JKO JFC 100 Module 07: Joint Fires and Joint Targeting

Which three of the following apply to successful integration of lethal and nonlethal fires?

- Lethal and nonlethal planning and synchronization requires close coordination and information sharing across all staff directorates

- Commanders and their planners should integrate lethal and nonlethal actions early in the planning process

Joint Fires Element (JFE) responsibilities and tasks include which of the following? Select all that apply. [objective8]

- Conduct joint fires and targeting assessments

- Coordinate joint fires rules of engagement issues with mission partners

- Develop Joint Operating Area (JOA)-wide joint targeting guidance, objectives, and priorities

What is a high-value target?

A target the enemy commander requires for the successful completion of the mission

Joint actions against the command and control center for an air defense network causes coordinated responses between air defense sites to be disrupted thereby leaving enemy armor units unprotected. This is an example of the _____ effects of direct and indirect fires.

cascading

The law of war is part of an international law that regulates the conduct of armed hostilities. Select all of the statements below that pertain to the law of war.

- The law of war applies to the joint targeting process

- The law of war is binding on the U.S. or its individual citizens

By definition, fires are the use of _____.

weapon systems or other actions to create a specific lethal or nonlethal effect on a target

Which one of the following phases of the targeting cycle includes understanding the military end state and the commander's intent, and objectives and then analyzing the objectives to make sure they are observable, achievable, and reasonable?

End State and Commander's Objectives

What is the purpose of dynamic targeting? Select all that apply.

- The prosecution of targets identified too late for normal planning

- The management and prosecution of planned targets as plans change (correct)

Which three of the following tasks, missions, and processes are joint fires?

- Countering air and missile threats

- Conducting joint targeting

- Conducting strategic attacks (correct)

Physical

Location and Degree of hardening

Functional

Defenses, Status and Vulnerabilities

Temporal

Dwell Time

Cognitive

Process output and information Storage

Environmental

Proximity to friendly or noncombatants, Materials dependance, and Terrain features

Interdisciplinary

The bringing together of multiple disciplines

Systematic

Targets are methodically analyzed, prioritized and assigned assets to create_______ to the chievement of the JFC's objectives

Effects-based

The creation of specific effects through target engagement

Focused

Achieving the JFC objectives