What term denotes a reasonable certainty that the object of attack is a legitimate military target in accordance with theater ROEs?

• A. CID
• B. CDE
• C. PID
• D. CE

Answer: (C)

Positive Identification is the requirement that you have enough evidence to be reasonably certain the object is a legitimate military target and that engaging it would comply with theater ROEs. This means using all available data from sensors, intel, and corroborating sources to confirm the target’s status before you authorize an attack. The goal is to prevent misidentification and civilian harm by ensuring only targets that meet the ROE criteria are engaged. While Combat Identification and other targeting steps are related and important for distinguishing friend from foe or assessing risk, they do not by themselves establish the explicit level of certainty about a target’s legitimacy under ROEs that Positive Identification provides.