Comprehensive Exam (1 PLT) Flashcards
1
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What are the attributes of Army Officers?
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Character
Intellect
Presence
2
Q
What are the core competencies of Army Officers?
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Leads
Develops
Achieves
3
Q
What are the Warfighting Functions?
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Mission Command Movement and Maneuver Intelligence Fires Sustainment Protection
4
Q
What are the Commander’s Activities?
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Leads Understands -Visualize -Describe -Direct Assess
5
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What are the planning considerations for Air EA Development?
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IPB Select the ground for Attack Integrate the EA Plan the direct-fire fight Fire control Review the Plan Rehearse the Plan Execute the Plan
6
Q
What are the considerations for ABFs?
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Nature of the target Obstacles Range to Target Multiple BPs/FPs Area to maneuver
7
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What are the considerations for BPs/FPs?
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Background Range to Target Altitude Shadows Sun/full moon Cover/concealment Rotor wash Area to maneuver Fields of fire
8
Q
What are the attack employment techniques?
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Racetrack
L-pattern
Cloverleaf
Circle
9
Q
What are the movement techniques?
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Traveling
Traveling overwatch
Bounding overwatch
10
Q
What are the modes of weapons employment?
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Hover Running Diving -Low-level bump -IP
11
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What are the types of battle positions?
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Primary Alternate Successive Subsequent Strong point
12
Q
What is the planning guidance for recon and security?
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Focus
Tempo
Engagement/disengagement criteria
Displacement criteria
13
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What are the fundamentals of reconnaissance?
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Gain/maintain enemy contact Orient on the OBJ Retain freedom of maneuver Report all information timely and accurately Develop the situation Do not leave recon forces in reserve Ensure continuous recon
14
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What are the fundamentals of security?
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Maintain enemy contact Orient on the force being secured Provide early warning and reaction time Provide maneuver space Provide continuous recon
15
Q
What is the Paul-Elder Critical Thinking Model?
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The standards must be applied to the elements to develop intellectual traits.
16
Q
What is the Art of Command?
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Authority, decision making, and leadership
17
Q
What are the five negotiation styles?
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Competing Collaborating Compromising Avoiding Accommodating
18
Q
What are the considerations for EAs for ground forces?
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ID Enemy Ave of Approach Determine Enemy Scheme of Maneuver Determine where to kill the enemy Emplace weapon systems **Plan and integrate obstacles **Plan and integrate indirect fires Rehearse execution
**different than AV
19
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What are the three types of reconnaissance management?
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Cueing
Mixing
Redundancy
20
Q
What is recon cueing?
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One system calls another for a more detailed recon
21
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What is recon mixing?
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Two systems conducting recon simultaneously on an OBJ
22
Q
What is recon redundancy?
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Two like systems reconing the same OBJ?
23
Q
What are the reconnaissance techniques?
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Pull - needing information on enemy force composition/disposition
Push - friendly forces have a generally thorough understanding
24
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What are the forms of reconnaissance?
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Route Zone Area Recon in space Recon in force
25
What are the methods of reconnaissance?
Aerial Recon
Recon by fire
Dismounted recon
Mounted recon
26
What are the forms of security?
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Screen
Guard
Cover
Local
Area
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27
What must be approved prior to the AMCM?
The ground tactical plan
28
What is the Air Assault Planning Process?
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Ground Tactical Plan
Landing plan
Air movement plan
Loading plan
Staging plan
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29
How many UH-60s are in a Line Company?
10
30
How many HH-60s are in a Line Company?
15
31
How many C2 aircraft are in a company?
8
32
How many CH-47s are in a Line Company?
12
33
What are the Operational Variables?
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Political
Military
Economic
Social
Information
Infrastructure
Physical environment
Time
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34
What are the mission variables?
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Mission
Enemy
Terrain
Time
Troops
Civil considerations
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35
How do you assess civil considerations?
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Areas
Structures
Capabilities
Organizations
People
Events
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36
How do you assess terrain?
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Observations/fields of fire
Avenues of Approach
Key terrain
Obstacles
Cover/concealment
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37
Mission Command is the exercise of ___ and ___ by the Command under ___ ___ to enable ___ ___ within the Commander's ___ to empower agile and adaptive leaders in the conduct of ULO.
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Authority
Direction
Mission
Orders
Intent
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38
What is the science of control?
Information, communication, structure, degree of control
39
What are the tenants of ULO?
FILADS
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Flexibility
Integration
Lethality
Adaptability
Depth
Synchronization
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40
What are the foundations of ULO?
IMAD
Initiative
Mission Command
Army Core Competencies
Decisive action
41
What are the characteristics of the offense?
SCAT
Surprise
Concentration
Audacity
Tempo
42
What are the forms of maneuver?
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Envelopment
Frontal attack
Flank attack
Infiltration
Penetration
Turning movement
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43
What are the offensive tasks?
Movement to Contact
Attack
Exploitation
Pursuit
44
What are the characteristics of the defense?
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Disruption
Flexibility
Maneuver
Massing Effects
Operations in depth
Preparation
Security
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45
What are the forms of defense?
Defense of a linear obstacle
Reverse slope
Perimeter
46
What are the defensive tasks?
Area
Mobile
Retrograde
47
What are the stability tasks?
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Civil security
Civil control
Restore essential services
Support to governance
Economic and infrastructure development
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48
What are the principles of stability
Transformation
Unity of effort
Host-nation ownership
Build partnership capacity
49
What are the characteristics of DSCA?
State and federal laws define how military forces support civil authorities
Civil authorities are in charge and military forces support them
Military forces depart when civil authorities are able to continue without military support
Military forces must document costs of all direct and indirect support provided
50
What are the DSCA tasks?
Disaster
Law enforcement
CBRN
Other
51
What are the missions of an ARB and ART?
Recon (zone, route, area, in force)
Security (screen, guard, area)
Attack
Movement to Contact
52
What are the attack employment methods?
Continuous
Phased
Max destruction
53
What are the types of tactical resupply?
Tailgate
Service station
In position
54
What are the forms of security?
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Screen
Guard
Cover
Area
Local
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55
What is PIR?
Intelligence requirement that the Commander and Staff need to understand the adversary or the operational environment
56
What is an NAI?
Geographical area where information that will satisfy a specific information requirement (SIR) to be collected.
57
What Is a TAI?
Geographical area where high-value targets can be acquired and engaged by friendly forces.
58
What do the SITEMP and the EVENTEMP combine to make?
The decision support matrix
59
An Air Assault is an operation in which assault forces, using the mobility of ___-___ assets and the total integration of available ___, maneuver under the control of a ground or an air maneuver commander to ___ ___ ___ or sieze and hold ___ ___.
rotary wing
firepower
engage friendly forces
key terrain
60
What are the troop leading procedures?
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Receive the mission
Issue a WARNO
Make a tentative plan
Initiate movement
Conduct reconnaissance
Complete the plan
Issue the OPORD
Supervise/refine
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61
What are the minimum requirements for a WARNO?
TLITT PIC
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Type of Operation
Location
Initial timeline
Type of movement
Type of recon
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Planning/prep instructions
Info requirements
CCIR
62
What are the core competencies of Army Aviation?
Provide timely and Accurate Information Collection
Provide reaction time and maneuver space
Destroy, defeat, disrupt, divert, delay
Air assault ground maneuver forces
Air movement of personnel, equipment, and supplies
Evacuate wounded or recover ISO personnel
Enable Mission Command over extended ranges and complex terrain
63
What are the tactical considerations for an LZ recon?
Mission
Security
Location
64
What are the meter
Prevailing winds
Ceiling
Visibility
DA
65
What are the principles of mission command?
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Build cohesive teams based on mutual trust
Create shared understanding
Provide CDRs Intent
Exercise disciplined initiative
Use mission orders
Accept prudent risk
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