ARSOF Module Flashcards
Who makes up the National Security Council (NSC)
President Vice President National Security Affairs Advisor Secretary of Defense-advised by Chairman of JCS Secretary of State Secretary of Energy
What is the job of the National Security Council?
Advises the President on the integration of domestic, foreign and military policies as they relate to the national security.
Roles
to organize, train, and equip forces.
Task
Clearly defined action or activity assigned to an individual or organization
Missions
Task assigned by the SecDef and the President or the President to the
commanders of combatant commands
G3 SOD is what
USASOC Advisor within G-3/5/7 that advises on all things ARSOF
Combatant Commands
Africa Central Cyber European Northern Pacific Southern Space Special Operations Strategic Transportation
Geographic Commands
Northern European Central Southern Indo-Pacific Africa Space
Functional Commands
Strategic
Cyber
Special Operations
Transportation
National Strategies
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)
What is Joint
Activities, operations, etc., in which elements of two or more Military Departments participate.
Joint Functions
Command and Control Information Intelligence Fires Movement and maneuver Sustainment Protection
Campaigns
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
Operations
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
What is a Joint Task Force
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
Joint Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF)
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
Special Operations Joint Task Force (SOJTF)
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)
Special Operations Forces Liaison Element (SOFLE)
is a task organized rotational SOF element deployed within a specific nation or embedded within CF to conduct liaison activities
Special Operations Liaison Officers(SOLO)
advise and assist partner nation SOF in the development of partner nation SOF activities and synchronize activities between the HN and the United States
ARSOF’s role in Multi-Domain Operations
Operational in Deep Fires Area
Competitor’s non-permissive area where all domain Fires originate, targetable by Friendly.
Only SOF ground forces operate here
Four interrelated trends that shape the OE
Contested in all domains
Increasingly lethal and hyperactive battlefield
Increasingly complex environment
Challenged deterrence
Tenets of Multi-Domain Operations
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.
Three Solutions to MDO
Compete
Penetrate, Dis-integrate, and Exploit
Re-compete
Types of Standoff
Political Separation
Physical Separation
Functional Separation
Operational Variables
(PMESII-PT) Political Military Economic Social Information Infrastructure Physical Terrain Time
Mission Variables
METT-TC Mission Enemy Terrain and Weather Troops and Support Available Time Available Civil Considerations
Civil Considerations
ASCOPE Areas Structures Capabilities Organizations People Events
