Inform & Influence Flashcards
Inform and influence means what?
Using information as an element of combat power.
Military deception examples
Feint attack
Spoiling attack
Inflatable tanks
Notes dropped
What are some components that inform & influence?
Military deception
MISO
Soldier Leader Engagements
Civil Affairs
Medical Capability
OPSEC
PAO
Combat Camera
Civil Affairs
Builds roads, bridges, wells, and collects information.
Medical Capability (Medcap)
Giving out free medical care to get atmospherics.
OPSEC
Important because the enemy is also collecting information on us.
PAO
They tell us what to say & how to say it in a way that fits in with mission.
Combat Camera
Historical purposes, AARs, Best practices, better TTPs
Explain people in Command and Control Systems.
People are on the ground giving HUMINT. They are the most accurate tool the CDR has.
All the S shops.
Explain processes in Command and Control Systems.
MASCAL SOPs, Tactical SOPS (TACSOP),
Explain networks in Command and Control Systems.
Things in CMD clubhouse like BFT, JCR, CPOF, and internet.
Explain CMD post in Command and Control Systems.
CMD post is where all the networks are at for the CDR. He will have posters or whatever they need to track the battle. Adjacent units, phase lines…
Why did things change from Command and Control to Mission Command?
Command and Control is LSGCO oriented and Mission Command is COIN or Asymmetrical Warfare oriented.
CMD & Control good when there are lots of moving parts & partner forces. If Soldiers are “discipline initiative-ing” around all the time they will get into someone else’s battle space.
CDR accept what when given all details of a mission?
Prudent risks
Movement and maneuver includes what?
Infantry, Armor, Calvary, and tanks
What is the difference in Intel and information.
Information is what comes in. What is collected.
Intel is what is processed & made sense of that applies to the operation.
Also applies to weather
I did free medical stuff on locals. Reported information to S-2. There are IEDs being found in the area. Reported information to S-2.
S-2 or Intel would link pertinent information and disseminate.
Fires
Air to ground and ground to air.
Mortars
Air to air
Sea to air and air to sea
Sustainment
Logistics, medical, personnel.
Sustains the fight.
Leadership
Provides purpose, direction, and motivation.
Army Values - LDRSHIP
Warrior Ethis - I will always place the mission first, I will never accept defeat, I will never quit, I will never leave a fallen comrade.
What is combined arms?
Synchronized and simultaneous. Better than if used separately.
Best example is a BCT.
BCT has 3 movement and maneuver, 1 recon, 1 fires, and 1 sustainment.
Name the 6 War Fighting functions.
Mission Command
Movement and maneuver
Intelligence
Fires
Sustainment
Protection
Name the 8 elements of combat power.
Leadership & Information
Mission Command
Movement & Maneuver
Intel & Fires
Sustainment & Protection
