ADP 3-05 / ADRP 3-05 - Special Operations

Question 1

What ADP/ADRP covers Special Operations?

Answer 1

ADP/ADRP 3-05.

Question 2

What factors determine the employment of special operations forces?

Answer 2

 National policy
 Geographic combatant commander requirements
 Joint force commander requirements
 Ambassador requirements
 The character of the operational environment
 The nature of the threat

Question 3

What are the Special Operations core principles?

Answer 3

 Discreet
 Precise
 Scalable operations

Question 4

What are the 12 Special Operations Force imperatives?

Answer 4

 Understand the operational environment
 Recognize political implications
 Facilitate military and interagency activities
 Engage the threat discriminately
 Anticipate long-term effects
 Ensure legitimacy and credibility
 Anticipate and control psychological effects
 Operate with and through others
 Develop multiple options
 Support long-term engagement
 Provide sufficient intelligence
 Balance security and synchronization

Question 5

What will increase the effectiveness of shaping activities and improve execution of counterterrorism and irregular warfare?

Answer 5

Interdependence between special operations forces and conventional forces.

Question 6

What critical capabilities represent the core of America’s unique Army special operations capabilities?

Answer 6

 Special warfare

 Surgical strike