en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intent_(military)#Commander's_intent
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NATO allied Joint publication 1 (AJP-01; 2010)provide the keystone doctrine for the planning, execution and support of Allied joint operations.
AJP-01 is NATO’s capstone doctrine, not a keystone publication. NATO identifies AJP-3 and AJP-5 as the keystone publications for operations and planning.
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This sentence misstates NATO’s doctrine hierarchy.
Official NATO doctrine describes AJP-01, Allied Joint Doctrine as the capstone publication, not a keystone publication. In the same hierarchy, NATO says keystone publications are publications such as AJP-3, Allied Joint Doctrine for the Conduct of Operations, while NATO doctrine for operational planning is in AJP-5.
A separate NATO doctrine source makes this even clearer: it says AJP-3 and AJP-5 are NATO’s keystone publications for the conduct of operations and operational planning. So attributing "keystone doctrine for the planning, execution and support of Allied joint operations" to AJP-01 is incorrect.
Also, the specific wording that follows in the article ("The intent defines the end-state in relation to the factors of mission; adversary, operating environment, terrain, forces, time and preparation for future operations...") appears in NATO’s C3 Taxonomy, which is a different NATO document, not evidence that AJP-01 itself is the keystone publication for planning and execution.
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- NATO STANDARD
This publication is AJP-01, Allied Joint Doctrine and is the capstone publication that links doctrine to Alliance strategy and policy. Keystone publications (such as AJP-3, Allied Joint Doctrine for the Conduct of Operations) establish the doctrinal foundation for a series of joint publications found in the AJDA.
- AJP-3.9 Allied Joint Doctrine for Joint Targeting
Within the overall NATO publication hierarchy, AJP-3.9 is directly subordinate to AJP-3 'Allied Joint Doctrine for Joint Operations' and AJP-5 'Allied Joint Doctrine for Operational Planning', which are NATO’s keystone publications focused on staff functions and joint planning.
- NATO UNCLASSIFIED – C3 Taxonomy
The 'Intent & Guidance' information products are processed and created for the representation of the intentions and key directions issued by a leader. Intent provides the keystone doctrine for the planning, execution and support of Allied operations. The intent defines the end-state in relation to the factors of mission; adversary, operating environment, terrain, forces, time and preparation for future operations.