text: Integration through the Operations Process
  Table 4-1. Targeting crosswalk
  Operations Joint Targeting D3A Military Targeting Tasks
  Process Cycle Decision-
  Making process
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  • Perform target value analysis to develop
  1. fire support (including cyberspace,
  Commander’s electromagnetic warfare, and information
  Objectives, Mission related capabilities) high-value targets.
  Targeting Analysis • Provide fire support, information-related
  capabilities, cyberspace, and
  Guidance, and
  electromagnetic warfare related input to
  Intent. the commander’s targeting guidance and
  desired effects.
  • Designate potential high-payoff targets.
  • Deconflict and coordinate potential high-
  payoff targets.
  • Develop a high-payoff target list.
  2.Target Course of
  Development • Establish target selection standards.
  Action
  and • Develop an attack guidance matrix.
  Development
  Prioritization. • Develop fire support, cyberspace, and
  electromagnetic warfare related tasks.
  • Develop associated measures of
  performance and measures of
  Decide effectiveness.
  • Refine the high-payoff target list.
  • Refine the target selection standard.
  Course of
  3.Capabilities • Refine the attack guidance matrix.
  Action
  Analysis. • Refine fire support tasks.
  Analysis
  • Refine associated measures of
  performance and measures of
  effectiveness.
  • Finalize the high-payoff target list.
  • Finalize target selection standards.
  • Finalize the attack guidance matrix.
  4.
  • Finalize the targeting synchronization
  Commander’s
  Orders matrix.
  Decision and
  Production • Finalize fire support tasks.
  Force
  Assignment. • Finalize associated measures of
  performance and measures of
  effectiveness.
  • Submit information requirements to
  battalion or brigade G-2/S-2.
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  • Execute Information Collection Plan.
  • Update information requirements as they
  are answered.
  5.Mission • Update the high-payoff target list, attack
  Planning and guidance matrix, and targeting
  Detect synchronization matrix.
  Force
  Execution. • Update fire support, cyberspace, and
  electromagnetic warfare related tasks.
  • Update associated measures of
  performance and measures of