ADP/ADRP 3-05 Special Operations Flashcards
0
Q
What factors determine the employment of special operations forces?
A
- National policy
- Geographic combatant commander requirements
- Joint force commander requirements
- Ambassador requirements
- The character of the operational environment
- The nature of the threat
1
Q
What ADP-ADRP covers special operations?
A
ADP/ADRP 3-05
2
Q
What are the special operations core principles?
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- discreet
- precise
- scalable operations
3
Q
What are the 12 special operations force imperatives?
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- 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
4
Q
What will increase the effectiveness of shaping activities and improve execution of counterterrorism and irregular warfare?
A
Interdependence between special operations forces and conventional forces.
5
Q
What critical capabilities represent the core of America’s unique Army special operations capabilities?
A
- special warfare
* surgical strike
