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  Figure 2-8. Targeting methodology
  2-66. The targeting process allows commandersand staffsto prioritize targets and allocate limited resources
  against targets to achieve effects. Units execute the targeting process through the targeting working group
  and targeting board. The targeting working group meetings focus on assessing ongoing targets, ensuring fire
  and air support requests with target nominations are processed through higher headquarters, and nominating
  targets to support operations. This group meets regularly based on unit battle rhythm and higher echelon
  headquarters targeting cycle. The targeting working group’s products, which integrate and synchronize fires
  into operations, are briefed to the targeting decision board. The targeting decision board makes decisions on
  what targets to recommend to the commander for approval. This methodical process is commonly referred
  to as deliberate targeting.
  2-67. When the unit seeks to prosecute a target identified too late, or not selected for action in time to be
  included in deliberate targeting, the staff will execute dynamic targeting. Dynamic targeting is primarily
  designed to attack time sensitive targets (known as TSTs) and high-payoff targets (known as HPTs), and it
  is facilitated at the joint level by the find, fix, track, target, engage, and assess method. (See FM 3-60 for
  more information on dynamic targeting.)
  2-68. When targeting, units consider collateral damage estimation (CDE). Regardless of the type of
  targeting—deliberate or dynamic—the law of armed conflict and rules of engagement (ROE) apply any time
  a commander authorizes the use of force against a target. The CDE methodology is a tool that assists
  commanders with compliance with the law of armed conflict, ROE, and policy objectives. The CDE evaluates
  potential collateral effects of prosecuting targets based on engagement variables. During targeting, staffs
  have the responsibility to mitigate the unintended and incidental risk of damage or injury to the civilian
  population and noncombatants, friendly military personnel, civilian property, targets that are on the no-strike