Joint Publication defines Force Protection (FP) as: "Preventive measures taken to mitigate hostile actions against Department of Defense personnel (to include family members), resources, facilities, and critical information"(JP-02. pg-90).
Command and Control (C2) is defined as: "The exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned and attached forces in the accomplishment of the mission"(JP-02. pg-40).
Intelligence is defined as: "The product resulting from the collection, processing, integration, evaluation, analysis, and interpretation of available information concerning foreign nations, hostile or potentially hostile forces or elements, or areas of actual or potential operations (JP-02. pg-114).
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An effective Command and Control, using the advanced technologies, will make it possible to successfully employ Intelligence capabilities, conduct Counter Intelligence (CI) and timely Information Operations (IO) in order to appreciate the situational awareness in an area of responsibility (AOR), assure the unity of command, identify and close vulnerable gaps by targeting the adversary using lethal and none lethal fires to mitigate security issues and to win locals hearts and minds, also create a better image of the U.S. forces in the …show more content…
Measures established have to allow smooth transition from one level to another when the situation starts to escalate. Commanders must preserve adequate combat power, hence, FP cannot be only focused on military forces and installations, but it must also encompass the local population as well, without jeopardizing combat effectiveness.
IO must be part of the offensive and defensive measures when making plans for FP. Local or host nation law must be taken in to consideration and if there are no legal aspects present then it has to be applied in a way that does not conflict with local traditions and values. However it must be synchronized and effectively used with other functions when possible to exploit and gain superiority against an enemy for our forces.
Doctrine defines Force Protection (FP) as: "Preventive measures taken to mitigate hostile actions against Department of Defense personnel (to include family members), resources, facilities, and critical information"(JP-02. pg-90).
Doctrine defines Intelligence as: "The product resulting from the collection, processing, integration, evaluation, analysis, and interpretation of available information concerning foreign nations, hostile or potentially hostile forces or elements, or areas of actual or potential operations (JP-02.
Command and Control (C2) is defined as: "The exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned and attached forces in the accomplishment of the mission"(JP-02. pg-40).
Intelligence is defined as: "The product resulting from the collection, processing, integration, evaluation, analysis, and interpretation of available information concerning foreign nations, hostile or potentially hostile forces or elements, or areas of actual or potential operations (JP-02. pg-114).
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An effective Command and Control, using the advanced technologies, will make it possible to successfully employ Intelligence capabilities, conduct Counter Intelligence (CI) and timely Information Operations (IO) in order to appreciate the situational awareness in an area of responsibility (AOR), assure the unity of command, identify and close vulnerable gaps by targeting the adversary using lethal and none lethal fires to mitigate security issues and to win locals hearts and minds, also create a better image of the U.S. forces in the …show more content…
Measures established have to allow smooth transition from one level to another when the situation starts to escalate. Commanders must preserve adequate combat power, hence, FP cannot be only focused on military forces and installations, but it must also encompass the local population as well, without jeopardizing combat effectiveness.
IO must be part of the offensive and defensive measures when making plans for FP. Local or host nation law must be taken in to consideration and if there are no legal aspects present then it has to be applied in a way that does not conflict with local traditions and values. However it must be synchronized and effectively used with other functions when possible to exploit and gain superiority against an enemy for our forces.
Doctrine defines Force Protection (FP) as: "Preventive measures taken to mitigate hostile actions against Department of Defense personnel (to include family members), resources, facilities, and critical information"(JP-02. pg-90).
Doctrine defines Intelligence as: "The product resulting from the collection, processing, integration, evaluation, analysis, and interpretation of available information concerning foreign nations, hostile or potentially hostile forces or elements, or areas of actual or potential operations (JP-02.