C201 - Strategic Context of OP ART

Question 1

What are the Levels of Warfare

Answer 1

• Strategic - National Policy, Theater Strategy
• Operational - Campaigns, Major OPS
• Tactical - Battles, Engagements, Small-unit & Crew actions

Question 2

What are the unified Commands

Answer 2

Combatant Commands Unified Commands Specified Commands

Question 3

What is a unified Combatant Command?

Answer 3

Two or more military departments. Broad and continuing mission, fall under responsibility of one CDR. and normally functionally focused.

Question 4

What is a Specific Command?

Answer 4

Broad and continuing mission, fall under responsibility of one CDR. One military department and normally functionally focused.

Question 5

What is a Combatant Commander responsible for?

Answer 5

i. The commander of a combatant command is responsible to the President and to the Secretary of Defense for the performance of missions assigned to that command by the President or by the Secretary with the approval of the President. Only CMD authority in U.S. law.

Question 6

What is the role of a functional Combatant Commander

Answer 6

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Question 7

What are the differences between Geographic and Functional Commands?

Answer 7

i. Functional combatant commands operate world-wide across geographic boundaries and provide unique capabilities to geographic combatant commands and the armed services, while geographic combatant commands operate in clearly delineated areas of responsibility and have a regional military focus

Question 8

What are the Two Types of Strategy

Answer 8

1. Strategy of annihilation 2. Strategy of erosion – accept our terms

Question 9

What is Just War Theory?

Answer 9

Just war theory is a doctrine, also referred to as a tradition, of military ethics studied by military leaders, theologians, ethicists and policy makers. The purpose of the doctrine is to ensure war is morally justifiable through a series of criteria, all of which must be met for a war to be considered just.

Question 10

What is “Jus ad Bellum”

Answer 10

•Jus ad Bellum – justice in going to war

• Largely the business of National Command Authorities and Congress
• What ends are sought?
• Military leaders at highest levels advise

Question 11

What is Jus in Bello

Answer 11

Jus in Bello – just conduct in war

• How the war is actually conducted
  
  • Ends, ways, means; targeting; Rules of Engagement; POWs…
• Primarily responsibility of military leadership
  
  • Should be waged in a manner that does not undermine the rationale for going to war
• Civilians can place restrictions