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Figure 19. Fundamental Objectives Hierarchy – Force Mobility.
Figure 20. Fundamental Objectives Hierarchy – Force Support.
The proliferation of the hierarchy in the lateral direction, as well as the vertical
must be avoided. Thus, after the hierarchy was completed, the test of importance was
conducted in order to check if any of the objectives could be discarded ―without leading
the DM astray.‖ 94
FORCE MOBILITY
3
FORCE SUPPORT
4
Such test consisted in asking the DM whether he felt the best course of action
could be altered if a specific objective was excluded. An affirmative response implied
94 Keeney and Raiffa, Decisions with Multiple Objectives, 43.
AERIAL REFUEL
3.1
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AIRLIFT
3.2
AIRFIELD
3.3
RESCUE
4.1
BASIC TRAINING
4.2
FLIGHT INSPECTION
4.3