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Report Published on 23 August 2013

PROJECT OVERVIEW The Allied Command Operation (ACO) Targeting Action Plan (ATAP)

was published early in 2012 to resolve a variety of joint targeting les-

sons identified during Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR (OUP). How- ever, after the ATAP was published, progress on implementing the ATAP recommended solutions stalled. SHAPE J2, owner of the ATAP, looking for ways to expedite implemen- tation of the plan, requested a study that would advise on possible im- provements. Accordingly, the JALLC was tasked by the NATO Supreme Allied Com- mander Transformation, at the behest of SHAPE, to examine the ATAP's content, staffing and management to determine if the plan was complete and achievable, and designed and managed effectively. Based on this examination, JALLC provided first a point paper summa- rizing the issues and, subsequently, a report with detailed recommen- Overview of Joint Targeting as described in US doctrine (from US Joint Publication JP-60). dations on ways to resume progress on resolving the shortfalls in NATO’s joint targeting capability.

MAIN FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

JOINT TARGETING CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT NATO is reviewing its joint targeting capability end state goal (joint targeting level of ambition) in order to establish a common understanding of NATO’s joint targeting expectations and responsibilities. This defined end state should provide the basis for refinement of NATO’s joint targeting capability re- quirements. The refined requirements will be incor- porated into the NATO Defence Planning Process, which aims to identify and resolve NATO’s critical Submarines, like the German U32 pictured here, with their stealthy ISR capabil- capability shortfalls. ities make an important contribution to Joint Targeting (© Presse- und Informationszentrum Marine / Björn Wilke )

KEY ELEMENTS OF AN ACTION PLAN P R O J E C T F A C T S H E E T E E H S T C A F T C E J O R P

P R O J E C T F A C T S H E E T E E H S T C A F T C E J O R P The ATAP should more clearly specify action bodies, milestones, end states, measures of performance, and measures of effectiveness in order to streamline its internal management. LEVEL OF ENDORSEMENT OF THE ATAP Implementing recommendations in the ATAP requires action from entities external to ACO, but SACEUR cannot task those external entities. A revised ATAP should be endorsed at a higher level of NATO to assign tasking and achieve accountability for task completion. F P P 1500 A J OINT AX HONE ORTUGAL VENIDA :+351 21771 7098 - 589 L 589

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