targeting efforts…

…MISO support to non-US military is outlined in DODD S-3321-1, Overt Psychological Operations Conducted by the Military Services in Peacetime and in Contingencies Short of Declared War (U). (7) Limiting Collateral Damage. Collateral…

…DCGS-A will also access nontraditional information sources used by intelligence analysts, such as Army Civil Affairs, Military Information Support Operations, Department of State, Federal Bureau of Investigation, human terrain teams, and Department of Defense Biometrics…

…Unified Action Unified Action Unified Action Intergovernmental Organizations Multinational Forces US Joint Forces Private Sector and Others Nongovernmental Organizations US Government Departments and Agencies The joint force commander plans, coordinates, synchronizes, and, when appropriate, integrates military…

…The Defense intelligence enterprise is defined as the Defense intelligence community; essentially, those organizations within the Department of Defense that have an intelligence mission and/or function. 1-21. The Army has also adopted an enterprise…

…range of military operations, from peace to war and back to peace. › EBO are not new; most of these principles have intuitively been part of well-waged war for millennia. TARGETING CONSIDERATIONS FOR STABILITY OPERATIONS Targeting…

…Introduction The principles of joint operations are formed around the traditional principles of war. Three additional principles―restraint, perseverance, and legitimacy―are relevant to how the Armed Forces of the United States use combat power across…

…The level of war at which a nation, often as a member of a group of nations, determines national or multinational (alliance or coalition) security objectives and guidance, and develops and uses national resources to accomplish…

…None. (Approved for removal from JP 1-02.) strategic level of war. The level of war at which a nation, often as a member of a group of nations, determines national or multinational (alliance or coalition…

…The International Committee of the Red Cross and national Red Cross societies also use these symbols. (2) The Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War authorizes use of symbols to…

80 both peace and in war. See Appendix B for more information on these units and agencies. EQUIPPING TARGETING ORGANIZATIONS The forces the COMAFFOR presents to the CFC should include all the equipment they require to…

…This typically requires collaboration with other agencies such as elements from DOS or the Department of Homeland Security, national intelligence agencies, multinational partners, intelligence sources, and other combatant commands to generate a complete and accurate assessment.

…Employing the “art of war,” which has been the commander’s central historical command role, remains critical in the contemporary complex environment regardless of technological and informational improvements in control—the “science of war.” Successful commanders…

…See law of war. Also called LOAC. (JP 1-02) law of war. That part of international law that regulates the conduct of armed hostilities. Also called the law of armed conflict. (JP 1-02) link…

…Coordination between DOD entities and other USG departments and agencies, state and local governments, the private sector, and equivalent foreign entities, is key in effective protection of critical assets controlled both by DOD and private entities…

…The joint force can create effects across the levels of war. Strategic and operational effects focus on larger aspects of various systems, while tactical-level effects typically are associated with results of offensive, defensive, and stability…

…When cities were struck in past wars, none doubted that civilians, embassies, hospitals, and schools would be in harm’s way. Today, our ability to strike precisely has created the impression that sensitive sites can be…