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CRAM Flashcards

1
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Operation Desert Shield

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post Kuwait invasion by Iraq

meant to hold the advance of Iraqi forces and to position multinational forces assembled for possible offensive operation to expel the invading force

validated the MC maritime repositioning force

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Operation Desert Storm

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1991
Iraqui refused to comply with UN resolutions
Marine ground forces went into Kuwait and liberated

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aka War in Afghanistan

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Operation Enduring Freedom
GWOT

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Battles of Fallujah

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2004
fail = op vigilant resolve
success = al fajr and op phantom fury

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Daniel Daly

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MOH x2
Chinese Boxer Rebellion
First Caco war in Haiti

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Smedley Butler

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MOH x2
Veracrus first caco war

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MOH for First Caco War

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Daniel Daly
Smedley Butler

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WWII battles in order

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wake island
guadalcanal
tarawa
marianas islands
bougainville
iwo jima
okinawa

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9
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led Inchon invasion

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General Oliver P Smith

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10
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MC ranks officer

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second LT
first LT
captain
major
LT colonel
colonel
brigidier general
major general
lt general
general

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MC ranks enlisted

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private
private first class
lance corporal
corporal
sergent
staff sergent
gunnery sergent
then E8

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E8

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first surgent
master sergent

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E9

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master gunnery sergent
sergeant major
sergeant major of the MC

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14
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roles

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broad and enduring purposes Congress has established by law for the services
functions

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MAFTF

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principle organization for all MC missions across the range of military operations
- task organized by forming MAFTF balanced air-ground combined arms formatoins under a single CDR

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difference between
MEU
MEB
MEF missions

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MEF: win our nation’s battle in major theatres of war

MEB: respond to crises/small scale contingencies

MEU: promote peace and stability

SPMAFTF: accomplish a specific mission like HA/DR

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17
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key feature of MAGTF

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expandable. rather than replaceable with a larger one
to promote continuity of opertions

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4 elements of a MEU

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battalion landing team
composite squadron (ACE)
combat logistics battalion

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4 elements of MEB

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Regimental Landing Team
MAG marine air group
combat logistics regimen

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4 elements of a MEF

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HQ
MARDIV
MAW
MLG

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mission of 2nd Med

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provide expeditioanry role II health service support for 2d MLG and II MEF enabling worldwide mission success

postured and task-organized HSS in support of FMF operations

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21
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4 principles of risk management

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accept risk when benefits outweight the costs

accept no unnecessary risk

anticipate and manage risk by planning

make risk decisions at the right level

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22
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5 steps of ORM

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IAMIS

ID hazards
assess the hazards
make risk decisions
implement controls
supervise

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23
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important to remember about a class B fire

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securing the gas flow is the most important step

never extinguish a flammable gas unless there is a chance the fire can be secured

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24
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2 parallel chains of command in the DOD

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service
operatoinal

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25
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Service chain of command

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prez
secdef
secnav/commodant
units not assigned to CCDR

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role of SecNAv

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recruit
organize
supply
equipp
train
mobilize
demobilize

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CCMD

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unified command with a broad continuing mission udner a single commander established and so designated by the president

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28
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reporting structure of the highest AD Marine

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Commodant of the MC.
on JCS
doesn’t report to CNO

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supportING commander

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commander who aids, protects, complements, or sustains another commander’s forces and who is repsonsible for providing the assistance requird by the supportED CDR

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COCOM

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nontransferrable command authority. can’t delegate
organize/employ forces
designate objectives and direction

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32
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who has ADCON

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military secretaries over service retained forces through their service chiefs

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OPCON

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authority to perform functions of command over forces
assign tasks
designate objectives
giving authoritative direction necessary to accomplish the mission

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TACON

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authority over assigned/attached forces of military capability/forces/commands made available for tasking that is limited to the detailed directional and control of movements/maneuvers within the operational area necessary

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DIRLAUTH

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commanders give subordinates the ability to consult/coordiante an action with another command or agency

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direct support

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mission requiring a force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly to the supported force’s request for assistance

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37
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general support

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support given tot he supported force as a whole rather tahn a particular subdivisoin

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teaming up with other countries for broad long term objectives that further common interests

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alliances = formal
coalition =- informal

39
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5 Pillars of Readiness

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unit readiness
capability/capacity to meet requirements
high quality people
infrastructure sustainment
equipment modernization

40
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P-level

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based on the lower percentage of personnel strength and MOS fill calculations
- calculated as a time of hte report and not as a future projection

41
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S-level

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equipment and supplies possessed material measurement of an organization’s possessed equipment or an in-reporting status aircraft quantity against its designated requirement

42
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R-level

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material condition of the organization’s possessed equipment or in-reporting aircraft

43
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METL

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contains teh list of the command’s essential tasks with appropriate conditions and performance standards to assure successful mission accomplishment

44
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MCTIMS

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MC Training Information System

45
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6 functions of MC aviation

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assault support
antiair warfare
close air support
electronic warfare
control of aircraft and missiles
aerial reconnaissance

46
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control of aircraft and missiles

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air direction

air control
-airspace management
-airspace control

47
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OAS

A

CAS
DAS
-air interdiction
-armed reconaissance

48
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AAW

A

OAAW

air defense
-active/passive air defense

49
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which category of the 6 functions of MC aviation does active/passive air defense fall under

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AAW
- specifically the air defense category

50
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LITECAR

A

6 function of MC aviation: logistical support

51
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definition of AAW

A

to gain and maintain whatever degree of air superiority is required
- this allows us to conduct operations w/o prohibitive interference by opposing air/missile forces

52
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function of MC aviation that gives us air superiority

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AAW

53
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OAS

A

air operations that are conducted against enemy installations, facilities, and personnel in order to directly assist in the attainment of MAFTF objectives by destroying enemy resources or isolating military forces

54
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air direction

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authority to regulate teh employment of air resources (aircraft/surface to air weapons) to maintain a balance between their availability and the priorities assigned for their use

55
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purpose of air direction

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to achieve a balance between MAGTF finite aviation resources nd the accomplishment of ACE mission

56
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air control

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authority to direct the physical maneuver of aircraft in flight or direct engagement of aircraft/surface to air weapons to engage on a specific target
- airspace management
-airspace control

57
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airspace management

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coordination, integration, and regulation of the use of airspace based on defined dimensions
- used to prioritize the avialbel airspace and to allow the maximum freedom consistent with the degree of acceptable operational risk

58
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how is the Marine Corp aviation administratively organized

A

task-organized based on their assigned mission

59
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airspace control

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authority to direct the maneuver of aircraft so that the best use of the available airspace is made
- provides for the coordination, integration, and regulation of the use of defined airspace. also provides identification for all int eh space

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characteristics of a MAG

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smallest aviation unit that is designed to conduct operations w/o outside assistances (w/o supply source)

61
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MALS

A

marine aviation logistical squadron

62
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VMGR

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marine aerial refueled transport squadron

63
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VMR

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Marine Tactical Electronical Warfare Squadron

64
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UAS shorthand

A

VMU
marine unmanned aerial vehicle squadron

65
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aka Hornet

A

VMFA

66
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role of a VMFA

A

intercept and destroy enemy aircraft under all weather conditoins and attacks/destroys surface targets

67
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not VMFA…

A

VMA. marine attack squadron

68
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role of VMA

A

marine attack squadron
attacks/destroys surface targets
helicopter escort

69
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aircraft that often escorts helicopters

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VMA

70
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aka VMM

A

Marine Medium tilt-rotor squadron

71
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MACCS

A

marien air C2 system
- used to plan/direct ACE operations and to employ aviation assets in a responsive, timely, and effective manner

72
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DASC(A)

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direct air support center (airborne)

73
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role of LAAD battalion

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close-in low altitude surface to air weapons fired in defense of MAGTF elements
low altitude air defense

74
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primary focus of the ACE

A

support the MAGTF during the assulat landng phase and subsequent operations ashore
- provides enhanced mobility and close fires for units in contact/augments ground/naval indirect fire

75
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ACE of MEU

A

VMM squadron

76
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organizational maintence

A

inspect
service
lube
adjust
replace parts
minor assemblies

77
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intermediate maintence

A

modification
replacement
fabrication
repair
calibration

78
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mission of HMLA

A

support CDR via
OAS
utility support
armed escort
airborne arms coordination

79
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example of a HMLA

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UH-1Y: Venom

80
Q

only heavy lift helicopter for the DOD

A

CH-53 Stallions

81
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payload of heavy helicopters

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30 passengers
24 litters

82
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role of F/A-18

A

supporting arms coordination
multi-sensor imagery
reconnaissance
destroy surface targets/enemy aircraft

83
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non-helicopter VSTOL

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AV-8 Harrier

84
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mission of AV-8B

A

harrier
VMA
destroy surface targets and escorting aircraft

85
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role of Ospry

A

MV-22
medium lift assualt
- enab les expeditoianry operations with unrivaled ship to shore speed and increased operational flexibility for ground CDR

86
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payload of Osprey

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24 passengers
12 litters

87
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speed of an Osprey

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266 knot cruise
280 knot max

88
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role of C-130 Hercules

A

VMGR
air to air refueling
assualt support
CAS
MIR: multisensory imaging

89
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passengers of C-130

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64 paratroopers
92 ground troops
74 litters

90
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benefits of UAS

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enhances MAGTF battlespace awareness and enhanced target acquisition capabilities

91
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F-35

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Lightening II
- strategic agility, operational flexibility, and tactical supremacy
- can complete entire kill chain w/o reliance on external sources

  • attack/destroy surface targets, intercept/destroy, full EW support network enabled reconnaissance support across the full spectrum of combat operations
  • powerful combination of EW, weapons’, sensors, and reduced signature
92
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mission of MARDIV

A

provide forces for operations

93
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what is the BLT built around

A

BLT is built around an infantry battalion w/additive combat enablers

94
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