FMFWO study guide Flashcards
Sergent John C Quick
Medal of Honor for semaphoning an emergency lift of the naval bombardment while under Spanish and American shellfire
Smedley D. Butler
Major General who got 2 Medals of Honor
- Veracruz
- First Caco War in Haiti.
Battle of Guadacanal
August 1942
- first US land offensive of WWII
- first combat test of the new amphibious doctrine
- cruicial turning point of the war in the Pacific by providing a base to launcher further invasions of Japnese held islands
Battle of Tarawa
Gilbert Islans were the first inteh line of advance fo rthe offensive in the Central Pacific
*Japanese said it would take a million Americans 100 years to conquor it
*1943- Marines secured the island in 76hrs
- extended reef so we had to load offshore - death from enemy fire and drowing
purpose of the Battle of Mariana Islands
Air Force needed airfields and Navy needed advanced bases
WWII battle involving Guam
Battle of Mariana Islands
- 1943
b/c Air Force needed airfields & Navy needed advanced bases
WWII battle on Saipan, Guam, & TInian
Battle of Mariana Islands
1943
for Air Force airstrips & Navy advanced bases
Battle of Bougainville
1943
to neutralize Rabaul, a hub for Japanese air power in the Pacific
WWII battle to neutralize Rabaul
Battle of Bougainville
1943
to neutrailze Rabaul, a Japanes air power
led the Landing at Inchon
1950
Major General Oliver P Smith
Oliver P. Smith
Major General
commanded the 1950 amphibious landing at Incheon
Battle of Chosin Reservior
1950
retrograde movement, brought out all operable equipment, properly evacuated their wounded/dead, maintained tactical integrity, and smashed seven of the 10 North Korean divisions sent to anhiliate them
Korean War movements involving Marines
1950
- Incheon amphibious landing w/Major General Oliver P. Smith
- retrograde movement w/preserved tactical integrity at Battle of Chosin Reservoir
2 Vietnam War battles involving Marines
Second Battle of Khe Sanh 1968
Battle of Hue City (Tet) 1968
Tet Offensive battle
Battle of Hue City 1968
what happened at the Battle of Hue City
1968
Vietnamese holiday of Tet, Communists launched a surprise offensive by infiltrating a large number of their troops into the major population centers of Hue City, South Vietnam
- first time the Marines fought in built up areas since Korean war
- house to house fightin
Battle of An-Nasiriya
2003
Nasiriya, Iraq
first large-scale battle fought by the US Marines in OPeration IRai Freedom
first large-scale battle fought by Marins in Operation Iraqi Freedom
Battle of An-Nasiriya
2003
sword of the Marine Corps
Mamelukes: elite muslim military force from northern Africa
Presley O
Bannen was prsented it during his Tripoli expedition
E-8
Master Sergent
First Sergent
E-9
Master Gunnery Sergent
Sergent Major
Sergent Major of the Marine Corp
O-4
Major
O-5
Lieutenant Colonel
O-6
COlonel
one star MC
Brigidier General
two star MC
Major General
three star MC
Lieutenant General
four start MC
General
Generals of the MC
O-7: Brigidier General
Major General
Lieutenant General
General
BMLG
difference between Marine Corp
roles
&
functions
roles: broad and enduring purposes Congress established by law for the Services
functions: specific responsibilities assigned to the Services by teh presient/SecDef to enable the Serivces to fulfill their legally established roles
source of the official mission of the Marine Corp
1952 Amendment tot he National Security Act of 1947
definition of a MARDIV
groudn force of combat and combat support units organized and equipped primarily for amphibous operations
- 3 infantry regiments
- 1 artillergy regiment
- combat support battalions
HQ of 3D MAW
Miramar, California
role of MLG
provides tactical logistics above the organic capability of supproted units to all elements of the unit, supply chain management and a link to operational and theatre level logitic agencies capable of supporting the MEF
key feature of the MAGTF
“expandability”
- able to expand the original force -rather than replacing it with a larger one- promotes continuity of operations
SPMAGTF
special-purpose MAGTF nonstanding MAGTF temporaily formed to conduct a specific mission.
PTP
Predeployment Trainign Plan
purpose of a MEU
embarked aboard an ARG, a deployed MEU gives PRez/SecDef/CCDR a quick sea-based reaction for a wide variety of situations.
- often first on the scene for crisis
- can conduct enabling actins for larger follow-on forces
- visible/credible presence in trouble spots & shows US commitment to protect interests abroad
GFMIG
Global Force Managemetn Implementation Guidance
Navy component of a MEU
PHIBRON: amphibious squadron
NSE: Navy Support Element
LHD/LHA, LPD, LSD
MEU Mission Esential Tasks
-Amphibious assault & raid
- MIO/VBSS
- Advance Force Operations
GCE of MEB
Regimental Landing Team
ACE of MEB
Marine Air Group
definition of a MEF
priniciple warfighting organization of the Marien Corp, capable of conducting and sustaining expeditioanry oeprations in any geographic evnvironmetn
what does the Maritime Prepositioning Force consist of
MPSRON (marintime prepositioning ship squadron)
NSE (navy support element)
MAGTF FIE (fly0in eschelon)
number of days of supplies a MPSRON carries
Maritime PRpositioning Ships Squadron carries equipment/supplies for 30 days of comabt ops by a MEB
inherent risk
risk is inherent in every phase of tasking, missions, and operations due to today’s complex and dynamic enviornment
4 basic principles of risk management
- accept risk when risk outweights costs
- accept no unnecessary risk
- anticipate and manage risk by planning
- make risk decisions at the right level
5 steps of operational risk management
- ID the hazards
- assess the hazards
- make risk decisions
- implement controls
- supervise
3 steps in step 1 of operational risk managemetn
- ID the hazards
-conduct an operational analysis- conduct a preliminary hazard analysis
- determine root causes of hazards
3 steps in step 2 of operational risk management
- assess the hazards
- determine severity
- determien probability
- assign the risk assessment code
RAC
Risk Assessment Code
- in step 2 of ORM “assess the hazards”, this code is the expression of risk that combines the elements of hazard severity and mishap probability
hearing protection decibels
over 85 weighted decibels (dBA)
140 dB Peak
PKP as an extinguishing agent
potassium bicarbonate
control a class B fire
MOST IMPORTANT is securing the flow of gas
- AFFF, Halon, PKP
- never extinguish flammable gases unles sthere is a good chance that the flow fo gas can be secured
Service Chain of Command
Prez
SecDef
SECNAV
Commodant of Marine Corp
to MC units not assigned to the CCDR
Job of the highest ranking Marine
Commodant of hteMC
member of Joint Chiefs of Staff
- organization, policy, plans, and programs for the MC
- advices the President, SecDef, NSC, HSC, SecNav or matters involving the MC
term of the Commodant of the Marine Corp
4 years nominated byt eh PRsident.
4 star
supporting commander
APCS
CDR who provides augmentation forces of other support to a supported commander
- the CDR who aids, protects, complements, or sustains another commander’s force and who is responsible for providing the assistance required byt eh supported commander
what authority is support
support is a command authority
covered in the directive that defines the support relationship
- purpose of the support relationship
- effect desired
- scope of action to be taken
- forces/resources allocated to the supporting effort
- time/place/level/duration of the supporting effort
- relative priority of the supporting effort
- authority, if any, to modify the supporting CDR inthe event of exceptional opportunity or an emergency
- degree of authority granted to the supported CDR over the supporting efgort
examples of ADCON
resources
equipment
personnel management
logistics
individual/unit training
readiness
mobilization
demobilization
discipline
OPCON
authority to perform those functions of command over subordinatns forces involving organizing and emploing commands/forces,
assigning tasks,
designating objectives, and
giving authoritative direction necessary to accomplish teh mission
TACON
authority over assigned/attached forces or commands, or military capability/forces made available for tasking,
that is limited to thedetailed direction and control over movements/maneuvers wthing the operational area
DIRLAUTH
Direct Liaison Authority
- authority granted by a CDR to a subordinatnt to directly consult or coordinate an action
**a coordination relationship not a authroity through which command may be executed
coalition
arrangemetn between 2 or more nations for a common action/objective
DRRS
Defense Readiness Reporting System
5 PIllars of Institutional Readiness
unit readiness
capability & capacity to meet requirements
high quality people
infrastructure sustainment
equipment modernization
P-level
lower percentage of the personnel strength and military occupational speciality fill cauculatinos
T-level
“Training”
assessmetn of the unit’s training to accomplish its mission
- reporting units wio base their T-level on the percentage of METs trained to standard
role of the ACE
MAGTF CDR principal advisor/SME on aviation activities
6 main functions of Marine Corp Aviation
assault support
air reconaissance
AAW
OAS
EW
control of aircraft and mission
subfunctions of “Anti-Air Warfar” of Marine Corp aviation
OAAW
air defense (active & passive)
subfunctions of “OAS” of Marine Corp Aviation
CAS
DAS (air interdiction, armed reconnaissance)
subfunctions of “Control of Aircraft and Missiles”
Air Direction
Air Control (Airspace Managemnt, Airspace Control)
definition of OAS
offensive air support
- operations conducted against enemy installations/facilities/personnel in order to directly assist in teh attainment of MAGTF objectives by destroying enemy resources or isolating enemy military forces
VMA
Marine Attack Squadron
VMFA
Marine Fighter/Attack Squadrons
VMU
Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadrons
DAS where you attack a known target that is briefed in advance
air interdiction operation