What is a Targeting Board and what does it do?

• A. A group that reviews targets, prioritizes them, and allocates fires consistent with guidance and objectives.
• B. A group that records all targets for archival purposes.
• C. A board that selects targets and prosecutes them in court.
• D. A panel that approves airspace restrictions.

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is that a Targeting Board is the senior decision-making group that turns target ideas into a coordinated plan of fires. It takes candidate targets, evaluates them against commander’s intent and constraints, and then prioritizes them based on impact, urgency, and feasibility. Once priorities are set, the board allocates fires across available methods and assets—air, artillery, missiles, and other means—in a way that aligns with guidance and objectives. This ensures that resources are applied to the right targets at the right time, while maintaining fire discipline, deconfliction, and adherence to rules of engagement and collateral damage criteria.

The other options miss the core function: simply recording targets for archival is a records task, not decision-making or fire allocation; prosecuting targets in court is unrelated to targeting for military fires; and approving airspace restrictions is a different process focused on airspace management, not prioritizing targets and directing fires.