…execution. (1) Security cooperation efforts likely will impact countries throughout a region. Traditional rivalries among neighboring states and hostility toward the United States may be factors. For example, US assistance to a nation with long-standing…

…JFCs establish and maintain access to operational areas where they are likely to operate, ensuring forward presence, basing (to include availability of airfields), freedom of navigation, and cooperation with allied and/or coalition nations to enhance…

…Accordingly, the JFC should grant some joint force organizations (CA directorate/CMOC) authority for direct coordination with key outside organizations—such as USG interagency elements from the Departments of State or Homeland Security, national intelligence agencies…

…The United States employs its military capabilities in support of its national security goals in a variety of military operations. Operations such as counterinsurgency (COIN) and counterterrorism are primarily related to IW. Large-scale combat operations…

…The Departments of Justice, Treasury, Homeland Security, Transportation, Health and Human Services also provide peripheral support and intelligence to targeting efforts, but this section concentrates on the three that have the most direct bearing on joint…

…The relationship that results from a formal agreement between two or more nations for broad, long-term objectives that further the common interests of the members. (Approved for incorporation into JP 1-02.) apportionment (air). None…

…nodes on a variety of networks and between different security levels. This architecture provides the infrastructure for data exchange between intelligence and operational consumers from the national to tactical levels. MIDB provides a baseline source of…

…Cell members remain in close contact with each other, given allowance and guidance by a directing authority, in order to provide motivational support and enhance security procedures. The cell leader is normally the only person who…

…necessary to secure a negotiated truce and resolve the conflict. PO are tailored to each situation and may be conducted in support of diplomatic activities before, during, or after conflict. PO support national/multinational strategic objectives…

…When required to achieve national strategic objectives or protect national interests, the US national leadership may decide to conduct a major operation or campaign involving large-scale combat, placing the United States in a wartime state…

…AFOSI is the USAF's focal point for working with US and foreign nation law enforcement and security services to provide timely and accurate threat information in all environments. AFOSI is the only USAF entity with…

…Illicit finance networks represent a critical vulnerability of state and non-state adversaries threatening US national security. Employing CTF activities are the means to detect, counter, contain, disrupt, deter,

…The Attorney General typically acts through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and cooperates with other Federal departments and agencies engaged in activities to protect national security. The Attorney General and these departments and agencies coordinate the…

…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…