jko-catalog-sep-2012

* Indicates new courses added to the JKO LCMS after July 2011. The “*” is not a part of the actual course number.
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JKO Course Descriptions
Interest Statutes, and the names, titles, and office addresses and telephone numbers of the designated agency ethics official
and other agency officials available to advise the employee on ethics issues. 1 hour(s)
Annual Security Refresher Training - FY11 STR-USAS20 N
The purpose of this course is to provide a general overview of the policies and procedures concerning security requirements
for classified documents. This is an annual mandatory training requirement for members of the United States Army Space and
Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command.
All course content is based upon identified DoD training requisites and associated educational requirements recognized in
DoD references and associated academic standards, books, journals, and articles. 3 hour(s)
Anti-terrorism Force Protection (AT/FP) Level 1 JS-US007* N
This is a required course dealing with Anti-terrorism Force Protection Level 1. 3 hour(s)
APC 01: Joint Planning Overview AFR-AFDL-010112* N,S, IP
The purpose of this course is to examine the fundamentals of the joint planning process. The joint planning process has
changed from a "Cold War" deliberate planning process to a "Crisis Action Planning" process to the modern "Adaptive Planning"
template. This lesson explores that shift and the Joint Operation Planning model. Part of the planning process involves an
understanding of constructs that inform the adaptive planning model such as the Joint Strategic Planning System, Theater
Strategy, Adaptive planning, and deliberate and crisis action planning. 1 hour(s)
APC 02: Joint Operational Planning (JOP) AFR-AFDL-010212* N,S, IP
The purpose of this course is to examine joint operation planning in detail, extending the broader general discussion of the
joint planning overview lesson. Joint operation planning combines two complementary processes; the Joint Operation Planning
Process, or JOPP, and the use of Operational Art and Operational Design. Recent doctrinal changes have provided greater emphasis
on Operational Art and Design and how the combatant commander arrives at the Operational Approach for a mission.
Several graphical charts provide a notional display of the adaptive planning process and its' relationship to JOPP. 2 hour(s)
APC 03: Security Cooperation AFR-AFDL-010312* N,S, IP
The purpose of this course is to examine the subject of security cooperation. Security cooperation has undergone some fundamental
changes over the last several decades in strategy, policy and approach. Given Africa Command's unique operational
environment, security cooperation plays a large role in the development of Theater strategy and many aspects of daily business
within the AFRICOM AOR. The lesson includes sections providing definitions and responsibilities of DoD, the evolution of
security cooperation within strategic planning, the enduring challenges of conducting security cooperation, and a brief overview
of security cooperation as it applies to Africa Command. 1 hour(s)
APC 04: Command and Control AFR-AFDL-010412* N,S, IP
The purpose of this course is to examine the full range of command and control issues germane to a Joint Force Headquarters
or planning staff. It provides definitions, command relationships, multinational and interagency challenges that combatant
command and JTF staff will encounter during joint operations. It will discuss C2 structures, and command relationships, particularly
regarding their use within the Africa Command Theater. 2 hour(s)
APC 05: Communications AFR-AFDL-010512* N,S, IP
The purpose of this course is to examine communication system planning and considerations for the Joint Force Commander.
It discusses the doctrinal tenets and communications systems themselves and how the Joint Force Commander and staff plan
for and provide the system architecture underpinning the command and control architecture. It also explores how the Africa
Command approaches the issue and challenges presented in their unique theater. The primary publication reference for this
lesson is Joint Pub 6-0, "Joint Communications System." 1 hour(s)
APC 06: Lifecycle of the JTF - Overview AFR-AFDL-010612* N,S, IP
The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the lifecycle of the Joint Task Force (JTF). It examines the six different
phases of the lifecycle; planning; forming; deploying; employing; transitioning; and redeploying. It also explores the responsibilities
of the combatant command and the JTF staff, and how both the combatant command and JTF execute the different phases
in support of theater operations. The lesson also describes the instructional methodology used for the follow-on lesson for
the lifecycle of the JTF. 0.5 hour(s)
APC 07: Lifecycle of the JTF – Plan and Form AFR-AFDL-010712* N,S, IP
The purpose of this course is to examine the first two phases of the lifecycle of the Joint Task Force (JTF); planning and forming.
Early in the joint operation planning process, the initial essence of what will become the core of the JTF planning staff, are