Targeting Flashcards
What is the definition of Targeting?
The process of selecting and priortizing targets and matching the appropriate response to them while considering operational requirements and capabilities.
What are the four principles of Targeting?
- Focused
- Effects Based
- Interdisciplinary
- Systematic
What are the primary tasks for an SFOD-A in LSCO targeting?
- Sense deep with organic and indigenous assets (Detect)
- Provide terminal guidance in the deep areas (Detect)
- Assist cyber and IO with physical access (Deliver)
- Conduct raids and seize critical targets (Deliver)
- Employ indigenous assets to conduct raids, ambushes, sabotage, subversion, deception, and assist cyber and IO with physical access (Deliver)
Give an example of an entity that could be on the No Strike List.
- Hospitals
- Churches
- Schools
- Bridges
Give an example of a target that could be on the Restricted Target List.
- HVIs that are friendly sources
- Chemical weapons facilities
- Communication relays being targeted and exploited
- A military server that will be an access point for a friendly cyber attack
- A radar facility that will be given spoofed radar data
What should be included in Commander’s Targeting Guidance?
- Targeting priorities
- Operational objectives
- Delegated responsibilities for target validation and approval
- Desired end state
What are Critical Capabilities?
A verb that describes what the system does and is essential to achieving the threat objective.
What are Critical Requirements?
The means (noun) that the threat requires to execute a critical capability.
What are Critical Vulnerabilities?
Elements (noun) related to threat critical requirements that appear exposed or susceptible to attack.
What tool do we use for Target Value Analysis?
CARVER
What is Target Vetting?
Determining whether the target intelligence is good; the target does what we think it does and is where we think it is.
What is Target Validation?
Determing whether:
it meets the commander’s objectives
complies with the LOAC (this is a legal target)
What does CARVER stand for?
- Criticality
- Accessibility
- Recooperability
- Vulnerability
- Effect
- Recognizability
What is Collateral Damage Estimation?
A methodology that assists the commander in staying within LOAC, ROE, and international law.
What two factors do we balance during Collateral Damage Estimation?
- Expected loss of life, injury, and damage to civilians
- Expected military advantage to be gained
What is a Battle Damage Assessment?
Evaluating the physical and functional damage inflicted on the enemy to gauge the effectiveness of military actions.
provides commanders crucial intelligence on enemy capabilities
drives future operations and targeting.
- Known or estimated enemy unit strengths
- Degraded, neutralized, or destroyed enemy weapon systems
- Known captured, wounded, or killed enemy personnel during the reporting period
What are the weaknesses of D3A?
- Ignores exploitation
- Weak technique against HVIs
What are the weaknesses of F3EAD?
- Missing ‘Decide’
- Emphasis on exploitation which requires increased time on target
When would you use F3EAD as a targeting methodology?
In a COIN environment, focused on HVIs, and where it is feasible to exploit targets.
When would you use D3A as a targeting methodology?
In LSCO, War, where enemy is organized in conventional formations and BDA is the focus.
What is the first principle of Targeting?
Focused: Achieving the commander’s objectives.
What is the second principle of Targeting?
Effects Based: Creating specific desired effects through lethal and nonlethal actions.
What is the third principle of Targeting?
Interdisciplinary: is a command function that requires the participation of many disciplines.
What is the fourth principle of Targeting?
Systematic: Achieving effects through lethal and nonlethal actions in a systematic manner.
