…Preplanned missions are typically used against fixed targets or targets that are transportable, but operate in fixed Strategy is the employment of battle to gain the end in war; it must therefore give an aim to…

…Attempts to disrupt public transport through sabotage. Malicious damage to industrial products or factory machinery. Table B-9. Improvised explosive device indicators, observables, and signatures Indicators of Basic Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Indicators, Observables, and Signatures…

…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…

…US forces can effectively assist civilian humanitarian organizations such as Project Handclasp by accepting and transporting educational, humanitarian, and goodwill material overseas on a space-available basis aboard military ships and aircraft.

…Increased activity in supply, maintenance, and motor transport areas. May indicate movement of additional forces to the front to sustain a major attack. Stocking of sustainment items, such as ammunition and medical supplies, before an attack…

…On-call missions can be used against fixed, transportable, and mobile targets. For instance, a fixed building may be watched, but does not become a target until some critical person, group, or equipment arrives, at which…

…The parachute assault forces strategically deployed at staggered times from bases in the continental United States, some in C-141 Starlifters, others in slower C-130 transport planes. One large formation experienced delays from a sudden…

…Department of Homeland Security (DHS) encompasses Customs and Border Protection, Transportation Security Administration, Secret Service, and the Coast Guard. DHS gathers intelligence via its domestic counterterrorism and disaster response missions. Airpower planners may be able to…

…Efforts to monitor, query, and board merchant vessels in international waters to enforce sanctions against other nations such as those in support of United Nations Security Council Resolutions and/or prevent the transport of restricted goods…

…Joint Forces Command USSOCOM United States Special Operations Command USSTRATCOM United States Strategic Command USTRANSCOM United States Transportation Command WMD weapons of mass destruction Definitions action. Performance of an activity. Actions are taken to achieve intended…

…facts and circumstances regarding the nature, location, use, and purpose of the target. c. Lines of Communication. Transportation systems (roadways, bridges, etc) and communication systems (TV, radio), while civilian in nature, may also be considered legitimate…

…Encompassing Citizen and Immigration Services, Customs and Border Patrol, Transportation Security, the Secret Service, and the Coast Guard, DHS, with its three primary missions—prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce America’s vulnerability to…

…Electromagnetic signature (e.g., radar and radio transmissions). (11) Mobility characteristics: (a) Fixed (unable to move). (b) Transportable (operate from fixed locations, but can be broken down and moved). (c) Mobile (operate on the move or…

…For example, the components of a ballistic missile target system might include missile transporter erector launchers, resupply vehicles, C2 links and nodes, meteorological radars, missile fuel storage sites and/or shelters, deployment areas, and the supporting…

…The four CONUS- based functional unified commands—USSTRATCOM, USJFCOM, US Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), and US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)— each has a JIOC. Each of these unified commands has a global outlook and, as such, is…

5 › Functional redundancy (can the target’s function be performed elsewhere or by something else?). › Target’s ability to reconstitute itself or its function. › Target’s mobility characteristics. ›› Fixed (unable to move). ›› Transportable (operate from fixed…

…Staging of airborne, air assault, or special forces with transportation assets such as transport aircraft or helicopters. Airborne or air assault operations will likely indicate efforts to attack friendly commands, communications, or sustainment nodes. May indicate…

…Wounded and Sick Personnel, Medical Units, Hospitals, and Medical Transport. 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…

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