ARSOF Module

Question 1

Who makes up the National Security Council (NSC)

Answer 1

President
Vice President
National Security Affairs Advisor
Secretary of Defense-advised by Chairman of JCS
Secretary of State
Secretary of Energy

Question 2

What is the job of the National Security Council?

Answer 2

Advises the President on the integration of domestic, foreign and military policies as they relate to the national security.

Question 3

Roles

Answer 3

to organize, train, and equip forces.

Question 4

Task

Answer 4

Clearly defined action or activity assigned to an individual or organization

Question 5

Missions

Answer 5

Task assigned by the SecDef and the President or the President to the
commanders of combatant commands

Question 6

G3 SOD is what

Answer 6

USASOC Advisor within G-3/5/7 that advises on all things ARSOF

Question 7

Combatant Commands

Answer 7

Africa
Central
Cyber
European
Northern
Pacific
Southern
Space
Special Operations 
Strategic
Transportation

Question 8

Geographic Commands

Answer 8

Northern
European
Central
Southern
Indo-Pacific
Africa
Space

Question 9

Functional Commands

Answer 9

Strategic
Cyber
Special Operations
Transportation

Question 10

National Strategies

Answer 10

National Security Strategy-Geopolitical/Geoeconomic(USG)-President-National Priorities (Ends)
National Defense Strategy-Political/Military(DoD)-SECDEF-Department Guidance (Ways)
National Military Strategy-Military/Operational(Armed Forces)-CJCS-Strategic Direction (Means)

Question 11

What is Joint

Answer 11

Activities, operations, etc., in which elements of two or more Military Departments participate.

Question 12

Joint Functions

Answer 12

Command and Control
Information
Intelligence
Fires
Movement and maneuver
Sustainment
Protection

Question 13

Campaigns

Answer 13

is a series of related major operations aimed at achieving strategic and operational objectives within a given time and space.

Exceeds the scope of major operations.

Global, Theater, and Subordinate

Question 14

Operations

Answer 14

is a sequence of tactical actions with a common purpose or unifying theme.

major operation is a series of tactical actions, such as battles, engagements, and strikes, conducted by combat forces coordinated in time and place, to achieve strategic or operational objectives in an operational area.

Does not have to be combat related

Question 15

What is a Joint Task Force

Answer 15

Joint force that is constituted and so designated by:
SecDef, 
CCDR
Subordinate unified commander
Existing JTF commander

Dissolved when purpose has been achieved or it is no longer required

Geographic or Functional basis

Question 16

Joint Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF)

Answer 16

O-6 Command

A joint task force comprised of Special Operations units from more than one service

A temporary organizations tailored to perform a specific mission

ISO a theater campaign or other operation

Question 17

Special Operations Joint Task Force (SOJTF)

Answer 17

Principal joint SOF organization
Modular, Tailorable, and Scalable Command
Used for Major Ops, Campaigns, and Contingencies
Used when SOF requirements exceed the TSOC capacity (GCCs request from USSOCOM)

Question 18

Special Operations Forces Liaison Element (SOFLE)

Answer 18

is a task organized rotational SOF element deployed within a specific nation or embedded within CF to conduct liaison activities

Question 19

Special Operations Liaison Officers(SOLO)

Answer 19

advise and assist partner nation SOF in the development of partner nation SOF activities and synchronize activities between the HN and the United States

Question 20

ARSOF’s role in Multi-Domain Operations

Answer 20

Operational in Deep Fires Area

Competitor’s non-permissive area where all domain Fires originate, targetable by Friendly.

Only SOF ground forces operate here

Question 21

Four interrelated trends that shape the OE

Answer 21

Contested in all domains

Increasingly lethal and hyperactive battlefield

Increasingly complex environment

Challenged deterrence

Question 22

Tenets of Multi-Domain Operations

Answer 22

Calibrated force posture: Is the combination of position and the ability to maneuver across operational and strategic distances. Consists of forward presence forces, expeditionary forces, national-level capabilities, and authorities

Multi-domain formations: possess the combination of capacity, capability, and endurance which generates the resilience necessary to operate across multiple domains. All formations must have the capability to conduct independent maneuver, employ cross-domain fires, and maximize human potential.

Convergence: is the rapid and continuous integration of capabilities in all domains that optimizes effects to overmatch the enemy through cross-domain synergy and multiple forms of attack, all enabled by mission command and disciplined initiative.

Question 23

Three Solutions to MDO

Answer 23

Compete

Penetrate, Dis-integrate, and Exploit

Re-compete

Question 24

Types of Standoff

Answer 24

Political Separation

Physical Separation

Functional Separation

Question 25

Operational Variables

Answer 25

(PMESII-PT)
Political
Military
Economic
Social
Information 
Infrastructure
Physical Terrain
Time

Question 26

Mission Variables

Answer 26

METT-TC
Mission
Enemy
Terrain and Weather
Troops and Support Available
Time Available
Civil Considerations

Question 27

Civil Considerations

Answer 27

ASCOPE
Areas
Structures
Capabilities
Organizations
People
Events