C200 ELOs & TLOs Flashcards
Primary responsibility of Geographic Combatant Commander
GCCs are responsible for the missions in their AOR
What are the levels of war and combatant commander’s place
Strategic level with CCDR relating from Strategy to operational.
Operational level with CCDR determine when, where, and purpose to employ forces.
Tactical level where battles and engagements are planned
Responsibilities of Functional Combatant Commander
Provides a service or enabler.
Trans-regional responsibilities and are normally supporting CCDRs to the GCC’s activities in their AOR.
What are documents used by GCCs to provide guidance and direction
Strategic estimates, command strategies, and plans and orders for the employment of military force.
Where do CCDRs get their guidance
Unified Command Plan, POTUS, Sec def
What are the authorities and responsibilities of GCCs
(1) Detect, deter, and prevent attacks against the US, its territories and bases, and employ appropriate force should deterrence fail.
(2) Carry out assigned missions and tasks, and plan for and execute military operations, as directed.
(3) Assign tasks to and direct coordination among subordinate commands.
(4) Maintain the security of and carry out force protection and personnel recovery responsibilities for the command, including assigned or attached commands, forces, and assets.
(5) Plan, conduct, and assess security cooperation activities.
(6) Plan and, as appropriate, conduct evacuation and protection of US citizens and nationals and designated other persons.
(7) Provide US military representation to international and US national agencies unless otherwise directed.
(8) Provide the single point of contact on military matters within the AOR.
Define values, morals, and ethics
Values: enduring belief, foundation of ability to judge right/wrong.
Morals: System of beliefs that emerges out of a person’s core values.
Ethics: Morals in action.
Why can something be legal that are not ethical
Killing under war is legal but not ethical
What is Just war theory or Just War Criteria
provide an organized schema for determining whether a particular conflict is morally justified. As one might imagine, any such framework will inevitably fall short of providing moral certainty.
What are the 2 discrete areas of Just war framework
The reasons for going to way, and Conduct in war
What are the criteria of Jus ad bellum (for going to war)
Just Cause • Legitimate Authority • Public Declaration • Just Intent • Proportionality • Last Resort • Reasonable Hope of Success
What significant trends are there the changing op environment
The rich are aging, the poor are not.
The global economy is shifting.
Technology is accelerating progress but causing discontinuities.
Ideas and Identities are driving a wave of exclusion. Governing is getting harder.
The nature of conflict is changing.
Climate change, environment, and health issues will demand attention.
What is PMESII
Political, military, economic, social, information, infrastructure - Tool to support Op Environment definition
What is ASCOPE?
Area, Structures, capabilities, organizations, people, events - Tools to support Op Environment
What factors are important for CCMD planner in understanding operational environment
(A) Geographical features and meteorological and oceanographic characteristics.
(b) Population demographics (ethnic groups, tribes, ideological factions, religious groups and sects, language dialects, age distribution, income groups, public health issues).
(c) Social and cultural factors of adversaries, neutrals, and allies in the OE (beliefs, how and where they get their information, types and locations of media outlets).
(d) Political and socioeconomic factors (economic system, political factions, tribal factions).
(e) Infrastructure, such as transportation, energy, and information systems.
(f) Operational limitations such as rules of engagement (ROE), rules for the use of force (RUF), or legal restrictions on military operations as specified in US law, international law, or HN agreements.
(g) All friendly, adversary, and enemy conventional, irregular, and paramilitary forces and their general capabilities and strategic objectives (including all known and/or suspected chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats and hazards).
(h) Environmental conditions (earthquakes, volcanic activity, pollution, naturally occurring diseases).
(i) Location of toxic industrial materials in the area of interest that may produce chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear hazards.
(j) Psychological characteristics of adversary decision making.
(k) All locations of foreign embassies, international organizations, and NGOs.
(l) Friendly and adversary military and commercial capabilities provided by assets in space, their current or potential use, and critical vulnerabilities.
(m) Knowledge of the capabilities and intent, COGs, and critical vulnerabilities of forces, individuals, or organizations conducting cyberspace operations.
(n) Financial networks that could impact the adversary’s ability to sustain operations.
