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…This will ensure a smooth transition to working in a combat environment when the CAOC is officially stood up to support a contingency. Most of the SD’s core personnel also reside in the CPS in…

…Analysts conducting network analysis will spend a great deal of time working with various pieces of information to assist them in understanding relationships. Relationships can exist between people, organizations, entities, locations, or any combination of the…

…Incorporating all the elements listed above into an amalgamated TA effort owned by component commanders will greatly expedite TA and will thus make timely and relevant higher-level, effects-based assessment possible. Within the CAOC, several…

…If opposing positions are well established, it can be useful to place analysts on teams that will advocate positions they normally do not support; forcing analysts to argue the other side tends to make them more…

…Large-scale combat operations associated with traditional warfare typically characterize major operations and campaigns, although the extended nature of some IW will require operations phased over time as a campaign. The Art of Joint Command Command…

…While both joint and Air Force doctrine state that one individual will normally be dual- hatted as COMAFFOR and JFACC, the two responsibilities are different, and should be executed through different staffs. Normally, the COMAFFOR function…

…The devil’s advocacy process can highlight weaknesses in a current analytic judgment or help to reaffirm the analyst’s confidence in the assessment by—  Explicitly challenging key assumptions to see if they will not…

…Since not all targets will require advanced target development, only prioritized targets (i.e., targets within TNLs and JIPTLs) should require the extra effort necessary to weaponeer. (b) Planners and weaponeers should not arbitrarily exclude any…

…The expected time the target will appear in the designated operational area (OA). (2) Dwell Time. The length of time a target is expected to remain in one location (this can be directly related to the…

…An HPT is one whose loss to the enemy will significantly contribute to the success of the friendly course of action (COA). Time-sensitive and component-critical targets are usually special types of HPTs. Component and…

…Weaponeering results will only be useful if the employment parameters assumed in weaponeering match those used in combat. Targeteers should work closely with the operations and logistics staff to obtain required information. As a rule of…

…Collaboration with federated organizations will enable analysts to pull together this multitude of intelligence to utilize in targeting. Federation Classification There are two fundamental ways to classify federated support, which affect how relationships are built, help…

…The nature and interaction of these systems will affect how the commander plans, organizes for, and conducts joint operations. b. Physical Areas and Factors (1) Physical Areas. The pertinent physical areas in the operational environment include…

…In any case, the force assignment team will prepare a comprehensive briefing on the recommended plan explaining the rationale behind the operational decisions and target selections. The planners inform the affected component commander(s) if high…

…This mapping will produce a list of capability gaps that will be the basis for funding priorities. 7-13. (FOUO) Figure 7-1 is an example of an IED activity model. For purposes of this illustration…

…COG analysis is important to targeting efforts because it identifies the enemy’s sources of power and will to fight and tries to discover how and where those sources of power are vulnerable, where critical nodes…

…A theater DPI registry will ensure standardization of DPIs and eliminate duplication and possible error. The convention should address both static and mobile targets. It is usually not feasible to assign standard BE#s to mobile…

…During execution, some targets will be identified as emerging or fleeting targets and will require expedited development to prepare for execution in time. These targets must be prosecuted more quickly than those prosecuted using deliberate targeting…

…An enemy using irregular methods often will use terrorist tactics to wage protracted operations in an attempt to break the will of their opponent and influence relevant populations. At the same time, terrorists and insurgents also…

Diagnostic Analytic Techniques military variables of military force and assume that these forces will be operated in a particular environment (desert, open plains, arctic conditions). Facts 4-14. Postulating other conditions or assumptions, however, could dramatically…