CDE Rated A

CDE Rated A Collateral damage: Unintentional or incidental injury or damage to persons or objects Collateral Damage Estimation CDE: The process of determining the potential for collateral damage resulting from target engagement Collateral Damage Estimation Methodology CDM: A body of joint standards, methods techniques and processes to analysis and produce estimates Why are we concerned with minimizing collateral damage? LOW Legal imperatives, national values, and global criticism Law of War: Requires all feasible precautions to ensure only legitimate military objects are targeted Legal Imperatives: Distinction Proportionality Military Necessity National values: The US gov places a high value on preserving noncombatant and civilian lives and property Global Criticism: Which could adversely impact military objectives, alliances, partnerships, or national goals Operational imperatives: Accomplishing mission objectives force protection collateral damage mitigation Joint Staff Targeting (J23-4) Responsibilities: Responsible for the development of No-Strike and collateral damage estimation policy and guidance Joint Technical Coordination Group for Munition Effectiveness JTCG/ME) Responsibilities: Develop, maintain and publish the CER reference tables in coordination with Joint Staff Targeting Joint Staff (J7 Joint targeting school) Responsibilities: Provide CDE qualified training for personnel assigned to a position or billet Combatant Commands (CCMDs) Responsibilities: Must apply the CDM during the evaluation of proportionality and military necessity for target engagement while considering the ROE and higher commanders guidance Responsibility of each Service: Will ensure organizations that deploy in support of CCMDs has organic CDE capability DIA: Operational Environment Analysis Division: Is responsible for maintaining a database for religious, cultural, historical, educational and diplomatic and urban NSEs DIA: National Center for Medical Intelligence (NCMI): Responsible for maintaining data to assess significant human health risks associated with collateral damage Defense threat reduction agency (DTRA): Maintains data and technical tools to conduct CBRN plume hazard estimation in support of CDE Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVO): Support is required to provide casualty estimates if waterwa