Phase 1—Commander's Objectives, Targeting Guidance, and Intent
(1) Shaped by strategic guidance from the President and SecDef, the JFC's initial guidance and intent flows from JPP mission analysis. The result is a clear and concise expression of the operation's purpose and an understanding of the desired military end state. It articulates the commander's end state, objectives, guidance, and intent. The JFC develops and issues targeting guidance. This guidance includes targeting priorities, TST criteria and procedures, component critical targets, target acquisition and identification criteria, authorized actions against targets, and any delegated responsibilities for target validation and JIPTL approval. These and other required tasks developed during operational planning provides the initial impetus for the targeting process. JFC guidance and intent may be revised throughout the course of planning, and for transitions through different phases of an operation, so the commander may highlight selected objectives, desired effects, and required tasks for various phases. The military end state is the set of required conditions that defines achievement of all military objectives for the operation. Theater-strategic and national guidance also shapes the commander's objective(s).
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