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Define Unified Action.

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The synchronization, coordination, and/or integration of the activities of governmental and nongovernmental entities with military operations to achieve unity of effort (JP 1).

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What are the U.S. Army strategic roles in support of the joint force?

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  1. Shape Operational environments
  2. Prevent Conflict
  3. Prevail in large-scale ground combat
  4. Consolidate Gains
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What is the Army’s Operational Concept?

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Unified Land Operations

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Define Unified Land Operations

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The simultaneous execution of offense, defense, stability, and defense support of civil authorities across multiple domains as part of unified action.

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What is the Army’s contribution to joint operations?

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Unified Land Operations

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How is Unified Land Operations executed?

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Through Decisive Action

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Define a threat.

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Any combination of actors, entities, or forces that have the capability and intent to harm U.S. Forces, U.S. national interests, or the homeland.

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What is Large Scale ground combat operations?

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Sustained combat operations involving multiple corps and divisions.

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Define enemy.

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A party identified as hostile against which the use of force is authorized.

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Define hybrid threat.

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The diverse and dynamic combination of regular forces, irregular forces, terrorists, or criminal elements acting in concert to achieve mutually benefitting effects.

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Define Operational Art.

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The cognitive approach by commanders and staffs supported by their skill knowledge, experience, creativity, and judgement when exercising military command at the operational-level of warfare.

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Define hazard.

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A condition with the potential to cause injury, illness, or death of personnel; damage to or loss of equipment or property; or mission degradation.

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Define Consolidate Gains.

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Activities to make enduring any temporary operational success and to set the conditions for a sustainable security environment, allowing for a transition of control to other legitimate authorities.

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Define landpower.

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The ability by threat, force or occupation to gain, sustain, and exploit control over land, resources, and people.

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Define concept of operations.

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A verbal or graphic statement that clearly and concisely expresses what the commander intends to accomplish and how it will be done using available resources.

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What are the principles of joint operations?

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  1. Objective
  2. Offensive
  3. Mass
  4. Maneuver
  5. Economy of Force
  6. Unity of Command
  7. Security
  8. Surprise
  9. Simplicity
  10. Restraint
  11. Perseverance
  12. Legitimacy
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destroy defeat mechanism explained

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apply lethal combat power on an enemy capability so that is can no longer perform any function.

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To render a force incapable of achieving its objectives.

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defeat definition

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Method through which friendly forces accomplish their mission against enemy opposition.

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Defeat Mechanism

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Which operations do defeat mechanisms relate to?

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offensive and defensive operations

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Which operations do stability mechanism relate to?

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Stability operations, security and consolidating gains

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What are the four defeat mechanisms?

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  1. destroy
  2. dislocate
  3. disintegrate
  4. isolate
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Tactical task that renders an enemy force combat-ineffective until it is reconstituted

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Destroy

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End state and conditions

Center of Gravity

Decisive Points

Lines of Operations and Lines of Effort

Tempo

Phasing and transitions

Culmination

Operational Reach

Basing

Risk

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Elements of Operational Art

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Disintegrate defeat mechanism

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Disrupt the enemy’s command and control system, degrading its ability to conduct operations while leading to a rapid collapse of the enemy’s capabilities or will to fight.

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Dislocate defeat mechanism

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employ forces to obtain significant positional advantage, rendering the enemy’s dispositions less viable, perhaps even irrelevant

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What are the four stability mechanisms?

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  1. Compel
  2. Control
  3. Influence
  4. Support
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isolate defeat task

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To separate a force from its sources of support in order to reduce its effectiveness and increase its vulnerability to defeat.

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4 Types of Offensive Operations

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  1. Movement to contact
  2. Attack
  3. Exploitation
  4. Pursuit
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3 Types of Defensive Operations

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  1. Mobile Defense
  2. Area Defense
  3. Retrograde
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6 Primary Stability Tasks

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  1. Establish civil security
  2. Establish civil control
  3. Restore essential services
  4. Support governance
  5. Support economic and infrastructure development
  6. Conduct Security Cooperation
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4 Primary DSCA Tasks

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  1. Provide support for domestic disasters
  2. Provide support for domestic CBRN incidents
  3. Provide support for domestic civilian law enforcement agencies
  4. Provide other designated support
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  1. Provide a secure environment
  2. Secure land areas
  3. Meet the critical needs of the population
  4. Gain support for host-nation government
  5. Shape the environment for interagency and host-nation success
  6. Promote security, build partner capacity, and provide access
  7. Refine intelligence
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Stability Purposes

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  1. Save lives
  2. Restore essential services
  3. Maintain or restore law and order
  4. Protect infrastructure and property
  5. Support maintenance or restoration of local government
  6. Shape the environment for intergovernmental success
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DSCA Purposes

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  1. Deter or defeat enemy offense
  2. Gain time
  3. Achieve economy of force
  4. Retain key terrain
  5. Protect the population, critical assets, and infrastructure
  6. Refine intelligence
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Defense Purposes

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  1. Dislocate, isolate, disrupt, and destroy enemy forces
  2. Seize key terrain
  3. Deprive the enemy of resources
  4. Refine intelligence
  5. Deceive and divert the enemy
  6. Provide a secure environment for stability tasks
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Offense Purposes

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37
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Method through which friendly forces affect civilians in order to attain conditions that support establishing a lasting, stable peace.

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Stability Mechanisms

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Compel Stability Mechanism

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To use, or threaten to use, lethal force to establish control and dominance, affect behavioral change, or enforce compliance with mandates, agreements, or civil authority.

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39
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The source of power that provides moral or physical strength, freedom of action or will to act

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Center of Gravity

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Control Stability Mechanism

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Imposing civil order.

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41
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The continuous, simultaneous execution of offensive, defensive, and stability operations or defense support of civil authority tasks.

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Decisive Action

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Influence Stability Mechanism

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Alter the opinions, attitudes, and ultimately the behavior of foreign friendly, neutral, adversary, and enemy audiences through messages, presence, and actions.

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Support Stability Mechanism

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Establishes, reinforces, or sets the conditions necessary for the instruments of national power to function effectively.

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44
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Desired future conditions the commander wants to exist when an operation ends.

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End State

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45
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A geographic place, specific key event, critical factor or function that when acted upon allows commanders to gain a marked advantage over an enemy or contribute materially to achieving success.

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Decisive Point

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A line that defines the directional orientation of a force in time and space in relation to the enemy and links the force with its base of operations and objectives.

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Line of Operations

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Lines on which a force operates when its operations diverge from a central point.

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Interior Lines

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Lines on which a force operates when its operations converge on the enemy.

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Exterior lines

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49
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Tie offensive and defensive operations to the geographic and positional references in the area of operations.

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Lines of Operations

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Line that links multiple tasks using the logic of purpose rather than geographical reference to focus efforts toward establishing a desired end state.

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Line of Effort

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51
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DSCA tasks the culminating point occurs….

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When the force must respond to more catastrophic events than they can manage simultaneously leads to exhaustion.

52
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  • a tether; a function of intelligence, protection, sustainment, endurance, and combat power relative to enemy forces -balances the natural tension among endurance, momentum, and protection
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Operational Reach

53
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The relative speed and rhythm of military operations over time with respect to the enemy. Rate of military action.

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Tempo

54
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Planning and execution tool used to divide an operation in duration and activity.

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Phase

55
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A change in ________ usually involves a change of mission, task organization, or rules of engagement.

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phases

56
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A point at which a force no longer has the capability to continue its form of operations, offense or defense.

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culmination point

57
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Offensive operations the culminating point occurs when….

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a force cannot continue the attack and must assume a defensive posture or execute an operational pause.

58
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Defensive operations the culminating point occurs when….

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A force can no longer defend itself and must withdraw or risk destruction.

59
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Stability tasks the culminating point occurs under two conditions….

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When units are too dispersed to achieve security and units lack required resources to achieve the end state.

60
Q

an operation to defeat or destroy enemy forces and gain control of
terrain, resources, and population centers.

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offensive operation

61
Q

an operation to defeat an enemy attack, gain time, economize forces, and
develop conditions favorable for offensive or stability operations

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defensive operation

62
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an operation conducted outside the United States in coordination with other instruments of national power to establish or maintain a secure environment and provide essential governmental services, emergency infrastructure reconstruction, and humanitarian relief.

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stability operation

63
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performed to support another primary agency, lead federal agency, or local authority.

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DSCA

64
Q

protection of United States sovereignty, territory, domestic population, and
critical infrastructure against external threats and aggression or other threats as directed by the President

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Homeland defense

65
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  1. Mission Command
  2. Develop the Situation Through Action
  3. Combined Arms
  4. Adherence to the law of War
  5. Establish and maintain security
  6. Security Tasks
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6 Principles of ULO

66
Q

exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned and attached forces in the accomplishment of the mission

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Command and Control Definition

67
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  1. Competence
  2. Trust
  3. Shared Understanding
  4. Commander’s Intent
  5. Mission Orders
  6. Disciplined Initiative
  7. Risk Acceptance
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Mission Command 7 Fundamentals

68
Q

synchronized and simultaneous application of arms to achieve an effect
greater than if each element was used separately or sequentially.

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Combined arms

69
Q

describe the Army’s approach to generating and applying
combat power across the range of military operations during decisive action.

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Tenets of unified land operations

70
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  1. Simultaneity.
  2. Depth.
  3. Synchronization.
  4. Flexibility.
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4 Tenets of unified land operations

71
Q

execution of related and mutually supporting tasks at the same time across
multiple locations and domains.

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Simultaneity

72
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extension of operations in time, space, or purpose to achieve definitive results

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Depth

73
Q

the arrangement of military actions in time, space, and purpose to produce
maximum relative combat power at a decisive place and time

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Synchronization

74
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employment of a versatile mix of capabilities, formations, and equipment for
conducting operations.

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Flexibility

75
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operations process

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planning, preparing, executing, and continuously assessing an operation

76
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to drive the planning necessary to understand, visualize, and describe their unique operational environments; make and articulate decisions; and direct, lead, and assess military operations.

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How Commanders use the operations process

77
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Army leaders employ three methodologies for planning

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the Army design methodology,

the military decision-making process

troop leading procedures

78
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Planning consists of two separate but interrelated components?

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conceptual component and a detailed component

79
Q

is the art and science of understanding a situation, envisioning a desired future, and laying out effective ways of bringing that future about

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Planning

80
Q

activities performed by units and Soldiers to improve their ability to execute an operation

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Preparation

81
Q

the act of putting a plan into action by applying combat power to accomplish the mission and adjusting operations based on changes in the situation

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Execution

82
Q

determination of the progress toward accomplishing a task, creating a condition,
or achieving an objective

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assessment

83
Q

The Army design methodology is useful as an aid to conceptual thinking about….

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unfamiliar problems.

84
Q

dynamic process used by small-unit leaders to analyze a mission, develop
a plan, and prepare for an operation

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Troop leading procedures

85
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  1. leadership
  2. information,
  3. command and control
  4. movement and maneuver,
  5. intelligence
  6. fires
  7. sustainment
  8. protection
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8 Elements of Combat Power

86
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  1. Command and Control
  2. Movement and Maneuver
  3. Intelligence
  4. Fires
  5. Sustainment
  6. Protection
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6 Army War fighting functions

87
Q

a cognitive tool that commanders and staffs use to visualize and describe
the application of combat power, in time, space, purpose, and resources, as they develop the concept of
operations.

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operational framework

88
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  1. assigned an area of operations
  2. designate deep, close, rear and support, and consolidation areas
  3. decisive, shaping, and sustaining operations
  4. the main and supporting efforts
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4 components of operational framework

89
Q

the operation that directly accomplishes the mission.

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decisive operation

90
Q

operation at any echelon that creates and preserves conditions for success of the decisive operation through effects on the enemy, other actors, and the terrain

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shaping operation

91
Q

operation at any echelon that enables the decisive operation or
shaping operations by generating and maintaining combat power

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sustaining operation

92
Q

designated subordinate unit whose mission at a given point in time is most critical to overall mission success.

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main effort

93
Q

designated subordinate unit with a mission that supports the success of
the main effort.

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supporting effort

94
Q

total means of destructive, constructive, and information capabilities that a
military unit or formation can apply at a given time.

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Combat power

95
Q

the activity of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization

A

leadership

96
Q

group of tasks and systems united by a common purpose that
commanders use to accomplish missions and training objectives

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warfighting function

97
Q

related tasks and a system that enable commanders to synchronize and converge all elements of combat power. WFF

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command and control warfighting function

98
Q

The command and control warfighting function consists of the command and control warfighting function tasks and the command and control system.

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Tasks: Command Forces, Control Operations, Drive the Operations Process, Establish C2 System

C2 System: People, Processes, networks, and Command Posts

99
Q

related tasks and systems that move and employ forces to achieve a position of relative advantage over the enemy and other threats WFF

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movement and maneuver warfighting function

100
Q

Move.
Maneuver.
Employ direct fires.
Occupy an area.

Conduct mobility and countermobility.
Conduct reconnaissance and surveillance.
Employ battlefield obscuration.

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WFF M2 Tasks

100
Q

Move.
Maneuver.
Employ direct fires.
Occupy an area.

Conduct mobility and countermobility.
Conduct reconnaissance and surveillance.
Employ battlefield obscuration.

A

WFF M2 Tasks

101
Q

related tasks and systems that facilitate understanding the enemy, terrain, weather, civil considerations, and other significant aspects of the operational environment.

A

intelligence warfighting function

102
Q

Provide intelligence support to force generation.
􀁺 Provide support to situational understanding.
􀁺 Conduct information collection.
􀁺 Provide intelligence support to targeting and information capabilities.

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intelligence warfighting function tasks

103
Q

related tasks and systems that create and converge effects in all domains against the adversary or enemy to enable operations across the range of military operations WFF

A

fires warfighting function

104
Q

Execute fires across the five domains and in the information environment

Integrate Army, multinational, and joint fires though—

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tasks of the fires warfighting function

105
Q

related tasks and systems that provide support and services to ensure freedom of action, extended operational reach, and prolong endurance.

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sustainment warfighting function

106
Q

Logistics.
􀁺 Financial management.
􀁺 Personnel services.
􀁺 Health service support.

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sustainment warfighting function consists of four elements

107
Q

planning and executing the movement and support of forces

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Logistics

108
Q

leverages fiscal policy and economic power across the range of military
operations. encompasses finance operations and resource management.

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Financial management

109
Q

sustainment functions that man and fund the force, maintain Soldier and Family
readiness, promote the moral and ethical values of the Nation, and enable the fighting qualities of the Army
Personnel services include human resources support, legal support, religious
support, and band support.

A

Personnel services

110
Q

related tasks and systems that preserve the force so the
commander can apply maximum combat power to accomplish the mission.

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protection warfighting function

111
Q

Conduct survivability operations.
􀁺 Provide force health protection.
􀁺 Conduct chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear operations.
􀁺 Provide explosive ordnance disposal support.
􀁺 Coordinate air and missile defense support.
􀁺 Conduct personnel recovery.
􀁺 Conduct detention operations.
􀁺 Conduct risk management.
􀁺 Implement physical security procedures.
􀁺 Apply antiterrorism measures.
􀁺 Conduct police operations.
􀁺 Conduct population and resource control.
􀁺 Conduct area security.
􀁺 Perform cyberspace security and defense.
􀁺 Conduct electromagnetic protection.
􀁺 Implement operations security.

A

protection warfighting function includes these tasks:

112
Q

act of designing a force, support staff, or sustainment package of specific
size and composition to meet a unique task or mission

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Task-organizing

113
Q

task specifically assigned to a unit by its higher headquarters

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specified task

114
Q

task that must be performed to accomplish a specified task or mission but
is not stated in the higher headquarters’ order.

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implied task

115
Q

mission assigned to a unit that might be
executed

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be-prepared mission

116
Q

mission to be executed at an unspecified time

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on-order mission

117
Q

specified or implied task that must be executed to accomplish the mission

always included in the unit’s mission statement

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essential task

118
Q

a restriction placed on the command by a higher command. A constraint dictates an action or inaction, thus restricting the freedom of action of a subordinate commander.

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Constraints

119
Q

CCIR fall into one of two
categories: PIRs and friendly force information requirements (FFIRs)

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PIRs and friendly force information requirements (FFIRs)

120
Q

identify the information
about the enemy and other aspects of the operational environment that the commander considers most
important.

A

PIRs

121
Q

identify the information about the mission, troops and support available, and
time available for friendly forces that the commander considers most important.

A

FFIR

122
Q

identify those elements of friendly force information that, if compromised,
would jeopardize mission success.

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EEFIs

123
Q

description of the primary issue or issues that may impede commanders from
achieving their desired end states.

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problem statement

124
Q

short sentence or paragraph that describes the
organization’s essential task(s), purpose, and action containing the elements of who, what, when, where,
and why

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Mission Statemen

125
Q

five elements of a mission statement answer these questions

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Who will execute the operation (unit or organization)?
What is the unit’s essential task (tactical mission task)?
When will the operation begin (by time or event) or what is the duration of the operation?
Where will the operation occur (area of operations, objective, grid coordinates)?
Why will the force conduct the operations (for what purpose)?

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