text: Chapter 1
  1-25. Organization. An organization is a group or unit that provides a function that contributes to a threat
  capability. The joint force will differentiate between organizations and target systems. For example, a front
  company (an entity) that ships lethal aid (a function) for the terrorist network (the threat) would be a target.
  Target elements of an organization could include facilities, individuals, equipment, and virtual entities;
  however, facilities and individuals will most often be associated targets instead of elements.
  Target Vetting
  1-26. Vetting occurs at all Army echelons. The term vetting is commonly used within Army tactical units at
  battalion (BN) through corps. When used in this setting, vetting more closely describes the dictionary
  definition of applying screening criteria to a piece of information. Staffs at echelon assess and analyze targets
  to determine and confirm location, function, and target type for execution. In principle, vetting in a joint
  environment is typically external to the organization and a formal process. Within Army processes, vetting
  is typically internal to the organization, and a less formal process.
  1-27. Vetting is a part of target development that assesses the accuracy of the supporting intelligence to
  targeting (JP 3-60). Vetting is a key component of the target development process to establish a reasonable
  level of confidence in a candidate target's functional characterization. In target vetting, the intelligence officer
  coordinates an intelligence community review of the target data for accuracy of the supporting intelligence.
  An assessment of the supporting intelligence will include a minimum of target identification, significance,
  collateral damage considerations, geospatial or location issues, impact on the enemy or friendly forces,
  impact of not conducting operations against the target, environmental sensitivity, and intelligence gain or
  loss concerns. Vetting does not include an assessment of compliance with the law of war or ROE. Vetting
  in a joint environment is prescriptive and includes correspondence with one or more of the intelligence
  community members, dependent on authorities (see the most current version of CJCSI 3370.01D for more
  details).
  Target Validation
  1-28. Target validation must occur to receive command approval to perform engagements against targets.
  Within Army processes, validation is a commander’s approval of targets to a target list worksheet or a high-
  payoff target list (HPTL).
  1-29. Validation is a part of target development that ensures all candidate targets meet the objectives and
  criteria outlined in the commander's guidance and ensures compliance with the law of war and rules of
  engagement (JP 3-60). Multinational considerations should be evaluated when validating targets. Target
  vetting and validation should be revisited as new intelligence becomes available or the situation changes.
  1-30. Target validation is presented by targeting personnel, in consultation with the planners, servicing judge
  advocate general, and other experts and agencies, as required. Validation in a joint environment is the
  approval of candidate targets to a joint target list (JTL) or an RTL.
  Target Nomination
  1-31. Target nominations in a joint environment are targets selected by the combatant command staff,
  components, subordinates, and task forces from the JTL and RTL to compile target nomination lists to
  nominate targets for engagement (see the current version of CJCSI 3370.01D). Within Army processes, target
  nominations from corps and below functioning as a tactical headquarters (HQ) is a lower echelon asking a
  higher echelon to execute a target on behalf of the requesting echelon. The higher HQ for all aspects of
  targeting to include development and execution owns approved target nominations.
  Target Recommendation
  1-32. Within Army processes, target recommendations from corps and below functioning as a tactical HQ
  are targets that meet execution criteria passed from the intelligence and other staff elements to the fire support
  element (FSE) for execution. The distinction between the joint and Army environment target
  recommendations is that candidate targets are not yet validated, whereas target recommendations are valid
  targets. Target recommendations in a joint environment are called candidate targets submitted by component