Ms. Amber Rose

1
OPOC Training/ Review
Overall classification of this brief is
UNCLASSIFIED.
Ms. Amber Rose USJFCOM UJT Lead/OPOC (757)
203-5329 amber.rose_at_jfcom.mil
2
Organizational Point of Contact
(OPOC)Responsibilities

• OPOCs are provided by every Service, COCOM, CSA
  and NGB
• Designated as a result of the OPOC Designation
  letter JSAP
• Roles and responsibilities construed in JSAP and
  CJCSI
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Point of contact for all UJTL matters to ensure
  continuity
• UTDT Manager for organization
• UJTL development assistance and submission to JS
  J7 through UTDT
• Ensures format and process consistency IAW CJCSM
  3500.04E (UJTL Manual)
• May present UJT Informational Briefings
• Provides Front-End Analysis (FEA) to
  organizational candidate tasks prior to
  submitting to JS J7 in UTDT
• Staffs UJT candidates/change requests submitted
  by the joint community to subject matter experts
• Adjudicates all comments
• Submits vote and comments for organization to
  JS J7 through UTDT
• Participates and represents organization in
  semi-annual WJTSC UUAG

3
Organizational Point of Contact (OPOC)Why are
we doing this review?

• Tasks submitted are not compliant with CJCSM
  3500.04E
• Increased OPOC reworks
• Organizations with OPOCs are requesting external
  UJT development assistance
• OPOCs may be unaware of roles and
  responsibilities
• Manual has not been reviewed

4
Organizational Point of Contact
(OPOC)Training/Review

• Review of UJT Guidelines

5
Universal Joint Task List (UJTL)

• The Universal Joint Task List (UJTL) serves as a
  menu of mission tasks in a common language, which
  functions as the foundation for
  capabilities-based planning across the spectrum
  of military and interagency operations.
• Universal Joint Tasks (UJTs) define current and
  potential capabilities of the DoD

A task is an action or activity assigned to an
individual or organization to provide a
capability
6
Universal Joint Task List (UJTL) Terminology

• UJTL Universal Joint Task List
• Entire List of UJTs
• Menu of mission tasks in a common and joint
  language
• UJT Universal Joint Task
• Individual task within the UJTL
• JMET Joint Mission Essential Task
• Mission task selected by a commander deemed
  essential to mission accomplishment
• Defined using the UJTL
• JMETL Joint Mission Essential Task List
• A list of JMETs selected by a commander to
  accomplish a mission
• AMETL Agency Mission Essential Task List
• .

7
UJTL Usage(Examples)

• Readiness Reporting
• The UJTL serves as the basic language for
  development of a JMETL or AMETL used in
  identifying required capabilities for mission
  success.
• Core of Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS)
  
• Joint Training and Education
• Standardized tool to plan, conduct, evaluate and
  assess joint training and education
• Core of Joint Training Information Management
  System (JTIMs)
• Joint capabilities-based planning
• Mapped to Joint Capability Areas (JCA)
• Used to evaluate lessons learned
• Supports all levels of DoD in executing National
  Security Strategy (NSS), National Defense
  Strategy (NDS), and the National Military
  Strategy (NMS)

8
When should UJTs be developed?

• New UJTs should be developed
• When universal joint tasks do not exist to
  describe the action/activity required (e.g. for
  JMETL development)
• New UJTs should not be developed
• When a universal joint task(s) already exists to
  describe the action/activity required
• Individual organizational standards may be
  applied consistent with the commanders intent
  and concept of operations for a mission to tailor
  the task selected
• e.g., An Information Operations (IO) Training
  MET doesnt appear for selection within DRRS
  however, joint and universal training tasks
  exist. This universal training task may be
  chosen as the MET and IO training measures may be
  applied.
• Tasks should not be created/customized for any
  one single organization or to describe that
  organizations capability

9
Developing UJTsRecommended Starting Point
Task Development
Conduct Mission Analysis
Review Joint Doctrine
Identify specified and implied actions
Reference JDEIS UJTL Portal and UTDT
Does the task exist in the UJTL?
10
UJTL Basic Guidelines

• UJTs are universal and joint
• The UJT identifies what is to be performed in
  common joint terms
• UJTs should not address how or by what means
  (e.g.., type of unit, organization, or system)
  the task should be accomplished
• The linkage within each UJT to the appropriate
  doctrine or concept will detail the ways and
  means for task execution.
• UJTs must avoid specifying who performs the
  task, where the task is to be performed or
  why a task is performed

11
UJTL Basic Guidelines (cont.)

• UJTL tasks detail organizational activities, not
  operations
• e.g., Conducting Special Operations is a
  complicated operation and may not be adequately
  covered by a single task
• Operational templates may be employed to
  structure tasks to define operations
• Category tasks designate broad functional task
  areas. In general, they should not be selected as
  a MET
• UJTs should map to a Joint Capability Area (JCA)
  and subordinate tiers

12
UJTL Basic Guidelines (cont.)

• Acronyms should be spelled out e.g.,
  Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA)
• Should be consistent with JP 1-02
• Conditions and the where (JOA) should be
  excluded from UJTs especially the task title
  (e.g. Conduct xxx in the JOA or Conduct
  mountainous xxx)

13
Rules for Writing a UJT Task Title

• Task Title shall be clear and concise with one
  verb and one object per task

OP 1.4.3 Conduct Blockades (Unclassified)
14
Rules for Writing a UJT Task Description

• Task Description The description should be
  limited to three to five sentences and describe
  the task clearly and concisely
• Defines the what- should not address why, how,
  by what means, or where the task should be
  accomplished

15
Rules for Writing a UJT Note/Background

• Note/Background (when applicable) is used to
  amplify the description
• A Note/Background should not show linkage to
  another task (e.g. See SN 8.3.4).
• Should not contain definitions found in the
  doctrinal references.
• Note/Background is optional and non-authoritative
  but is searchable in DRRS and JTIMs

16
Rules for Writing a UJT Reference

• References Tasks are referenced to joint
  publications that provide additional information
  on the task and explain how the task is
  accomplished.
• Draft publications may not be used.
• Usually joint doctrine or policy (note a
  strategy is not policy).
• Tactical Tasks (TA) may reference Service Manuals

UJTs must reference Joint Doctrine or Policy
17
Measures

• All UJTL tasks must contain representative
  measures.
• Basis for describing varying levels of joint task
  performance
• A measure is directly related to a task
• Measures should be
• Quantifiable or qualitative
• Based on either an absolute scale (the number of
  occurrences, or an amount of time) or a relative
  scale (a compared value to the total, expressed
  as a portion or a percent complete)
• Simple (not complex) measures one thing
• Not dependent on one another nor prioritized
• Commanders approved measures and criteria of
  performance comprise the task standard to
  describe how well a joint organization or force
  must perform a joint task under a specific set of
  conditions
• Measures are not authoritative

Commanders Guidance determine which measures are
used.
18
UJT ExampleMeasures
19
Additional Task Detail

• Additional Task Detail (ATD), formerly Joint Task
  Articles (JTA), serve as frameworks for the
  identification of capability shortfalls and
  near-term capability improvements
• Non-authoritative and optional
• Contains processes, procedures, and actions that
  address critical horizontal (between services)
  and vertical (service to higher joint force)
  elements of interoperability for a specific UJT
• ATDs may bridge service tasks and joint tasks
• Additional Task Detail (ATD) include the
  following components
• Critical Elements
• Supporting Joint Tasks
• Supporting Service Tasks
• Supporting Service Doctrine
• Optional Systems View (SV), Operational View
  (OV) and Architecture View (AV) diagrams
• Conditions and Supporting Joint Doctrine have
  been removed from ATDs

20
Common UJTL Misperceptions

• Misperception 1 If you build it, they will come
  
• UJTs are a menu of mission tasks and not
  mandatory for selection once built. The
  commander will chose those tasks most applicable
  to their mission.
• Creating a new UJT adds to/ expands the menu in
  which a commander may chose from
• Misperception 2 In order to report readiness or
  training, METs must have the capability,
  organizations name, activity, and/or other key
  words in the task title to tag for selection
• Tasks should not be created for any one
  organization or capability rather, they must be
  universal for use by all.
• Misperception 3 Duplicate tasks should be
  created at every level of war and functional
  category they are believed to occur at/within
• Commanders are not limited to selecting tasks at
  the level of war in which they operate (e.g. a
  JTF commander is not limited to selecting OP
  tasks)
• Duplicate tasks at various levels of war tend to
  add confusion and clutter

21
Common UJTL Misperceptions (cont.)

• Misperception 4 Measures may be process steps
  or take the place of Tactics, Techniques, and
  Procedures
• Measures are designed to describe varying levels
  of task performance doctrine details how the
  task should be accomplished
• Misperception 5 Valid UJT references may
  include draft strategy, experiment/exercise
  results, and organizational doctrine (e.g.
  Unified Command Plan)
• Only published/signed and joint doctrine should
  be referenced.
• Organizational doctrine is not universal
• Misperception 6 UJTs are owned and
  modifications should only be made by the
  authoring subject matter expert/organization
• No one owns a UJT they are universal intended
  for use by the entire joint community.
• Anyone (or any organization) may recommend
  modifications or deletions the change request
  will be staffed to the UDC for concurrence and
  comment

22
OPOC FEAThe basic checklist
Is the task Joint?
Is it Universal? Can any organization use it?
Is there a similar task within JDEIS? UTDT (new
task or if modification, same task)?
Is the task IAW existing joint doctrine language
and terminology (check JP 1-02)?
Does the task have valid joint doctrinal
references?
OPOC FEA the basics
Is the task a single action? Are there multiple
verbs or actions?
Does Task Title Description contain only the
what (not the how, why, etc.)?
Does the task avoid specifying resources,
capabilities or means to accomplish?
Are measures quantifiable or qualitative?
Full FEA Checklist available on JDEIS
23
Common UJTL Misperceptions

• The UJTL Challenge

24
The OPOC Challenge

(U) SN 3.2.1 Process Strategic Targets
Task Description To acquire, positively identify, select, and prioritize targets that are enemy strategic decisive points, critical nodes, and center of gravity. This task includes apportioning resources to attack the selected strategic targets in either a deliberate or adaptive planning mode. (CJCSI 3122.06, JP 2-0, JP 2-01.1, JP 2-01.3, JP 3-0, JP 3-03, JP 3-60)


What is wrong with this task?
25
The OPOC Challenge

(U) SN 3.2.2 Generate and Disperse Strategic Forces
Task Description To notify, alert, and increase the readiness of forces capable of conducting strategic attack. This task also includes assembling, and/or dispersing forces capable of conducting/supporting strategic attack in a posture preparatory to attacking strategic targets as well as surviving forces on tactical threat warning. This task includes those forces assigned to supporting commands in support of the Single Integrated Operation Plan (SIOP) and other strategic plans. (JP 3-01.1, JP 3-01.5)


What is wrong with this task?
26
The OPOC Challenge

(U) SN 3.3.1 Employ National Lethal Capabilities
Task Description To employ national lethal capabilities to affect, modify, neutralize, or destroy enemy targets worldwide. (JP 0-2, JP 3-0, JP 3-03)
Note/Background For the decision to employ strategic attack as part of a national military strategic plan, see SN 5, Provide Strategic Direction and Integration.


What is wrong with this task?
27
The OPOC Challenge

(U) SN 4.8.3 Provide Models and Simulations
Task Description To provide models and simulations to replicate the operational environment. (Title X, Section 117, US Code, DODD 1322.18, DODD 3200.15, CJCSM 3500.03 (Joint Training Manual), JP 3-0, JP 5-0)
Note/Background For mission rehearsal, directives dictate training in as close as possible to the expected operating environment.


What is wrong with this task?
28
The OPOC Challenge

(U) TA 3.6 Conduct Detainee Operations
Task Description To conduct operations which take or keep selected individuals in custody as a result of military operations to control their movement and activity and/ or gain intelligence. (JP 1-0, JP 2-01, JP 3-0, JP 3-10, JP 5-00.2, CJCSI 3290.01A, CJCSI 5810.01A series, CJCSM 3122.01, CJCSM 3122.02C, CJCSM 3122.03A, DODI 2310.1, DODI 5100.77)
Note/Background Detainee is a term used to refer to any person captured or otherwise detained by an armed force. Detainee operations include the overseeing, planning, and execution of the capture, transfer, transport, holding, or release of detainees.


What is wrong with this task?
29
The OPOC Challenge

(U) SN 6.1.1 Develop and Evaluate Installation Plans, Policies, Procedures, and Systems for Mobilization
Task Description To prepare and implement detailed installation capability plans to support mobilization and deployment requirements. Activities include support and processing units mobilizing at mobilization stations (MS) support of Service major command activities and requirements operations of Service schools and centers provision for real property maintenance, new facilities, base expansion, training base expansion and support for continental United States (CONUS) replacement center (CRC) operations where applicable. (JP 0-2, JP 4-05)


EVERYTHING!
What is wrong with this task?
30
The OPOC Challenge
(U) SN 3.2.5 Determine National Strategic
Targeting Policy Measures
M1 Percent Of collateral damage/effects or political ramifications or interests (under proposed targeting policy) to nonmilitary targets, systems, environment, state players.
M2 Man-Months To develop proposed targeting policy.
M3 Percent Of enemy nuclear forces form a secure reserve after US retaliation under proposed targeting policy.
M4 Percent Of nominated targets have weapons available (under proposed targeting policy).
M5 Percent Probability of success for pre-emptive attacks on minor nuclear powers (under proposed targeting policy).
M6 Months Since damage criteria study published.
What is wrong with these measures?
31
The OPOC Challenge
(U) SN 3.2.5 Determine National Strategic
Targeting Policy Measures
M7 Percent Success expected from proposed targeting policy.
M8 Percent Success expected from published targeting policy.
M9 Months To develop, coordinate, and publish proposed targeting policy.
M10 Yes/No Present a comprehensive description of nuclear option objectives and what is targeted to support the objectives at the level of understanding of the decision maker.
M11 Yes/No Present a comprehensive description of key aspects and procedures of nuclear adaptive planning at the level of understanding of the decision maker.
M12 Yes/No Present a comprehensive description of theater nuclear operations and support at the level of understanding of the decision maker.
What is wrong with these measures?
32
The OPOC Challenge
(U) ST 1.1.6 Coordinate/Provide Pre-positioned
Assets/Equipment Measures
M1 TBD TBD
What is wrong with these measures?
Where are the measures?
33
The OPOC Challenge
(U) SN 3.3.4 Apply National Non-Kinetic
Capabilities Measures
M1 Percent Of combatant commander's psychological operations (PSYOP) public communications efforts focused on stabilizing and reinforcing allied forces and host-nation.
M2 Percent Of PSYOP efforts beginning within first 1/3 of hours between warning order and seaborne assault landing hour specific time an operation or exercise begins (H-hour).
M3 Percent To provide JCS approval of combatant commander's PSYOP plan.
What is wrong with this task title measures?
34
The OPOC Challenge
(U) OP 5.7.9 Coordinate Interagency and
Multinational Support Measures
M1 Yes / No Was an AATF stood up and placed under command of a single headquarters?
M2 Yes / No Were essential C2, communication, and computer systems accessible by all units of the AATF?
M3 Yes / No Did AATF leaders assure that the use of NBC weapons within ground tactical units' areas of operations could be detected?
M4 Yes / No Did the AATF include infantry, attack helicopter, fire support, electronic warfare and logistic assets?
M5 Yes / No Were airlift assets in direct support of the ground combat unit?
M6 Yes No Were communications systems consistently dependable or were they degraded due to interoperability issues?
These measures were copied/pasted to several
tasksunsure relevancy but states the who
completes the measure
What is wrong with these measures?
35
Common OPOC Issuesfor discussion

• Should duplicates be created at every LoW (even
  with different verbs) or should one be created at
  highest level?
• Numbering How important is numbering to
  development effort?
• Functional Areas Should duplicates be created
  across several functional categories that the
  task could encompass (e.g. intel and ops)
• Operations as tasks vs adjectives within tasks
  (too broad vs too specific)

36
Questions?

• Amber Rose
• Universal Joint Task Lead/ OPOC
• Amber.Rose_at_jfcom.mil
• [phone]
• Michael Runnals
• Alternate OPOC
• Michael.Runnals_at_jfcom.mil
• [phone]
• Thomas Callan
• JST Team Lead
• [phone]
• Thomas.Callan_at_jfcom.mil

• Charles Blackmon
• Senior Military Analyst
• Charles.Blackmon_at_jfcom.mil
• [phone]
• Thomas Brennan
• Senior Military Analyst
• Thomas.Brennan_at_jfcom.mil
• [phone]