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UJTL tasks; and the Tier 1 and 2 Joint Capability Areas (JCAs). The links
between IW capabilities and UJTL tasks are generally well established, although
some of the task descriptions and measures need revision to address IW
concerns. The JCAs are relatively immature and there are no formal task
linkages with the more detailed UJTL tasks that support them.
5.b. Critical Campaign Planning, Preparation, Execution, Assessment,
Force Development, and Force Management Capabilities
Plan. The JFC must be able to understand the complex nature of the IW
problem as well as the purpose and role the military plays in the solution.
Focusing efforts on campaign design is an effort to understand the root causes of
a problem and to conceive a framework that employs all elements of national
power to address the problem. In essence, commander-led campaign design
effort guides and informs planning, preparation, execution, and assessment of
the IW campaign. The Joint Force will need the education and skill sets to
approach an IW campaign with an appropriate frame of reference from the
outset. The desired effect of this capability is development and dissemination of
a suitable, feasible, and acceptable plan that achieves the military strategic
objective in the complex operational environments that characterize IW. The
primary supporting tasks are:
• Design irregular warfare campaign plan(s).
• Assess operational situation(s).
• Conduct joint force targeting.
• Synchronize joint IW campaign plans and subordinate IW operations.
Prepare. Preparation allows the joint and/or combined force to execute IW
operations and campaigns. This includes sharing information among IW
elements as well as organizing and integrating the SOF and GPF capabilities and
activities. The Joint Force must be able to influence the education, training,
manning, equipping, and organization of resources to posture joint forces to
conduct IW campaigns. The desired effect of this capability is the arrangement
of capabilities in time and space to execute planned IW operations against state
and non-state adversaries. The primary supporting tasks are:
• Command subordinate operational forces (US and partner SOF, GPF,
and other forces conducting IW).
• Conduct operational maneuver and positioning of forces conducting IW.
• Coordinate and integrate joint and/or multinational and IA support.
Execute. Executing IW focuses on capabilities associated with effectively
accomplishing a discrete task within a particular line of operation, such as
training HN forces, developing an information operation to discredit an
adversary, or conducting intelligence operations to support the IW campaign.
The primary supporting tasks are:
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