…Enforcement of sanctions is an operation that employs coercive measures to interdict the movement of certain types of designated items into or out of a nation or specified area. Maritime interception operations are a form of…

…Strikes may be used to punish offending nations or groups, uphold international law, or prevent those nations or groups from launching their own attacks (e.g., Operation EL DORADO CANYON conducted against Libya in 1986, in…

…The Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) provides a wide variety of ground-based intelligence through its main production center, the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC). The US Navy also maintains an intelligence collection, analysis, and production…

…Authoritative, national target intelligence data is stored in MIDB. In addition, the entire joint targeting enterprise should seamlessly share well-understood, standardized representations of target intelligence and data and not rely on local databases. Using national…

…A determination of the effect of a compromise of classified information on national security. (JP 1-02. SOURCE: JP 3-60) damage criteria. The critical levels of various weapons effects required to create specified levels of…

…Also called MOP. (AFDD 2-1.9) national assessment. A broad, overarching review of the effectiveness of national security strategy and whether national leadership’s objectives for a particular operation or campaign are being met. Also…

…unified action; and how to organize, employ, and sustain joint forces to provide national leaders with multiple options for addressing various security threats. Above all, we need professionals imbued with a sense of commitment and honor…

…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.

…National Security Agency employs mathematicians, linguists, engineers, and computer scientists focusing on information assurance (code making) and SIGINT (code breaking). NSA’s code breakers collect, process, analyze, and exploit foreign adversaries’ communications. NSA maintains its headquarters…

…The susceptibility of a nation or military force to any action by any means through which its war potential or combat effectiveness may be reduced or its will to fight diminished. (JP 3-01) 2. The…

…in JP 2-01, Joint and National Intelligence Support to Military Operations, and JP 2-03, Geospatial Intelligence Support to Joint Operations, NGA’s mission supports national and homeland security, and advanced weapons and systems development…

…Other responsibilities include building enduring processes with the geographic CCMDs and other functional AOCs through planning and integration to enable unity of effort in support of military and national security operations. United States Special Operations Command…

…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…

…Americans and other foreign nationals had sought shelter in the Embassy compound that day as the reign of Somali dictator Siad Barre disintegrated into a confused battle for control of Mogadishu. The next day, Operation EASTERN…

…National Security Agency (NSA) is a combat support agency that employs mathematicians, linguists, engineers, and computer scientists focusing on SIGINT and information assurance. NSA’s employees collect, process, analyze, and exploit adversaries’ communications to better understand…

…Strategic- and operational-level assessment helps the JFC adjust planning and execution as necessary, and also provides the President and SecDef a way to measure progress toward national-strategic objectives. c. Tactical-Level Assessment. Tactical-level…

…Recovery operations may be conducted to search for, locate, identify, recover, and return isolated personnel, sensitive equipment, items critical to national security, or human remains (such as JTF—Full Accounting, which had the mission to achieve…

…Military leaders work with the other members of the national security team to promote unified action. The agencies’ different and sometimes conflicting policies, procedures, decision-making processes, organizational cultures, and nature and extent of resourcing complicate…

…and protect its society from subversion, lawlessness, insurgency, terrorism, and other threats to its security. FID is an example of nation assistance. (See JP 3-22, Foreign Internal Defense) (10) Counterdrug Operations. Support provided by the…

…This support may include providing intelligence, security, transportation and other logistic support, and linguists for all participants. (2) Transition to Civil Authority. This transfer could be to local or HN federal government, to a UN PKO…