REVIEW Flashcards
Definition of Army Targeting
The process of selecting targets and matching them with the appropriate response taking account operational requirements and capabilities
Army Targeting Guidelines
Focused (TVA, collection management that is developed in conjunction with Friendly COA)
Effect-based (Taxonomy, CDE, IO into COADEV)
Interdisciplinary - command function -(fusion meeting, fully understanding available assets, fully developed collection management)
Systematic (fully developed TVA, fully developed collection management to include cueing, redundancy, and mixing)
Directs lethal and non-lethal actions to create desired effects (sync of available assets, FUSION, HPT detected)
Targets characteristics
physical functional cognitive environmental temporal
Target types
Fixed Mobile Human Immediate TST COG target HPT/HVT
Target categories
Deliberate
- Scheduled
- On call
Dynamic
- Unplanned
- Unanticipated
Challenges of targeting
Sift through massive amount of info/intel
examine the adversary from macro level of analysis
characterize vulnerabilities with enough details to derive meaningful targets
anticipate challenges
How to overcome?
Conduct thorough IPB
Strict adherence to COG analysis, TVA, CARVER
PIR matching decision points
Fusion- S2 and S3 must coordinate
Update the collection plan, strict management of assets and disseminate information
Positive effects of targeting management
OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS
applies constant pressure on the adversary operational cycle
targets entire insurgent networks vs individuals
seizes unforeseen opportunities
neutralizes when necessary IOT achieve mid to long term affects
PRECISION TARGETING
dvelops an adaptative offensive strategy that is effects based and applies operational patience for higher gains
minimize collateral disruption among the populace and creates IO opportunities…sync w/ messaging
ID intel gaps (update IPB, continue analysis, exploitation)
Prioritizes and synergies operational efforts
long term…cells and networks
Target development
The systematic evaluation of potential target system and their components, individual targets, tgt elements to determine the type and duration of action that must be exerted on each to required the prescribed effects consistent with the commander’s objectives
in decide and detect
Vetting
assess the accuracy of the supporting intelligence
establish a reasonable level o confidence in a candidate target’s functional characterization
Validating
ensures all vetted targets meet the objectives and criteria outlined in the CDR’s guidance and ensures compliance with LOW and ROE
COG analysis
the purpose of performing COG analysis is to determine and evaluate the enemy’s critical vulnerabilities for exploitation
the results of COG analysis are later used during COADEV to exploit identified vulnerabilities
BDA
the estimate of target damage or effect which is based on physical damage, assessment, change assessment, and functional damage assessment as ell as target system assessment resulting from L and NL capabilities
Post operations. facilitates advising the CDR on MOE and MOP
CDE
CDE is conducted before operations to prepare the CDR for all possible effects of potential COAs. This allows the CDR to plan for potential outcomes, prepare an IO to mitigate or plan a different COA
CDR must conduct a proper proportionality analysis to use the amount of force required to achieve a direct and concrete military advantage… required by ROE
Target is weaponeered to balance accomplishing the mission with the risks to US forces and risk for collateral damages
MOP
a criterion that is used to assess friendly actions and is tied to measuring task accomplishment (tactical tasks)
Metric should be relevant, measurable (against baseline), responsive, and resourced.
