Chapter III
III-2 JP 3-85
Figure III-1. Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Cell Actions and
Outputs as Part of Joint Planning
Steps
Planning
Process
Planning
Initiation
Mission
Analysis
Course of
Action (COA)
Development
COA
Analysis and
Wargaming
COA
Approval
Plan or Order
Development
Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Cell (JEMSOC)
Planning Actions
Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Cell Actions and
Outputs as Part of Joint Planning
JEMSOC Planning
Outputs
Disseminate EMS management tools and procedures
Disseminate joint restricted frequency list requirements
Disseminate electromagnetic interference reporting procedures
Identify US/multinational electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) considerations
Identify EMS-use restrictions
Identify organizational construct for the JEMSOC
Review joint intelligence preparation of the operational environment, desired end
state, strategic effects and objectives
Review appropriate documents such as warning order and strategic assessment.
Obtain order of battle and begin building electromagnetic order of battle (EOB)
Review rules of engagement (ROE), guidance, and operational estimates
Review operational factors within theater to identify risk to mission
Identify assumptions, constraints, and restraints relevant to EMSO
Identify planning support requirements, issue support requests
Describe how threat uses the electromagnetic operational environment (EMOE)
to support operations
Describe EMOE physical and environmental characteristics
Provide EMSO perspective in support of mission requirements
Support center of gravity (COG) decomposition and analysis
Identify EMSO opportunities for EMSO and risk to mission
Support development of intelligence estimate
Identify specified, implied, and essential electromagnetic spectrum operations
(EMSO) tasks
Describe threat capability to deny friendly force EMS use
Determine EMSO role in defeating COG
Review available EMSO assets, identify employment authorities
Define the EMOE area of interest
Build EOB and EMOE estimate for each COA
Identify EMSO capabilities required to meet EW tasks
Revise EMSO portion of COA to develop staff estimate
Analyze COA from EMSO perspective, build mitigation methods
Determine how EMOE must be shaped to support the COA
Review intelligence estimate of threat and friendly force COAs
Identify electromagnetic warfare (EW) requirements and opportunities for each COA
Identify opportunities to exploit or attack threat electromagnetic operations
Analyze each COA from EMSO perspective
Identify operations in the EMS supporting all component missions
Identify threat capabilities that impact friendly force operations
Identify possible targets for EA
Identify the activities required to shape the electromagnetic environment to support
operations and the risk to COA if EMOE is not shaped accordingly
Recommend EMSO critical information requirements
Compare EMSO requirements from each COA
Review EMSO assets and capabilities needed to execute COAs
Obtain EMS resources and HN approval
Identify risk to COA execution from EMSO perspective
Compare each COA based on mission and EMSO tasks
Prepare EMSO risk assessment portion of decision brief
Develop EMSO portion of a synchronization matrix
Review joint and component concept of operations and schemes of maneuver
Develop EMSO guidance
Refine EMSO tasks from the approved COA
Update EOB and EMS staff estimate based on COA decision
Submit EMSO-related information requests and ROE
Update EMSO portions of operations plan
Identify EMSO capability shortfalls and recommend solutions
Advise commander on EMSO issues and concerns
Data call message
EMS management concept
Friendly force information
requirements (FFIRs)
Multinational frequency
assignment agreement(s)
initiated
Initiate host nation (HN)
frequency coordination
Initial EOB
Requests for information (RFIs)
on threats
List of EMSO capabilities
potentially required
EMSO planning guidance
Updated EOB
Draft initial EMS staff estimate
List of EMSO tasks
Assumptions, limits,
constraints, and restraints
JEMSOC augmentation
request
Initial joint task force (JTF) EMS
requirements summary developed
List of objectives, tasks, capabilities
EOB and EMOE for each COA
Threat and friendly force targets
vulnerable to electromagnetic
attack (EA)
List of EMSO assets
Assessment of COA risk from
EMSO view
List of EA vulnerable targets
List of targets to enable friendly
force EMSO
JTF EMS requirements summary
developed
Risk mitigation methods
EMSO risk assessment for each
COA
JTF allotment plan
COA EMSO strengths and
weaknesses
Joint electromagnetic spectrum
operations (JEMSO) appendix
Initial EMOE estimate
EMS staff estimate
Initial master net list
EMSO ROEs, RFIs, and FFIRs
Request for EMS forces
JEMSO plan (includes EMS plan)