C400 Flashcards
What are the 6 Stability Tasks?
- Establish civil security.
- Establish civil control.
- Restore essential services.
- Support governance.
- Support economic and infrastructure development.
- Conduct security cooperation.
Definition of Unified Land Operations
- “The Simultaneous execution of offense, defense, stability, and defense support of civil authorities across multiple domains to shape operational environments, prevent conflict, prevail in large-scale ground combat, and consolidate gains as part of unified action,” (ADP 3-0 2019, vi).
Elements of Operational Art
- 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
Decisive Action
Decisive action is the continuous, simultaneous execution of offensive, defensive, and stability operations or defense support of civil authority tasks
Mission Command
ØCompetence
ØMutual Trust
ØShared understanding
ØCommander’s intent
ØDisciplined Initiative
ØMission orders
ØRisk acceptance
Tenets of Land Operations
- Simultaneity
- Depth
- Synchronization
- Flexibility
What are the Army Principles?
- Mission CMD
- DEV Situation
- Combined Arms
- Adherence to Law of War
- Est./Maint. Security
- Create multiple dilemas for the enemy
What are the [Army] Warfighting Functions
- C2
- M2
- Intelligence
- Fires
- Sustainment
- Protection
- Information
- Leadership
- Offensive Tasks / Purpose
Tasks:
- MVT To Contact
- Attack
- Exploitation
- Pursuit
Purpose:
- Dislocate, Isolate, Disrupt, Destroy
- Seize Key Terrain
- …
Defense Key Task / Purpose
Task:
- Mobile
- Area
- Retrograde
Purpose:
- Deter or defeat enemy offense
- Gain Time
- Retain KT
DSCA Tasks / Purpose
Task:
- Support Disasters
- Support CBRN
- Support law enforcement
- other
Purpose:
- Save Lives
- Restore essential services
AOR: Contiguous vs. Noncontiguous
- Contiguous: Subordinate unit AO share boundaries
- Noncontiguous: Subordinate units = distinct AO
AOR:
- Area of Responsibility
- Area of Influence
- Area of Interest
- Deep, Close, Consolidation, Support Area
- Area of Responsibility -
- Area of Influence - Directly capabile of influencing
- Area of Interest - Adjacent Areas
- Deep - Where CDR sets conditions for future success
- Close - majority of Maneuver
- Consolidation -
- Support Area
Differenciate Between Decisive, Shaping, Sustaining Operations
Decisive Operations: Directly accomplish Mission & Inten
Shapting OPs: Est. conditions for the DO through effects
Sustaining OPS: Enable DO & SO by maintain combat power