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OBJECTIVES,
ASSESSMENT EFFECTS &
GUIDANCE

FORCE EXECUTION ISR DEVELOPMENT TARGET

AIR TASK ORDER WEAPONEERING
DEVELOPMENT & ALLOCATIONS

CAPABILITIES AND COURSES-OF-ACTION

ISR Division’s core to achieve, not how current fight and
role is to analyse to achieve it,” FLTLT subsequent tasking 1. AUSTRALIAN SPACE
current and emerging Baldock said. and overall distribution
adversary capabilities “They can make the of ISR sensors across OPERATIONS CENTRE
and courses-of-action tactical decision on how the air campaign.
in order to inform the to achieve it, enabling ”FLTLT Baldock
Air Tasking Cycle. effective air power.“ said the AOC was
In addition, the ISR As the sensor critical to ensuring air
Operations team plans tasking authority for power could have the
all ISR effects across DGAIR, ISR Ops works right effect in the joint
the air campaign. with Air Force units and environment.
ISR Operations HQJOC to ensure our “We ensure air
Collection Manager RAAF ISR sensors are power effects are
FLTLT Samuel Baldock effectively tasked. The effectively planned
said the AOC was analysis, correlation and executed in the
focused on an effects- and f usion t eam joint environment – SPECIALIST ADVICE
based approach. then determines the particularly important
“We aim to task intelligence ‘so what’ for our high-demand, Australian Space guidance on satellite
subordinate elements for the air campaign. low-quantity ISR Operations Centre vulnerability for the
with the effect we want “This informs the assets,” he said. (AUSSpOC) provides whole ADF, advising
space operational tactical units of any
advice to DGAIR, space-based risks to
CJOPS and the joint their mission,” CPL
warfighter. Reynolds said.
It works closely CPL Reynolds has
with coalition completed a number
partners and external of space operations
Australian agencies courses and enjoyed
such as the Bureau working in the
o f Me te o ro l o g y interesting AUSSpOC
and Emergency environment.
Manag eme nt “I have really
Australia. enjoyed working in
NCO Space CPL AUSSpOC, particularly
Dane Reynolds said the confidence from
AUSSpOC supported my supe ri ors i n
all parts of the Air my expertise and
2. ISR DIVISION Tasking Cycle with experience on different
special ist sp ace tasks, despite my
advice. rank,” CPL Reynolds
“W e provide said.

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