Обучение на специалисти по таргетинг – нонсенс или мисията задължителна
Training of Targeting Specialists – Nonsense or Mission Mandatory

Summary/Abstract: Joint targeting is the result of the need to translate the joint force commander’s (JFC) plan into tactical actions. Joint targeting involves the process of selecting and prioritizing targets (classified in NATO as Facility, Individual, Virtual Entity, Equipment, or Organization (FIVE-O), and determining the appropriate means to influence them, taking into account operational requirements and available capabilities, to produce desired effects consistent with the objectives of the operation. It links tactical actions to the strategic desired end state through operational objectives by influencing prioritized impact objectives (IA). Its practical application began in the early twentieth century, World Wars I and II, (Japanese Theater), continued with the Korean Conflict between North Korea and the United States, through the Vietnam War, was used during Operation Desert Storm, the Kosovo Conflict, the Iraq War, and continues to be applied in modern warfare. It is hypothesized in this article that in the second decade of the twenty-first century, the first option in the title, „nonsense,“ is a thing of the past, while the second, „mission imperative,“ is valid and imperative.

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