…Careful consideration of this alternative hypothesis would have required evaluating India’s motive, opportunity, and means for concealing its intention until it was too late for the United States and others to intervene. It would also…

Joint Operations Across the Range of Military Operations V-15 (1) Security assistance refers to a group of programs by which the United States provides defense articles, military training, and other defense-related services to foreign…

…When presenting conclusions, intelligence personnel should state the degree of confidence they have in their conclusions and any significant issues with the analysis. This confidence level is based normally on the capability of the collection asset…

…Analysts should start by decomposing the problem, defining a set of key parameters or dimensions of the problem, and then breaking down each of those dimensions further into relevant forms or states the dimension can assume…

…A sensitive site is described as a geographically limited area with special diplomatic, informational, military, or economic sensitivity to the United States. The S-2 has additional planning and support considerations for a sensitive site due…

…structured free text, United States message text format (USMTF), or voice report during system connectivity problems. 2. Phase II reporting builds upon the phase I initial report and is a fused, all-source product addressing a…

…Sensitive targets exceed national-level thresholds such as high collateral damage or collateral effect (e.g., versus civilian population, property, infrastructure, facilities); adverse political or diplomatic ramifications (e.g., near the territory of surrounding states); environmental…

…Other organizations within the DOD that provide unique capabilities to joint targeting efforts include DTRA, Joint Information Operations Warfare Center (JIOWC), United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), and JWAC. The JS J-2 leads the national IC…

…The following sections detail considerations associated with automating elements of joint targeting: (1) End State and Commander’s Objectives. During contingency planning, combatant commands typically provide objectives, guidance, desired effects, and intent to their staff and…

Chapter III III-4 JP 3-0 (1) COCOM is the nontransferable command authority established by Title 10, United States Code (USC), Section 164, exercised only by commanders of unified or specified CCMDs unless otherwise directed…

…The United States employs its military capabilities in support of its national security goals in a variety of military operations (Figure I-6). Operations generally involve military action or the accomplishment of a strategic, operational, or…

Joint Functions III-37 which the United States is a party. Given the potential complexity of operational environments, logistic forces must be familiar with and adhere to legal, regulatory, and political restraints governing US involvement because…

Chapter III III-20 JP 3-0 For additional and more detailed guidance on C2 of joint forces, refer to JP 1, Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States. For additional guidance on C2…

…guidance, apportionment, and targeting [GAT] Team) and the ISR division (ISRD) to determine effects that achieve the stated objectives, select appropriate measures and indicators for assessment, and determine ISR requirements to collect against the MOEs. Results…

…The strategic environment requires the United States to maintain and prepare joint forces for crisis response and limited contingency operations simultaneously with other operations, preferably in concert with allies and/or coalition partners when appropriate. This…

…From the targeting perspective, an effect is a change in the physical or behavioral state of a target system, a target system component, a target, or a target element that results from an action, a set…

…These activities should include conducting collaborative interagency planning to synchronize the civil-military effort, confirming the feasibility of pertinent military objectives and the military end state, and providing for adequate intelligence, an appropriate force mix, and…

…However, this conclusion should be made cautiously, as deduction is not always effective in forecasting human behavior; and, as stated previously, sound reasoning does not guarantee the conclusion is true. Abductive Reasoning 2-11. Abductive reasoning…

…President and SecDef in a designated national security emergency. (1) Continuity of operations ensures the degree or state of being continuous in the conduct of functions, tasks, or duties necessary to accomplish a military action or…

…Additionally, CCDRs and subordinate JFCs must work with US chiefs of mission, Department of State (DOS), and other departments and agencies to best integrate military actions with the diplomatic, economic, and informational instruments of national power…