JP 3-05.1 Joint Special Operations Task Force Operations

1 26 April 2007 Joint Special OperationsTask Force OperationsJoint Publication publication provides Joint doctrine for organizing, planning, preparing, and executingjoint Special Operations task Force (JSOTF) Operations to include targeting and mission also provides guidance for establishing command relationships normally associated with aJSOTF or theater Special Operations publication has been prepared under the direction of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefsof Staff. It sets forth Joint doctrine to govern the activities and performance of the Armed Forcesof the United States in Operations and provides the doctrinal basis for interagency coordinationand for US military involvement in multinational Operations . It provides military guidance forthe exercise of authority by combatant commanders and other Joint Force commanders (JFCs)and prescribes Joint doctrine for Operations and training.

2 It provides military guidance for useby the Armed Forces in preparing their appropriate plans. It is not the intent of this publicationto restrict the authority of the JFC from organizing the Force and executing the mission in amanner the JFC deems most appropriate to ensure unity of effort in the accomplishment of theoverall Joint doctrine established in this publication applies to the commanders of combatantcommands, subunified commands, Joint task forces, subordinate components of these commands,and the The guidance in this publication is authoritative; as such, this doctrine will be followed exceptwhen, in the judgment of the commander, exceptional circumstances dictate otherwise. If conflicts arisebetween the contents of this publication and the contents of Service publications, this publication willtake precedence unless the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, normally in coordination with the othermembers of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has provided more current and specific guidance.

3 Commanders offorces operating as part of a multinational (alliance or coalition) military command should follow multinationaldoctrine and procedures ratified by the United States. For doctrine and procedures not ratified by theiiPrefaceJP States, commanders should evaluate and follow the multinational command s doctrine andprocedures, where applicable and consistent with US law, regulations, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:WALTER L. SHARPL ieutenant General, USAD irector, Joint StaffSUMMARY OF CHANGESREVISION OF Joint PUBLICATION 1 DECEMBER 2001 iiiConsolidates Joint Publication (JP) , Joint Tactics, Techniques, andProcedures for Joint Special Operations Task Force Operations , and , Joint Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Special OperationsTargeting and Mission PlanningUpdates Special Operations (SO) Joint doctrineReflects the change from SO missions and collateral activities to core tasksReflects the inclusion of Special Operations forces and conventional forcesintegrationUpdates a Joint Special Operations task Force (JSOTF)

4 Headquartersorganization and responsibilitiesClarifies JSOTF command and control relationshipsIncludes an expanded discussion of SO targeting and mission planningReflects current Joint doctrine as pertains to contingency and crisis actionplanningUpdates Joint doctrine that pertains to JSOTF planning, Operations ,intelligence, logistics, and communicationsDeletes the chapter on training, exercises, and assessmentsAdds a chapter on information managementivSummary of ChangesJP BlankTABLE OF CONTENTSvPAGEEXECUTIVE xiCHAPTER IDOCTRINAL OVERVIEW OF Joint Special Operations Special Operations I-1 Special I-1 United States Special Operations I-1 Joint Special I-2 Special Operations Forces Shape Environment and Set I-3 Integration of Special Operations Forces and Conventional I-4 CHAPTER IIJOINT Special Operations TASK Force ORGANIZATION II-1 Authority to Establish a Joint Special Operations Task II-1 Establishing a Joint Special Operations Task II-2 Organizing a Joint Special Operations Task Force II-3 Joint Special Operations Task Force Headquarters Staff Functionsand II-6 Boards, Centers.

5 And II-28 Joint Special Operations Task Force Headquarters Staff II-28 Notional Joint Special Operations Task Force Headquarters StandingOperating Procedure II-28 CHAPTER IIICOMMAND AND CONTROL III-1 Command III-2 Joint Special Operations Task Force Command and Control III-2 Joint Special Operations Task Force Command and Control of Assigned III-3 Special Operations Forces and Conventional Forces III-7 Logistic Support III-16 Interagency Coordination III-17 Multinational Command and Control III-18viTable of ContentsJP IVPLANNING IV-1 Joint Special Operations Planning IV-1 Special Operations Integration into Joint Planning and IV-5 Special Operations Contingency Planning and IV-15 Special Operations Crisis Action Mission Planning and IV-22 CHAPTER VOPERATIONS V-1 Joint Operations V-1 Operational V-2 Mission V-4 Information V-4 Joint V-5 Combat V-9 Types of Operational Support Available to a Joint Special Operations Task V-10 Force V-11 Operations V-13 CHAPTER VIINTELLIGENCE VI-1 National Level Intelligence VI-1 Theater Level Intelligence VI-3 Joint Force Commander-Level Intelligence VI-4 Joint Special Operations Task Force Joint Intelligence Support VI-6 Joint Special Operations Task Force Intelligence Operations Relative to theIntelligence VI-8 VI-12 Intelligence Support to the Targeting and Mission Planning VI-13 Multinational Intelligence VI-15 CHAPTER VIILOGISTIC SUPPORT VII-1 Logistic VII-1 Joint Special Operations Task Force Logistics Readiness VII-3 Logistic VII-3 Logistic Planning VII-6viiTable of Contents United States Special Operations Command Support to Joint Special OperationsTask Force Headquarters and VII-6 Base

6 Operating VII-12 Health Service VII-13 Host-Nation VII-17 Contracting VII-18 Environmental VII-21 CHAPTER VIIICOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM SUPPORT VIII-1 Fundamental Tenets of Special Operations Communications VIII-2 Joint Force Commander VIII-3 Commander, Joint Special Operations Task Force VIII-3 Joint Network Operations Control VIII-5 Communications System Planning VIII-8 Joint Special Operations Task Force Baseline CommunicationsSystem VIII-10 Joint Special Operations Task Force Component Baseline CommunicationsSystem VIII-10 Intelligence VIII-14 Multinational Communications Systems Standardization and VIII-18 Global Command and Control VIII-18 CHAPTER IXINFORMATION MANAGEMENT IX-1 Information Management IX-1 Information IX-1 IX-2 Force Focal Point Security Psychological Operations in Support of Special A-1B Civil Affairs in Support of Special B-1C Joint Special Operations Task Force Liaison Personnel C-1D Joint Special Operations Task Force Headquarters Staff D-1E Notional Joint Special Operations Task Force Headquarters StandingOperating Procedure E-1F Target

7 Analysis F-1G Special Operations Intelligence Requirements: G-1viiiTable of ContentsJP Special Operations Intelligence Requirements: Insertion and H-1 JSpecial Operations Mission Planning Folder J-1K Special Operations Feasibility K-1L Special Operations Initial L-1M Special Operations Mission Tasking M-1N Special Operations Target Intelligence N-1O Mission Support O-1P Standard Special Operations Mission P-1Q Execution Q-1R Special R-1S Operations S-1T T-1U Administrative U-1 GLOSSARYPart IAbbreviations and GL-1 Part II Terms and GL-9 FIGUREI-1 Special Operations Forces I-3II-1 Notional Joint Special Operations Task Force II-4II-2 Notional Joint Special Operations Task Force J-1 II-7II-3 Notional Joint Special Operations Task Force J-2 II-10II-4 Notional Joint Special Operations Task Force J-3 II-12II-5 Notional Joint Special Operations Task Force J-4 II-15II-6 Notional Joint Special Operations Task Force J-5 II-17II-7

8 Notional Joint Special Operations Task Force J-6 II-19II-8 Notional Headquarters Commandant II-27II-9 Joint Special Operations Task Force Boards and II-29 III-1 Theater-Level Special Operations Forces Command and III-1 III-2 Operational Areas Within a III-9 III-3 Special Operations Liaison Element Areas of III-14IV-1 Planning Factors for Multinational IV-5IV-2 Joint Special Operations Task Force Organization for IV-7IV-3 Notional Joint Special Operations Task Force Joint Planning IV-8IV-4 Types of IV-13IV-5 Special Operations Input into the Contingency Planning IV-17IV-6 Special Operations Contingency Planning and Targeting IV-19IV-7 Joint Special Operations Task Force Support to Crisis Action IV-23IV-8 Joint Special Operations Task Force Support to Crisis Action Planning:Input to the Joint Force Commander s IV-24ixTable of ContentsIV-9 Operational Planning Process: Commander and Staff IV-25IV-10 Joint Special Operations Task Force Support to Crisis Action Planning:Developing Commander, Joint Special Operations TaskForce s IV-30IV-11 Special Operations Execution Mission IV-32V-1 Notional Joint Special Operations Task Force Joint Operations V-3V-2 Special Operations Close Air Support: Preplanned V-9V-3 Special Operations Close Air Support.

9 Immediate V-10VI-1 Notional Subordinate Joint Force Intelligence VI-5VI-2 Notional Joint Special Operations Task Force / Joint Intelligence SupportElement VI-7VI-3 The Intelligence VI-8VI-4 Commander, Joint Special Operations Task Force VI-12VI-5 Multinational Intelligence VI-15 VII-1 Notional Joint Special Operations Task Force Logistics VII-4 VII-2 Notional Logistics Statement of Requirements Process(Service Common).. VII-5 VII-3 Notional Logistics Statement of Requirements Process( Special Operations -Peculiar).. VII-7 VIII-1 Special Operations Communications System ArchitectureFundamental VIII-2 VIII-2 Information Quality VIII-4 VIII-3 Notional Joint Special Operations Task Force Joint Network OperationsControl VIII-5 VIII-4 Joint Special Operations Task Force Communications VIII-11 VIII-5 Notional Deployed Army Special Operations Forces VIII-12 VIII-6 Notional Deployed Naval Special Warfare Task Group VIII-13 VIII-7 Notional Deployed Air Force Special Operations CommandCommunications VIII-14 VIII-8 Notional Deployed Marine Special Operations ForcesCommunications VIII-15 VIII-9 Joint Special Operations Task Force Intelligence Global Command and Control System VIII-19C-1 Joint Force Liaison and Control C-6F-1 Targeting Analysis F-1F-2 CARVER Value Rating Scale (Notional).

10 F-3F-3 Sample Strategic CARVER Matrix F-5F-4 Sample Operational CARVER Matrix F-5F-5 Sample Tactical CARVER Matrix F-6xTable of ContentsJP Designator P-2P-2 Operational Unit Designator P-2P-3 Mission Support Designator P-3Q-1 Sample Execution Q-2R-1 Notional Special Actions R-2R-2 Unconventional Assisted Recovery Coordination Cell R-6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARYCOMMANDER S OVERVIEW xiProvides an Overview of Joint Special OperationsProvides Guidance for Organizing a Joint Special Operations Task ForceDiscusses Command and Control Relationships and ConsiderationsCovers the Functional Areas of Planning, Operations , Intelligence, LogisticSupport, Communications System Support, and Information ManagementJoint Special OperationsThe successful conduct ofspecial Operations (SO)relies on individual andsmall unit proficiency inspecialized skills appliedwith adaptability,improvisation, Operations forces (SOF) are small, specially organizedunits manned by people carefully selected and trained to operateunder physically demanding and psychologically stressfulconditions to accomplish missions using modified equipment andunconventional applications of tactics against strategic andoperational objectives.