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.
What are elements of sovereign
- States are legally equal
- Every states enjoys the rights inherent in full sovereignty
- Every state is obligated to respect the fact of the legal entity of other states
- The terroriorial integrity and political independence of a state are inviolable
- Political, social, economic, and culture systems
- Live in peace with other states.
What is a nation and a states
Nations represent groupings of people that claim certain commons bonds
States have a legal character and possess certain rights and duties of states
What are characteristics of a state
Permanent population
Defined territory
Capable of maintaining effective control over its territory
Conducting international relations with other states.
What is liberalism and realism
Liberalism favors common interest.
Realism favors self-interest/preservation.
What are 3 key national security policy advisory councils to the President
National Security Council (NSC)
Homeland Security Council (HSC)
National Economic Council (NEC)
What does the NSC advise POTUS on
Integration of domestic, foreign, and military policies relating to national security
Who are the statutory members of the NSC
President, Vice Pres, Sec of State, Sec of Defense, Sec of Energy, Sec of Treasury
The Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff is a statutory member of what councils
NSC and HSC
What offices are principal participants in the Interagency process for the DoD
Office of the Sec of Defense and Joint Staff
What is a campaign plan
Operationalized strategy, to enable normal military operations
What is a contingency plan
A plan for a designated threat, natural disaster, or specific event. Normally based around a capability
How do commanders gain strategy level guidance
They make their theater objectives from strategic objectives
