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24 Table of Contents 25 26 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...... iii 271. Purpose...... 1-1 282. Scope...... 2-1 29 2.1 Concept Definition...... 2-1 30 2.2 Potential Risks...... 2-2 31 2.2.1. Science and Technology...... 2-3 32 2.2.2. Enemy Counter Strategies...... 2-3 33 2.2.3. DOTMLPF...... 2-4 34 2.3 Military Operations Relationships to Other Joint Concepts...... 2-4 35 2.4 Applicable Military Functions and Activities...... 2-5 36 2.5 Assumptions...... 2-7 37 2.6 Relationships to Other Joint Concepts...... 2-7 38 2.7 Impact of Strategic Guidance...... 2-8 393. Central and Supporting Ideas...... 3-1 40 3.1 Statement of the Military Problem to Be Solved...... 3-1 41 3.2 Central Idea...... 3-4 42 3.3 Application of Concept within a Campaign Framework...... 3-5 434. Capabilities, Tasks and Attributes...... 4-1 44 4.1 Capabilities and Tasks...... 4-1 45 4.1.1 Preparation...... 4-1 46 4.1.1.1 Monitor Potential Adversaries...... 4-1 47 4.1.1.2 Plan...... 4-3 48 4.1.2 Enabling...... 4-5 49 4.1.2.1 Joint Command and Control (JC2)...... 4-5 50 4.1.2.2 Net-Centric (NC) Operations...... 4-7 51 4.1.3 Execution...... 4-8 52 4.1.3.1 Global Strike...... 4-8 53 4.1.3.2 Assess and Report...... 4-10 54 4.2 Attributes...... 4-11 555. Implications...... 5-1 56 5.1 Capability Based Assessment...... 5-1 57 5.1.1 Within Functional Areas...... 5-1 58 5.1.2 Across Functional Areas...... 5-1 59 5.1.3 Among Different JICs...... 5-1 60 5.2 Concept Experimentation...... 5-2 61 5.3 Limited Focus...... 5-2 62 63 Appendix A, Reference Documents 64 Appendix B, Glossary 65 Appendix C, Capabilities, Tasks, and Attributes Table 66 Appendix D, Illustrative CONOPS 67
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DISCLAIMER
In some cases, this JIC may contain titles or language similar to existing or planned
future programs, solutions, solution sets, etc. In those situations, the language is used to
facilitate a common understanding of conceptual elements or fundamental capabilities
only. In addition, Appendix D contains an illustrative CONOPS that refers to many
programs, solutions, solution sets, etc. The references in Appendix D are for illustrative
purposes only. References in the JIC are not to be used as justification for those
programs or solution sets. An analytically supported Capability Based Assessment
(CBA) is required to determine the suitability of a variety of solutions or solution sets to
support the capabilities specified in this JIC.
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69 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
70 The Joint Concept Development and Revision Plan (JCDRP) defines a Joint
71Integrating Concept (JIC) as a description of how a joint force commander (JFC)
72integrates capabilities 10-20 years in the future to generate effects and achieve an
73objective. A JIC includes an illustrative Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for a specific
74scenario (vignette) and a set of distinguishing principles applicable to a range of
75scenarios. JICs have the narrowest focus of all concepts, and distill capabilities derived
76from Joint Operating Concepts (JOCs) and Joint Functional Concepts into fundamental
77tasks and measures required to conduct Capability Based Assessment (CBA).
78 This paper describes a concept for conducting Global Strike (GS) operations during
79the “Seize the Initiative” (STI) phase of a major combat operation (MCO) in 2015. The
80principle purpose of this concept is to support rigorous capabilities-based assessment and
81analysis to determine materiel and non-materiel solutions to capability gaps and
82redundancies throughout the Department of Defense. As the basis for performing this
83assessment, this concept identifies effects, capabilities, tasks, attributes, conditions, and
84standards for conducting future Global Strike.
85 Within the context of this concept, GS is defined as responsive joint operations that
86strike enemy high value / payoff targets (HVTs/HPTs), as an integral part of joint force
87operations conducted to gain and maintain battlespace access, achieve other desired
88effects and set conditions for follow-on decisive operations to achieve strategic and
89operational objectives. This concept identifies and describes the capabilities for
90conducting Global Strike operations in 2015 and is consistent with and does not deviate
91from current strategic guidance.
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92 This concept integrates primarily the military functions of force application,
93command and control, battlespace awareness, net-centric operations, protection, and
94focused logistics. Each of these is described in a separate Joint Functional Concept. This
95concept complements and does not duplicate those concepts. It will describe the
96integration of those functions for Global Strike operations and will discuss individual
97functions only if unique to Global Strike. The types of military operations that could be
98conducted during Global Strike are described in various Joint Operating Concepts and
99other JICs. This concept is under the Major Combat Operations-Seize the Initiative-
100Operational Access rubric with interdependencies among all of the Joint Integrating
101Concepts. This concept focuses on how Global Strike operations will enhance and enable
102these JICs and discusses the actual conduct of those operations only if unique to Global
103Strike.
104 The GS JIC envisions the joint force commander employing joint capabilities
105anywhere in the world, through and in any domain, at the time of his choosing to
106neutralize or destroy high value / payoff targets (HVTs/HPTs) in support of joint force
107efforts to achieve the following effects:
108 Freedom to operate and freedom from attack (gain and maintain operational
109 access)
110 Enemy’s will or capabilities significantly reduced
111 Conditions set for decisive operations
112 Global Strike operations will be executed anywhere in the world using CONUS-
113based, forward-based, or deployed forces in a joint planning and execution environment
114with short timelines.
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1151. Purpose
116 The Joint Concept Development and Revision Plan defines a Joint Integrating
117Concept (JIC) as a description of how a joint force commander (JFC) integrates
118capabilities 10-20 years in the future to generate effects and achieve an objective. A JIC
119includes an illustrative CONOPS for a specific scenario (vignette) and a set of
120distinguishing principles applicable to a range of scenarios. JICs have the narrowest
121focus of all concepts, and distill capabilities derived from Joint Operating Concepts
122(JOCs) and Joint Functional Concepts into fundamental tasks and measures required to
123conduct CBA.
124 This paper describes a concept for conducting Global Strike operations during the STI
125phase of a major combat operation (MCO) in 2015. The principle purpose of this concept
126is to support rigorous capabilities-based assessment and analysis to determine materiel
127and non-materiel solutions to capability gaps and redundancies throughout the
128Department of Defense. As the basis for performing this assessment, this concept
129identifies effects, capabilities, tasks, attributes, conditions, and standards for conducting
130future Global Strike.
131 In addition, this concept is intended to help drive joint and service experimentation.
132When potential near-term solutions are identified, this concept will also inform the efforts
133of combatant commanders and others to improve Global Strike capabilities.
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1342. Scope
1352.1 Concept Definition
136 Within the context of this concept, Global Strike is defined as responsive joint
137operations that strike enemy high value / payoff targets (HVTs/HPTs), as an integral part
138of joint force operations conducted to gain and maintain battlespace access, achieve other
139desired effects and set conditions for follow-on decisive operations to achieve strategic
140and operational objectives. This concept identifies and describes the capabilities for
141conducting Global Strike operations in 2015 and is consistent with and does not deviate
142from current strategic guidance.
143 Global Strike requires the ability to prepare, enable, and execute operations to achieve
144operational and strategic effects. Effects-based analysis, planning, targeting and
145execution combine to support attacks on HVTs / HPTs, shape the information domain,
146and support setting the conditions for follow-on, decisive operations. This target set will
147include weapons of mass destruction and weapons of mass effect (WMD/WME)
148production, storage, and delivery capabilities, critical command and control facilities,
149anti-access capabilities (radars, surface-to-air missile sites, theater ballistic missile sites),
150adversary leadership, populace perception, and key nodes. In order to engage these
151targets, the joint force will require the capability to find, fix, track, and target moving
152targets. Global Strike operations will generate effects through lethal, non-lethal, kinetic,
153and non-kinetic attacks.
154 Because one of the essential effects of Global Strike is gaining and maintaining
155operational access for follow-on operations, early Global Strike operations must occur in
156an anti-access environment. These operations must not only overcome access barriers
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157such as distance, physical hardening, and active and passive defenses, but also set
158conditions for other forces to operate freely. Although this JIC is set in an anti-access
159environment, the identified capabilities are also applicable in lower threat conditions.
160 Global Strike operations will normally be executed within compressed timelines
161(from seconds to days) while exerting persistent effects at potentially great distances from
162the continental United States and forward bases. These operations will include attacks
163against fleeting, “time-sensitive targets.” Global Strike operations must be executable
164without requiring establishment of a large logistical footprint.
1652.2 Potential Risks
166 If events unfold as described in this concept, there may be several associated
167risks. For this discussion, these risks fall into three broad categories as listed in the
168following sections: Science and Technology; Enemy Counter Strategies; and Doctrine,
169Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, and Facilities
170(DOTMLPF).
1712.2.1. Science and Technology
172 Advances in the Global Information Grid (GIG) do not integrate cross-service,
173 horizontally, or vertically
174 US and multinational force weapons development efforts prove inadequate to
175 overcome adversary use of hardened and deeply buried facilities to protect key
176 capabilities
177 An inability to field capabilities that can find, fix, track, target, and engage
178 (F2T2E) moving targets responsively
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179 An inability of all US forces to share a common operating picture (COP)
180 throughout the battlespace
181 An adversary will weaponize space to deny access
182 Effects-based assessment capability is limited or technologically incapable of
183 providing useful information for dynamic tasking
1842.2.2. Enemy Counter Strategies
185 Adversary advances in camouflage, concealment and deception (CCD)
186 capabilities may outpace US and multinational capabilities to find, fix, track, and
187 target items of interest
188 Adversary advances in computer network defense (CND) capabilities may
189 outpace US and multinational capabilities to penetrate adversary computer
190 networks
191 Adversary anti-access capability development exceeds US ability to counter
192 Adversary employs GIG and COP denial capabilities including computer network
193 (CNA) and high-altitude electromagnetic pulse / electromagnetic pulse
194 (HEMP/EMP) attack
1952.2.3. DOTMLPF
196 Inter-service training does not keep up with doctrinal improvements
197 Logistics throughput proves inadequate for ten-day STI persistence
198 Inadequate basing for forward deployed/based capabilities
1992.3 Military Operations Relationships to Other Joint Concepts
200 Within the context of this concept, GS is specifically linked to the MCO JOC;
201however, the capabilities identified in this concept apply across the range of military
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202operations. This concept is also relevant to the Homeland Security (HLS), Stability
203Operations (SO), and Strategic Deterrence (SD) JOCs.
204 GS capabilities such as surveillance, reconnaissance, intelligence, planning and strike
205support Homeland Security activities including the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT).
206These same capabilities can also be essential for supporting Stability Operations. An
207example of the latter is striking a fleeting insurgency target in eastern Afghanistan with
208little warning.
209 Maintaining GS capabilities in a constant readiness state and regularly demonstrating
210these capabilities contributes to achieving strategic deterrence. The adversary’s
211perception of US awareness of its activities, our capability of denying him benefits and/or
212imposing unacceptable costs, and our willingness to do so may induce restraint.
2132.4 Applicable Military Functions and Activities
214 GS operations require the capabilities to effectively plan, control, and execute from
215and to anywhere in the world in any domain (land, sea, air, space and cyber-space) to
216generate strategic and operational effects. These capabilities cut across the family of the
217Joint Functional Concepts – Battlespace Awareness (BA), Command and Control (JC2),
218Force Application (FA), Net Centric (NC), and to a lesser degree Protection (P) and
219Focused Logistics (FL).
220 The Joint Staff will assess the tasks identified in this concept to identify capability
221shortfalls and redundancies. Six of the eight Functional Capability Boards (FCBs) will
222perform this CBA on the tasks relevant to each functional area. Appendix C summarizes
223the critical Global Strike capabilities and tasks, and indicates which FCB(s) should be
224primary assessor(s) for each task.
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225 The Battlespace Awareness FCB should focus assessment efforts on capabilities that:
226support command and control of BA assets; execute collection actions; exploit and
227analyze collected intelligence; model, simulate and forecast adversary actions; and
228manage knowledge and actionable intelligence for decision-makers in support of GS
229missions.
230 The Joint Command and Control FCB should focus assessment efforts on capabilities
231that reduce decision-making cycle timelines, increase joint planning commonalities, and
232enhance Service component interdependencies. JC2 will also assess capabilities that
233enable positive C2 throughout all aspects of GS operations, from posturing and deploying
234forces and assets through the killchain (Find, Fix, Track, Target, Engage, and Assess)
235emphasizing persistence and responsiveness.
236 The Force Application FCB should focus assessment efforts on capabilities that
237increase hard and deeply buried target (kinetic and functional) kill, agent defeat
238(neutralization), surface moving target (land and sea), CNA, information operations and
239stealth improvements capabilities, and reduce planning cycle times to facilitate time-
240critical targeting throughout the AOR.
241 The Net-Centric FCB should focus assessment efforts on capabilities (technical and
242knowledge) that form the basis for a globally synchronized, interdependent joint force
243with common situational awareness/understanding.
244 The Protection FCB should focus assessment efforts on capabilities that prevent
245enemy disruption of US and allied operations, specifically airborne, ballistic and cruise
246missile defense, CND, information protection, and survive-to-operate in a WMD/WME
247environment.
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248 The Focused Logistics FCB should concentrate assessment efforts on capabilities
249needed to deploy, sustain, and enable Global Strike forces for the ten-day STI phase of an
250MCO.
2512.5 Assumptions
252 An assumption is a condition necessary for the concept to succeed / be valid that
253cannot be proven through available evidence. The following assumptions apply for this
254concept:
255 The 1-4-2-1 force sizing construct remains in effect
256 The Global War on Terrorism continues
257 The 2012 Baseline Security Posture is extant and remains valid
258 For this JIC, Global Strike operations will occur within the 10-30-30 Defense
259 Strategy timelines
260 The GIG and COP exist and are functioning at all levels
2612.6 Relationships to Other Joint Concepts
262 This concept focuses on Global Strike operations with an explicit recognition of the
263overlap with other JICs. For example, Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) and
264Global Strike JICs both identify attacking airborne targets as a key capability. The task
265of destroying anti-access systems to enable “freedom to operate” and “freedom from
266attack” reside in both concepts, but its offensive nature is emphasized in the Global Strike
267JIC. Conversely, defending against airborne attack receives greater emphasis in the
268IAMD JIC.
269 Another example of common tasks is the interrelationship among the operations
270described in the Global Strike JIC and the Seabasing, Joint Forcible Entry Operations
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271(JFEO), and Joint Undersea Superiority (JUSS) JICs. Global Strike capabilities will help
272establish air superiority and set other conditions necessary for successful implementation
273of Seabasing and JFEO. Once in place, sea based forces and capabilities can be
274employed to engage HVT/HPT or to support Global Strike operations. These forces will
275depend, in turn, on the capabilities described in the JUSS JIC, as well as the capabilities
276described in this concept, for freedom to operate and freedom from attack. The
277complementary nature of these JICs reinforces the interdependent nature of joint force
278operations.
279 2.7 Impact of Strategic Guidance
280 The Defense Planning Guidance (DPG) contains defense strategy and the guidance
281for key planning and programming priorities to execute that strategy. The DPG presents
282the Secretary of Defense’s strategic plan for developing and employing future forces. The
283following extract from the 2004 DPG underscores several key elements of this concept:
284the transition to a campaign to swiftly defeat an adversary (seize-the initiative), the
285requirement to project power over potentially long distances, and timeliness
286(responsiveness).
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288 (U) Experience has taught us that the best way to defend the United States, its 289 interests abroad and its allies and friends is to defeat aggression at its source. As 290 a result, a central element of our defense strategy is to: 291 292 Rapidly transition from a posture of forward deterrence into a joint campaign 293 aimed at swiftly defeating the efforts of adversaries who would seek to impose 294 their will on us or our allies and friends, while preserving the option of 295 decisively defeating any one adversary – to include changing its regime and 296 occupying its territory. 297 298 (U) The new defense strategy requires forces with strategic agility capable of 299 bringing power to bear over long distances in a timely fashion while conducting 300 an active defense of US territory. 301 302 - Secretary’s Forward to the 2004 Defense Planning Guidance (p. 2)
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304 The Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) provides a top-down look at US defense
305strategy, taking into account the world environment, threats, current forces and programs,
306and the resources likely to be available. The following extract from the 2001 QDR
307reinforces the need for responsiveness. The final sentence, calling for long-range
308precision strike capabilities, sets the stage for many of the key capabilities described in
309this concept.
310 U.S. forces will remain capable of undertaking major combat operations 311 on a global basis and will train to be effective across a wide range of combat 312 conditions and geographic settings. The focus will be on the ability to act quickly 313 when challenged and to win decisively at a time and place and in the manner of 314 the President's choosing. 315 316 For planning purposes, U.S. forces will remain capable of swiftly 317 defeating attacks against U.S. allies and friends in any two theaters of operation 318 in overlapping timeframes. Combat operations will be structured to eliminate 319 enemy offensive capability across the depth of its territory, restore favorable 320 military conditions in the region, and create acceptable political conditions for 321 the cessation of hostilities. In addition, U.S. forces will degrade an aggressor's 322 ability to coerce others through conventional or asymmetric means, including 323 CBRNE weapons. U.S. forces will fight from a forward deterrent posture with
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324 immediately employable forces, including long-range precision strike capabilities 325 from within and beyond the theater, and rapidly deployable maneuver 326 capabilities. 327 328 - Quadrennial Defense Review, September 30 2001 (Chapter III, Paradigm Shift 329 in Force Planning, Major Combat Operations, P. 21)
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3303. Central and Supporting Ideas
3313.1 Statement of the Military Problem to Be Solved
332 In 2015, joint forces will be required to operate anywhere in the world from the
333continental United States, forward bases, and the sea. Future US forces will require both
334greater operational reach and greater persistence than current forces. The strategic and
335operational challenges associated with executing Global Strike primarily center on two
336areas:
337 1) The ability to understand an adversary’s operational systems and methods, and his
338decision-making processes, in order to identify Center(s) of Gravity and HVTs / HPTs;
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340 2) The physical challenges associated with striking specific Global Strike targets.
341 Understanding an adversary’s systems, methods and decision-making processes
342requires a collaborative effort by the US military, government agencies, and
343multinational partners with significant shared responsibilities. A clear challenge is
344establishing the responsibilities, mechanisms and collaborative networks that enable
345gaining the desired level of understanding.
346 In the 2015 operational environment, the set of enemy targets most applicable for
347Global Strike (IADS, WMD/WME, TBMs, leadership, C2 infrastructure and networks,
348etc.) are likely to be employed and protected in ways that offer significant challenges to
349location, identification, and negation or destruction. Techniques to protect these high
350value assets and capabilities could include hardening, deeply burying, hiding, concealing,
351camouflaging, and the use of asymmetric or irregular tactics such as integrating
352into/hugging civilian infrastructure. The fleeting nature of many of these targets, the high
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353level decision authority for select strike missions, and the potentially great physical
354distances over which reconnaissance, surveillance and/or strike assets will be required to
355operate will compound the challenge of planning and executing responsive Global Strike.
356Key challenges associated with this environment include:
357 Neutralizing or destroying HVTs / HPTs located deep in enemy territory and
358 protected by significant air and missile defense systems, hardening, or
359 burying;
360 Destroying and/or neutralizing WMD/WME capabilities without causing
361 substantial collateral damage;
362 Executing Global Strike in distant theaters on very short notice
363 Executing Global Strike (including finding and tracking) on key enemy
364 leaders or other similar fleeting (time sensitive) targets;
365 Identifying and precisely striking critical nodes and links in key adversary
366 systems.
367 Joint force commanders must be able to responsively strike high value and high
368payoff targets in this environment to effectively conduct Global Strike. Likely adversaries
369will include near-peer traditional state actors/major regional powers or transnational
370actors.
371 A traditional state actor/regional power may possess large, modern ground forces,
372supplemented by specialized paramilitary and local militias. Air and naval forces may be
373less capable than US forces, but sufficient for regional domination. It is likely that this
374adversary’s force planning, military capabilities, and strategy will be based on a
375fundamental assumption that a US-led coalition will present the most likely obstacle to its
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376regional hegemony. This adversary will be expected to have significant anti-access and
377area denial capabilities with modern technologies in a number of niche areas, including
378communications, computers, intelligence, integrated air defenses, mines, submarines,
379long-range fires, unmanned aerial vehicles, WMD/WME (including nuclear weapons and
380associated delivery systems), HEMP/EMP capabilities, and access to space.
381 This adversary will attempt to counter perceived US capabilities through increased
382mobility and better distribution, miniaturization, hardening, camouflage, concealment and
383deception, and shorter exposure operating cycles. If called upon to swiftly or decisively
384defeat this adversary, the joint force will have to fight to gain and maintain operational
385access in order to seize the initiative.
386 The future security environment will also include threats to US vital interests posed
387by a variety of non-state actors, primarily in the form of transnational terrorism. Anti-
388access and area denial capabilities will proliferate and failed states will increasingly serve
389as havens for hostile non-state actors. In the context of the Global War on Terrorism
390(GWOT), the US and her multinational partners will continue efforts to deter and defeat
391WMD/WME proliferation to prevent terrorists from obtaining such weapons or
392development technologies.
393 Even in the midst of an MCO campaign, joint forces will require the capability for
394time-critical targeting in support of GWOT in an AOR far removed from the ongoing
395MCO.
396 An illustrative vignette (CONOPS) for one possible MCO scenario is provided in
397Appendix D.
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3983.2 Central Idea
399 This concept describes the capabilities and tasks that will be required to achieve GS
400effects during the first ten days of an MCO campaign – specifically, the STI Phase. As
401discussed above, the capabilities needed for time-critical targeting in an AOR far
402removed from the ongoing MCO are also addressed.
403 Global Strike operations are executed against select HVTs / HPTs that support joint
404force operations to overcome adversary anti-access capabilities, produce other effects to
405achieve operational and strategic objectives, and enable follow-on decisive operations to
406defeat the adversary.
407 This concept envisions the joint force commander employing joint capabilities
408anywhere in the world through and in any domain at the time of his choosing to
409neutralize or destroy HVTs and/or HPTs in support of joint force efforts to achieve the
410following effects:
411 Freedom to operate and freedom from attack (gain and maintain operational
412 access)
413 Enemy’s will or capabilities significantly reduced
414 Conditions set for decisive operations
415 Global Strike operations will be executed anywhere in the world using CONUS-
416based, forward-based, or deployed forces in a joint planning and execution environment
417with short timelines.
4183.3 Application of Concept within a Campaign Framework
419 Within the context of a joint campaign, and focused on generating the effects
420described previously, preparation and posturing are essential to successful GS operations.
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421The right forces and capabilities must be in the right place at the right time and these
422forces must be trained and prepared to responsively execute GS in support of joint force
423operations.
424 The planning conducted during preparation and posturing relies on comprehensive
425joint and inter-agency collaboration that enables shared understanding, timely and
426informed decision-making, and development of timely and accurate products related to
427Global Strike mission planning and execution. The joint force commander, along with
428DoD and other government agencies involved in Global Strike planning will use this
429collaborative information and planning environment to establish a shared view of the
430adversary’s operational systems, methods, and decision-making processes in order to
431identify center(s) of gravity (COG), critical requirements (CR), critical capabilities (CC),
432and critical vulnerabilities (CV). Collaboration enhances the ability of commanders to
433gain situational awareness and coordinate force and capability posturing to optimize the
434application of Global Strike capabilities and the effects achieved. This comprehensive
435collaboration relies on a networked information environment involving warfighters,
436government agencies, decision makers, and multinational partners.
437 Collaborative planning and networking expedites the distribution of national and
438theater level guidance and decisions, the predictive analysis underpinning Global Strike
439planning, the dissemination of operational and strategic objectives and commander’s
440intent, and the dissemination of Global Strike plans and orders.
441 Predictive analysis focuses planning on the adversary’s COGs and CCs. It helps
442identify indicators and events that will confirm the accuracy of anticipated adversary
443activities and actions. Predicted events may provide the “trigger” mechanism for
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444initiating Global Strike operations. Predictive analysis also enables the identification and
445understanding of nodes, linkages within the adversary system(s), and accurate delineation
446of expected effects. This visualization and analysis requires persistent collection to
447characterize adversary systems, dependencies, and relationships.
448 Predictive analysis and planning consider all available forces and capabilities,
449including CONUS-based, forward-based and deployed forces, and all appropriate
450combinations. The analysis includes examining the various combinations of forces and
451assets available to execute a Global Strike mission against the HVT/HPT, and assessing
452the ability of each to achieve the desired effect while minimizing unintended effects.
453 The analysis and planning conducted during preparation and posturing results in
454specific actions, consistent with national and theater level guidance, which include the
455following:
456 Repositioning or reallocation of surveillance and reconnaissance assets to
457 support target tracking, identifying and assessment requirements;
458 Establishing communication links that provide required “sensor to sensor” and
459 “sensor to shooter” links and positive C2 of Global Strike missions;
460 Positioning or arranging for logistical support capabilities for
461 potential/planned missions;
462 Employing reconnaissance capabilities to support planning or future
463 execution;
464 Coordinating with multinational partners for use of airspace or territory; and
465 Posturing forces for Global Strike missions.
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466 Information Operations (IO) efforts will include planning and implementing strategic
467communications and public information announcements and releases (as appropriate).
468An integral part of Global Strike preparation and posturing, IO must include measures to
469protect friendly plans and networks and deny the adversary knowledge of pending
470operations. Mission planning includes planning for assessment of effects achieved and
471dynamically tasking if required and appropriate, plus disengagement/redeployment of
472forces and assets as applicable.
473 Preparing and posturing actions set the conditions for successful execution of Global
474Strike operations. Forces and assets for specific Global Strike missions will be selected
475based on a myriad of factors including target characteristics, location and
476defensive/protection status, desired effects, time constraints or considerations, diplomatic
477considerations or limitations, and multinational involvement. Some operations may
478require minimum preparation time while others may require precise timing at some point
479in the future. Where appropriate, forward-based or deployed forces and assets can be
480used to execute strikes to enhance responsiveness, surprise, and survivability. In other
481cases, CONUS-based forces and assets may be the optimal solution for strike execution;
482however, use of these assets may complicate response and surprise challenges,
483reinforcing the need to posture these forces and assets early. Some preparation and
484posturing actions will require a national level decision for execution.
485 A unique aspect of Global Strike operations is the likelihood that forces will originate
486outside the affected regional component commander’s AOR. An organizational C2
487structure must be clearly specified to maximize mission effectiveness and minimize
488friction and “fog of war” among all HQs involved in Global Strike operations. The
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489controlling HQ (JF HQ, JTF HQ, COCOM HQ, etc.) located in CONUS or in-theater
490initiates mission execution and exercises positive command and control of mission forces
491and assets through mission completion and assessment. As mentioned above, in some
492circumstances multiple HQs will control individual missions at various points in time;
493therefore command relationships throughout the entire operation must be clearly
494specified during planning.
495 The commander must establish the requisite communications links to ensure
496comprehensive “sensor-to-sensor” and “sensor-to-shooter” data flow and positive C2,
497which is made much less complex by the extant plug-and-play network. Assured
498communications with the strike forces and supporting surveillance and reconnaissance
499assets, which may include CONUS-based/launched, and forward based/deployed forces
500(air, land, sea, cyber) and combinations thereof, as well as national, interagency and
501multinational assets, is essential to maintaining positive command and control. The
502controlling HQ monitors execution of the mission, updates its analysis as the mission
503progresses, and provides mission updates and mission changes directly to strike forces,
504including the redirection of strike assets to other higher priority targets as appropriate.
505 In support of strike execution, collection assets continue to track/monitor HVTs /
506HPTs, providing continuous location and status updates, enabling the controlling HQ to
507have an immediate assessment of effects achieved, and enabling dynamic tasking (if
508required and appropriate.) IO, strategic communications, public information warnings
509and announcements may also be executed before, during and/or after strikes to enhance
510effectiveness.
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511 Once achievement of the desired effect is confirmed, the controlling HQ directs and
512monitors the disengagement of forces and assets as applicable. This disengagement
513could include redeployment, transition to other Global Strike missions, or transition to
514other type missions.
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5154. Capabilities, Tasks and Attributes
516 Global Strike operations rely upon three types of capabilities: preparation, enabling,
517and execution capabilities. These capabilities will be required for all phases of an
518operation; however the weight of effort will shift as planning progresses through
519execution. Each capability and task will be measured using a set of attributes specified in
520Section 4.2.
5214.1 Capabilities and Tasks
522 The capabilities and tasks required to prepare for, enable, and execute Global Strike
523operations follow. These capabilities and tasks are also listed in table format in
524Appendix C.
5254.1.1 Preparation
526 The capabilities required to prepare for Global Strike operations consist of monitoring
527potential adversaries (and others) and planning. Preparation includes both long- and
528short-term actions. Long-term preparation involves analysis of world trends with the
529goal of identifying potential future problem areas. This will reduce crisis planning
530timelines and assist with predictive analysis as well as guide shaping and deterrence
531actions. Short-term preparation deals more specifically with rapidly emerging threats and
532continues into and throughout an actual conflict. In both cases, preparation should be
533seamless and cyclical.
5344.1.1.1 Monitor Potential Adversaries
535 Successful Global Strike operations will require long-term and in-depth knowledge of
536potential adversaries. In order to achieve this, the joint force will monitor, task, and
537integrate intelligence collected from tactical, theater and national assets; analyze
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538adversary culture, leadership, command and control and military capabilities; and
539predictively analyze adversary intentions, goals, and objectives.
540 Intelligence tasks supporting Global Strike include the ability to detect, identify,
541characterize and track items, activities, events, and persons worldwide. These capabilities
542require persistent observation, reconnaissance, and information collection from both open
543and clandestine sources. Collection activities must access remote and denied areas and
544defeat camouflage, concealment, and deception (CCD) through sensor positioning and
545the development of new sensing capabilities. Furthermore, these activities should be
546tailorable to enable both wide-area and narrowly focused coverage in order to find, fix,
547and continuously track specific targets.
548 As GS operations proceed, commanders will need to prioritize limited resources. This
549will require informed trade-offs between competing collection requirements.
550Commanders must have the ability to dynamically task specific collection assets and
551resources to satisfy requirements, perform higher-priority missions, and synchronize ISR
552tasks with operations.
553 In order to produce actionable intelligence for the commander, joint forces must
554retrieve, filter, combine, and display information from various sources and ensure the
555right information reaches the decision-maker in a useable format. The joint force must
556leverage technical advances to enhance intelligence information dissemination.
557 Tasks:
558 Develop adversary characterization through long-term, in-depth intelligence
559 collection and exploitation;
560 Determine adversary critical capabilities and vulnerabilities;
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561 Identify, assess and mitigate intelligence gaps;
562 Process and fuse collected data into intelligence;
563 Dynamically task collection assets;
564 Find targets (moving, mobile, hardened and/or underground, concealed, critical
565 infrastructure, leadership, WMD/WME and related facilities and systems);
566 Fix targets (moving, mobile, hardened and/or underground, concealed, critical
567 infrastructure, leadership, WMD/WME, and related facilities and systems);
568 Track targets (moving and mobile); and
569 Target (moving; mobile; hardened and/or underground; concealed; critical
570 infrastructure; leadership; WMD/WME and related facilities and systems targets).
5714.1.1.2 Plan
572 Planning for Global Strike operations should begin pre-crisis and continue throughout
573MCO. Long-term, deliberate planning should be a continuous, cyclical process that
574provides the foundation for rapid, seamless transition to crisis action planning. Global
575Strike operational course of action (COA) development should be effects-based, focused
576on exploiting adversary critical vulnerabilities while considering friendly critical
577capabilities as well as collateral damage.
578 Effects-based planning for GS operations begins with commander’s intent and the
579strategic/operational objectives. Planners must collaborate with all relevant combatant
580commands, US government agencies and multinational partners. The joint force should
581leverage networking and automation to assist in planning and decision-making.
582 Planners must have the ability to predict desirable and undesirable attack
583consequences and how effects may propagate throughout an adversary’s system while
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584maintaining flexibility and initiative when the unexpected occurs. This analysis will
585guide COA development as well as post-strike collection efforts to assess mission
586success.
587 Tasks:
588 Perform collaborative deliberate planning;
589 Perform collaborative crisis planning;
590 Determine commander’s intent;
591 Develop course of action;
592 Determine HVTs/HPTs;
593 Evaluate strike consequences;
594 Estimate collateral damage; and
595 Identify friendly critical capabilities.
5964.1.2 Enabling
597 Global Strike enabling capabilities support preparation and execution activities. These
598capabilities consist of Joint Command and Control (JC2) and Net-Centric (NC)
599operations. The enabling capabilities provide the joint force commander with all required
600information about the operational environment and the means to disseminate guidance
601and orders to all force echelons.
6024.1.2.1 Joint Command and Control (JC2)
603 As with all military operations, effective command and control of GS operations is
604essential. GS JC2 must be structured for the rapid dissemination and distribution of
605decisions and guidance from the President and/or Secretary of Defense. The JFC must
606have an accurate picture of the operating environment depicting all friendly forces,
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607adversary forces, and neutral parties. Furthermore, the commander requires an integrated
608network and collaborative environment for disseminating orders, mission statements,
609commander’s intent, desired end states, desired effects, and desired objectives to all force
610echelons.
611 In the context of MCO, GS operations will require synchronization and coordination
612with multiple regional component commanders, multinational partners, and US
613government agencies. Multiple, and often simultaneous, GS operations may be
614distributed across one or more joint operating areas (JOAs). The forces conducting
615Global Strike may originate in one commander’s AOR, transit through one or more
616additional AORs, and achieve the intended effects in still another commander’s AOR. As
617discussed previously in Section 3.3, command relationships throughout the entire
618operation must be clearly specified and understood at all echelons.
619 Finally, considering the close relationship between Global Strike operations and
620operational/strategic objectives and the political sensitivities associated with strikes of
621this nature, the commander may in some circumstances need the capability to change or
622terminate missions after giving an execution order.
623 Tasks:
624 Identify and track all adversaries and neutrals in the JOA;
625 Identify and track all “Blue” forces in the JOA;
626 Specify command relationships for GS operations;
627 Communicate orders to all echelons;
628 Terminate/change strike missions;
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629 Identify and precisely locate critical nodes and links in various adversary key
630 systems associated with important military or economic activities;
631 Improve cultural awareness to understand actions, groups, and ideologies
632 influencing the targeted regional populace; and
633 Develop an understanding of the adversary that accounts for all Political, Military,
634 Economic, Social, Infrastructure, and Informational (PMESII) factors.
6354.1.2.2 Net-Centric (NC) Operations
636 A critical enabling capability, NC operations are essential to the conduct of future
637war. GS operations will rely upon net-centricity to meet the anticipated response
638requirements and to achieve the high degree of collaboration required from planning
639through execution. The machine-machine and human-machine interfaces at the core of
640net-centricity will enable superior information flow, shorter response timelines, and more
641accurate execution within established parameters.
642 Net-centricity will allow the joint force to establish, adapt, manage, and optimize
643communications and connectivity. GS operations’ information sharing will require
644secure data transmission, transport (air waves, hard line, bandwidth “pipe,” etc.),
645reception, voice, image and video signals’ capabilities. The networks supporting joint
646forces must be scalable and adaptable. These networks must rapidly transfer and sort
647multi-level intelligence.
648 The increased net-centricity emphasis along with the associated technological
649requirements creates new vulnerabilities. Network, signals, and information protection
650and defense will be critical to NC operations.
651 Tasks:
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652 Deploy network linking all joint force elements (interoperability);
653 Deploy network linking joint force with other government agencies;
654 Protect the network and data within;
655 Transfer and sort updated multi-level intelligence;
656 Adjust communications links and filters to enable establishment of required
657 “sensor to sensor” and “sensor to shooter” links;
658 Establish appropriate organizational relationships; and
659 Operate interdependently.
6604.1.3 Execution
661 Global Strike execution capabilities include actual strike mechanics (kinetic or non-
662kinetic) and effects assessment. These capabilities will characterize the joint forces
663conducting Global Strike operations and provide the commander with the information
664needed to evaluate mission results.
6654.1.3.1 Global Strike
666 Achieving effects at the time and place of our choosing is the essence of GS
667operations. These effects must be precise and scalable, and in the context of MCO,
668persistent. As discussed previously, the responsiveness required for Global Strike
669operations is situation dependent; however, in all cases, the joint force must have the
670capability to conduct and support multiple, simultaneous attacks, often at extended
671ranges. These strikes may be executed by air, ground, space, maritime, or special forces,
672and will be delivered through and into any domain.
673 The responsiveness of the joint force to Global Strike tasking will depend on force
674structure, mobility/speed, and standoff capabilities. Force structure falls into three
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675categories, CONUS-based, forward stationed, and forward deployed. Mobility/speed and
676standoff capabilities are inherent characteristics of particular forces.
677 Following an execution order, GS operations can be characterized by two phases—
678maneuver and engagement. Joint forces executing Global Strikes must be capable of
679maneuvering in a robust anti-access environment. For information operations and other
680non-kinetic actions, the maneuver phase can be visualized as the events immediately
681proceeding effects delivery.
682 GS operations must be able to engage the full range of fixed, mobile, time critical,
683and specialized targets (including C2 nodes, leadership, missiles, WMD/WME, and
684HDBT). These targets will be engaged using kinetic weapons and other non-kinetic
685means based on the nature of the target and the desired effects. Adversary integrated air
686defenses and theater ballistic missiles will be engaged utilizing low-observable systems
687or other technologies to deny detection. Global Strike operations will require highly
688reliable forces capable of achieving precise effects such as biological or chemical agent
689defeat. Collateral damage must be minimized. Operating environments will include
690complex and urban terrain.
691 Tasks:
692 Posture forces (forces and facilities);
693 Position forces to engage (maneuver);
694 Engage WMD/WME production, storage, and delivery targets;
695 Neutralize WMD active agents;
696 Engage moving land targets;
697 Engage moving maritime targets;
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698 Engage airborne targets;
699 Engage hard and deeply buried targets (destroy or functionally disable);
700 Engage leadership targets;
701 Attack computer networks and other IO targets;
702 Deceive, disrupt, deny, degrade, and destroy (D5) anti-access capabilities; and
703 Recover and regenerate forces.
7044.1.3.2 Assess and Report
705 Effective combat assessment is essential to GS operations. In the dynamic
706battlespace environment with changing conditions and effects prioritization, an enroute
707termination and dynamic tasking capability requirement will give the commander the
708greatest battlespace flexibility.
709 The joint force must have the capability to evaluate, via observation or other means,
710the success of GS operations. Beyond the traditional notion of battle damage assessment,
711future GS operations will also rely upon a rapid systemic analysis to evaluate not only
712first-order but also higher-order effects. Long-term evaluation, however, will also be
713required to evaluate some effects.
714 Commanders must have these mission results and make these results readily available
715to forces at all echelons.
716 Tasks:
717 Determine immediate objective results
718 Determine long-term objective results
719 Report mission status
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7204.2 Attributes
721 Global Strike capabilities and tasks will be measured using the following set of
722specified attributes: Responsiveness, Survivability, Persistence, Effects Spectrum, and
723Surprise. Not all of these attributes will apply to all the capabilities and tasks described
724in this concept.
725The tables in Appendix C identify which attributes apply to each task.
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7265. Implications
7275.1 Capability Based Assessment
728 The GS JIC is written to focus the CBA within the functional areas, across the
729functional areas, and across the different JICs, as discussed below.
7305.1.1 Within Functional Areas
731 Each of the tasks listed in Section 4 and Appendix C has one (or more) Functional
732Capabilities Board (FCB) assigned for assessment. However, each FCB should review
733the entire list of tasks and assess any additional tasks they deem appropriate. This
734process will help ensure that each FCB is aware of and provides the GS capabilities
735needed from their individual Joint Functional Concept.
7365.1.2 Across Functional Areas
737 The identification of critical capabilities allows a focused CBA on the end-to-end
738integration of capabilities across two or more Joint Functional Concepts. This type of
739assessment can help ensure multiple FCBs are approaching the problem in a manner that
740ensures interoperability and full integration of capabilities needed for GS operations.
7415.1.3 Among Different JICs
742 The specification of capabilities in Section 4 and Appendix C also allows a focused
743CBA on common capability needs across different concepts. This type of assessment can
744help provide insight into demands for the same capabilities outside the individual
745concept. Examples include the surveillance, reconnaissance, and attack capabilities
746needed for GS, IAMD (Offensive Counter Air operations), Joint Forcible Entry
747Operations, and Joint Undersea Superiority.
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7485.2 Concept Experimentation
749 US Joint Forces Command, other combatant commands, and the Services should
750examine opportunities to conduct/sponsor experimentation, wargaming, and exercises
751centered on the concepts and capabilities identified in this Global Strike JIC.
752Observations and recommendations from these events should be sent to the lead
753developer and considered for incorporation into future versions of the concept. Proposed
754changes will be vetted through the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System
755(JCIDS) process.
7565.3 Limited Focus
757 This JIC focuses on the capabilities needed for gaining operational access, creating
758operational and strategic effects, and setting conditions for follow-on decisive operations
759in the STI Phase of an MCO. Additional concepts or future revisions of this concept
760should describe the employment of Global Strike capabilities across the entire range of
761military operations.
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762 APPENDICES
763 Appendix A, Reference Documents
764Battlespace Awareness Joint Functional Concept (version 1.0), Feb 04
765CDRUSSTRATCOM CONPLAN 8022-02, Strategic Concept, 4 Jun 03
766Command and Control Joint Functional Concept (version 1.0), Feb 04
767Defense Planning Guidance, 2004-2009
768Focused Logistics Joint Functional Concept (version 1.0), Feb 04
769Force Application Joint Functional Concept (version 1.0), Feb 04
770Global Strike CONOPS, HQ ACC, 24 May 04
771Joint Concept Development and Revision Plan, 30 Jul 04
772Major Combat Operations 2, DPS
773Major Combat Operations Joint Operating Concept (version 1.0), 20 Jul 04
774Marine Corps Doctrine Pamphlet 1, Warfighting, 20 Jun 97
775National Military Strategy of the United States of America, 2004
776National Security Strategy, Sep 2002
777National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction, Dec 2002
778Protection Joint Functional Concept (version 1.0), 30 Jun 04
779Quadrennial Defense Review, 30 Sep 2001
780Strategic Deterrence Joint Operating Concept (version 1.0), Jan 04
781Strategic Planning Guidance, FY 2006-2011
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782 Appendix B, Glossary
783Part I. Abbreviations and Acronyms
784APOD Aerial Port of Debarkation
785ASAT Anti-satellite
786BA Battlespace Awareness
787BSP Baseline Security Posture
788C2 Command and Control
789CBA Capability Based Assessment
790CCD Camouflage, Concealment, and Deception
791CIE Collaborative Information Environment
792CNA Computer Network Attack
793CND Computer Network Defense
794CONUS Continental United States
795D5 Deceive, disrupt, deny, degrade, and destroy
796DPG Defense Planning Guidance
797DPS Defense Planning Scenario
798F2T2EA Find, Fix, Track, Target, Engage, Assess
799FA Force Application
800HDBT Hardened, Deeply Buried Target
801HLS Homeland Security
802HPT High Payoff Target
803HVT High Value Target
804IAMD Integrated Air and Missile Defense
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805ICBM Inter-continental Ballistic Missile
806IO Information Operations
807IOT In order to
808JCDRP Joint Concept Development and Revision Plan
809JFC Joint Force Commander
810JFEO Joint Forcible Entry Operations
811JIC Joint Integrating Concept
812JOA Joint Operations Area
813JOC Joint Operating Concept
814JOpsC Joint Operations Concepts
815JUSS Joint Undersea Superiority
816LOC Line of Communication
817MCO Major Combat Operation
818MRBM Medium-range Ballistic Missile
819NCA National Command Authorities
820P Protection
821QDR Quadrennial Defense Review
822SD Strategic Deterrence
823SPG Strategic Planning Guidance
824SPOD Seaport Of Debarkation
825SRBMShort-rang Ballistic Missile
826STI Seize the Initiative
827UGF Underground Facilities
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828WEZ Weapons Engagement Zone
829WMD Weapon of Mass Destruction
830WME Weapon of Mass Effect
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831Part II. Terms and Definitions.
832Access. The ability to enter or use. (GS JIC WG)
833Agent Defeat. Effects neutralization of chemical or biological agents
834Assess. Evaluate the effect of and engagement. (GS JIC WG)
835Attribute. A measurable characteristic that describes an aspect of a task or capability.
836(GS JIC WG)
837Capability. A combination of means and ways to perform a set of tasks or achieve an
838effect to a standard under specified conditions. (JCDRP)
839Effect. Change to a condition, behaviors, or degree of freedom resulting from tasked
840actions. (JCDRP)
841Effects Spectrum. Strike with sufficient mass and variety to achieve the desired effect.
842(GS JIC WG)
843 Mass: Is there enough quantity to generate the desired effect?
844 Variety: Can a task generate disparate effects?
845Engage. Strike the designated target (includes maneuver). (GS JIC WG)
846Find. Locate a potential target and pass salient info IOT fix. (GS JIC WG)
847Fix. Determine potential target position at a given time. (GS JIC WG)
848High Value Target. A target the enemy commander requires for successful completion
849of the mission, the loss of which would seriously degrade important enemy functions. (JP
8501-02)
851High Payoff Target. A target whose loss to the enemy will significantly contribute to
852the success of the friendly course of action. Those high value targets that must be
853acquired and successfully attacked for the success of the mission. (JP 1-02)
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854Military Objective. A derived set of military actions to be taken to implement NCA
855guidance in support of national objectives. Defines the results to be achieved by the
856military and assign tasks to commanders. (JP 1-02)
857Mission. The task, together with the purpose, that clearly indicates the action to be taken
858and the reason therefore. (JP 1-02)
859Persistence. The period of time the potential to create or sustain an effect can be maintained.
860(GS JIC WG)
861Posture. To put into proper position before acting. (GS JIC WG)
862Responsiveness. Ability to generate scaleable effects at the optimum time (i.e., rapidly,
863at a particular moment in time, over a period of time) and place. (GS JIC WG)
864Strike. A lethal / non-lethal / kinetic / non-kinetic attack. (GS JIC WG)
865Surprise. Achieve and effect at the optimum place and time without enemy
866foreknowledge. (GS JIC WG)
867Survivability. Operate in an anti-access environment without significant threat of
868engagement or destruction. (GS JIC WG)
869Target. Characterize and designate potential target for neutralization / destruction and
870matching appropriate response. (GS JIC WG)
871Task. A measurable action or activity based upon doctrine, standard procedures, mission
872analysis, or concepts that may be assigned to an individual or organization. (GS JIC WG)
873Track. Display or record the successive positions of a moving potential target and
874maintain awareness of a fixed potential target. (GS JIC WG)
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875 Appendix C, Capabilities, Tasks, and Attributes Table
Capability876 Capability Task Attribute Category 877 Effects FCB Responsiveness Persistence Survivability Spectrum Surprise 4.1.1. Preparation878 4.1.1.1. Monitor Adversaries 879 Develop adversary characterization through long-term, in-depth X X X BA 880 intelligence collection and exploitation Determine adversary critical 881 requirements capabilities and X X X X C2/BA vulnerabilities Identify, assess, and mitigate X X X X X BA 882 intelligence gaps
Process and fuse collected data X X X X X BA 883 into intelligence Dynamically task collection assets X X X C2/BA Find (moving, mobile, hardened 884 and/or underground, concealed, critical infrastructure, leadership, X X X X X BA WMD and related facilities and 885 systems targets) Fix (moving, mobile, hardened and/or underground, concealed, 886 critical infrastructure, leadership, X X X X X BA/C2 WMD and related facilities and 887 systems targets) Track (moving and mobile targets) X X X X X BA/C2 Target (moving, mobile, hardened 888 and/or underground, concealed, critical infrastructure, leadership, X X X X X FA/C2 WMD and related facilities and 889 systems targets)
4.1.1.2. Plan 890 Perform collaborative deliberate X X X X C2 planning 891 Perform collaborative crisis X X X X C2 planning X X X C2 892 Determine commander's intent Develop course of action X X X X C2 893 Determine HVTs / HPTs X X X X C2 X X X C2 Evaluate strike consequences X X C2 Determine necessary strike scale
X X X X C2/P Identify friendly critical capabilities
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895 Capability Capability Task Attribute Category 896 Effects FCB Responsiveness Persistence Survivability Spectrum Surprise 4.1.2. Enabling 897 4.1.2.1. Joint C2
898 Identify and track all adversary X X X X X C2/BA and neutrals in JOA
Identify and track all "Blue" X X X X C2/BA 899 Forces in JOA
Specify command relationships X X C2/NC 900 for Global Strike operations Communicate orders to all X X X X C2/NC echelons 901 Terminate / change strike X X C2/NC missions Identify and precisely locate 902 critical nodes and links in various adversary key systems X X X X X C2/BA associated with important 903 military or economic activities Improve cultural awareness to understand actions, groups, and X X C2/BA/P 904 ideologies influencing the targeted regional populace 905 Develop an understanding of the adversary accounting for all political, military, economic, X X C2/BA/P 906 social, infrastructure, and informational (PMESII) factors
9074.1.2.2. Net-Centric Operations 908 Deploy network linking all joint X X X X X NC force elements (Interoperability) 909 Deploy network capable of linking joint force with other X X X X X NC government agencies 910 Protect the network and data X X X X P/NC within
911 Transfer and sort updated multi- X X X NC level intelligence Adjust communications’ links 912 and filters to enable establishment of required X X X X X NC “sensor to sensor” and “sensor 913 to shooter” links Establish appropriate X X X X NC 914 organizational relationships Operate interdependently X X X X NC 915
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Capability 916 Capability Task Attribute Category 917 Effects FCB Responsiveness Persistence Survivability Spectrum Surprise 4.1.3. Execution 918 4.1.3.1. Global
Strike 919 Posture forces (forces and X X X X X C2/FL/FA facilities) 920 Position forces to engage X X X X X C2/FL/FA (maneuver)
Engage WMD production, X X X X X FA 921 storage, and delivery targets
Neutralize WMD active agents X X X X FA 922 Engage moving land targets X X X X X FA 923 Engage moving maritime X X X X X FA targets 924 Engage airborne targets X X X X X FA
Engage hard and deeply buried X X X X FA 925 targets X X X X X FA 926 Engage leadership targets Attack computer networks and X X X X X FA/NC other IO targets
927 X X X X X FA/NC D5 anti-access capabilities 928 Recover and regenerate forces X X X X FL/FA
9294.1.3.2. Assess and Report 930 Determine immediate objectives X X X BA/C2/FA results 931 Determine long-term objective X X X BA/C2/FA results 932 X X X X C2/NC/FA Report mission status 933
934
935
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936 Appendix D, Illustrative CONOPS
937 Appendix D is classified and published separate from the main body of this
938concept.
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