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…These supporting capabilities include combat support agencies and national intelligence agencies (e.g., National Security Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency [NGA]). A national intelligence support team provides the J-2…

…COMBATANT COMMAND ORGANIZATIONS Joint Intelligence Operations Centers (JIOCs) centralize theater intelligence tasking, collection, analysis, and production. Their targeting offices create target folders based on 45See AFI 13-500, Air Force Nuclear Mission Responsibilities, for additional information.

…deter strategic attacks against the United States and its allies, prevent, reduce, and counter WMD and emerging threats, and prevail against WMD-armed adversaries in crisis and conflict.46 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) gathers, analyzes, and…

…Non-Military Organizations Central Intelligence Agency gathers, analyzes, and produces most of the nation’s HUMINT. HUMINT may be able to provide targeteers with information not available though other intelligence collection methods. This may be particularly…

…As such, it is called upon to support US Air Forces Europe (USAFE), Central Air Forces (CENTAF), Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), and other targeting efforts, often at the same time. Unless clear guidance or memoranda of…

…The commander is the central figure in operational design. The elements of operational design are individual tools that help the JFC and staff visualize and describe the broad operational approach. Operational art, operational design, and joint…

…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…

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…Commanders consider stockpiling or caching ammunition and limited amounts of petroleum products in centrally located positions within the MBA. Commanders plan to destroy those stocks if necessary as part of denial operations. The supply of obstacle…