Protection

1
Protection
Tier 1 Definition The ability to
prevent/mitigate adverse effects of attacks on
personnel (combatant/non-combatant) and physical
assets of the United States, allies and friends.

• Issues
• Seam between Protection and Force Application,
  particularly in regards to offensive measures
  taken to prevent an attack. Combating WMD
  community want Elimination to remain a tier 4.
  Aspects of Mission visibility, aspects of
  Capability Portfolio Management

as of 20 Jul 07
2
Force Application
Level 1 Definition The ability to integrate the
use of maneuver and engagement to create the
effects necessary to achieve mission objectives.

• Issues
• FA Influence, particularly in the area of
  Information Operations. Force Application feels
  strongly that Electronic Attack and Computer
  Network Attack are applied force and not within
  the Influence definition.
• FA and Logistics still need to agree on the
  wording of where movement ends and maneuver
  begins (probably when unit being moved is in a
  combat ready formation).
• Joint Targeting is a seam between w/ BA C2.
• Combat Engineering is a seam with Logistics not
  sure where enhancing mobility/counter-mobility
  fit in the construct.
• Seam with Protection mentioned above.

3
Influence
Level 1 Definition The ability to shape the
decisions, action, and/or perceptions of key
leaders and relevant populations by delivering
thematic messages and conducting activities in
order to advance the interests of the USG and its
key partners, while strengthening key U.S.
international relationships.

• Issues
• Influence is the least well-understood tier 1
  JCA. It lacks mature source documents such as
  doctrine, schoolhouse literature, etc. to draw
  on.
• Seam with Force Application. This was initially
  worked out during the phase 1 of the JCABR by the
  inclusion of enemy in the Force Application
  definition, and its absence in the Influence
  definition. This amounted to meaning anything
  done to influence enemies belonged in Force
  Application, and influencing all others belonged
  to Influence. This relationship is being
  revisited to determine the best way to
  distinguish between these two tier 1 JCAs.