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…In both peace and war, the Armed Forces of the United States help to deter adversaries from using violence to reach their aims. Deterrence stems from an adversary’s belief that a credible threat of retaliation…

…In certain circumstances the US can provide direct combat support, such as support to the French Resistance in World War II, the Afghanistan Northern Alliance to remove the Taliban in 2001-2002, or for NATO’s…

…This operation marked the first commitment of forces in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO’s) history as well as the first time since World War II that American and Russian soldiers have shared a…

…An operation to evacuate noncombatants and civilians from foreign countries to safe havens or to the United States when their lives are endangered by war, civil unrest, or natural disaster. (See JP 3-68, Noncombatant Evacuation…

…Peace Conflict Continuum War

…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…

…Under the law of war, the following are protected: (1) Fixed hospitals and mobile medical establishments. (2) Medical personnel and chaplains. (3) Ambulances and clearly marked medical transport vehicles. (4) Air ambulances and clearly marked medical…

…Despite the priorities of the Gulf War, special operations forces helicopters were put on alert, Air Force C-130 transport aircraft were deployed to Kenya, and two Navy amphibious ships with elements of a Marine expeditionary…

…of damage PID positive identification PIR priority intelligence requirement POL petroleum, oils, and lubricants POW prisoner of war ROE rules of engagement RTL restricted target list SA situational awareness SCC-WMD United States Strategic Command Center…

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…

…SCOPE Air Force assets (people, weapons, and support systems) can be used across the range of military operations at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels of war. This AFDD discusses the fundamentals of organization and employment…

…CJCSI 5810.01C, Implementation of the DOD Law of War Program. f. CJCS Manual 3122.01A, Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES) Volume I (Planning Policies and Procedures). g. JP 1, Doctrine for the Armed…

…Examples are open cities, civilians, prisoner of war (POW) camps, hospitals, etc. (3) Similarly, the law of war requires that combatants wear uniforms, insignia, or other clearly identifiable markings. Facilities such as hospitals and POW camps…

…International Law and the Law of War Law of war is that part of international law that regulates the conduct of armed hostilities. It encompasses all international law for the conduct of hostilities binding on the…

87 DOD, Conduct of the Persian Gulf War: Final Report to Congress (Chapter IV) (Washington, DC: US GPO). 1992. Glock, John, “The Evolution of Air Force Targeting,” Airpower Journal, Fall 1994 (Maxwell AFB, AL: Air University…

…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…

…World Wars I and II offer multiple examples of linear operations. (2) In nonlinear operations, forces orient on objectives without geographic reference to adjacent forces. Nonlinear operations typically focus on creating specific effects on multiple decisive…

…Nation assistance is civil or military assistance (other than FHA) rendered to a nation by US forces within that nation’s territory during peacetime, crises or emergencies, or war, based on agreements mutually concluded between the…

…The employment of such weapons signifies an escalation of the war and is a Presidential decision. USSTRATCOM’s capabilities to assist in the collaborative planning of all nuclear missions are available to support nuclear weapon employment…

…Forces PBA predictive battlespace awareness PDA physical damage assessment POL petroleum, oil, and lubricants POW prisoner of war ROE rules of engagement RTL restricted target list SA situational awareness SAM surface-to-air-missile SD strategy…