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Joint Force Structure and Operations Flashcards

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What is the principal SOF organization used when SOF requirements exceed the TSOC capacity?

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SOJTF

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Who delegates OPCON of TSOCs to GCC?

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SOCOM

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What element is the focal point for SOF/CF coordination?

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Special Operations Command and Control Element

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What element links a forward deployed permanent presence to the TSOCs?

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SOC-FWD

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Principles of civilian control over the military?

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Congress

  • Exclusive power to raise and support armies
  • Declare war

President

  • Nation’s Chief Executive and Commander in Chief
  • Authority to make treaties and to appoint Federal Officers
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What is the National Security Organization?

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President-led group of executive Departments

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Who makes up the National Security Council?

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VPOTUS, DOS, DOD, DOE, and DOT

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What is the job of the NSC?

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Advises the President on the integration of domestic, foreign, and military policies as they relate to the national security.

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Development steps of DOD? (5)

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War Department established in 1789

National Security Act of 1947

Amendments of 1949

Goldwater-Nichols DOD Reorganization Act 1986

Homeland Security Act 2002

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National Security Act of 1947? (5)

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Created the NSC

Created the National Military Establishment

Created the Services Secretaries

Created the Unified and Specified COCOM

Legitimized the JCS as permanent organization

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Amendments of 1949? (4)

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Changed National Military Establishment to DOD

Created the position of SECDEF

Made the SECDEF the principle assistant to the President in all manners pertaining to DOD

Placed the SECDEF in the operational chain of command

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Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986? (4)

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Rectify problems in joint operations

Major defense organization

Operational authority was centralized through the Combatant Commanders as opposed to the service chiefs

Clarified the roles and responsibilities of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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Homeland Security Act of 2002? (3)

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Created a new Department, DHS

Prescribed the purpose of DHS is to prevent terrorist attacks within the US

Transferred agencies under DHS

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Definition of ROLES?

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are the broad and enduring purposes for which the Services and the CCMD were established on law (Congress, 1987). In broadest term is to organize, train, and equip forces.

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Definition of FUNCTIONS?

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Specific responsibilities assigned by the President and SECDEF

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Definition of TASK?

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Clearly defined action or activity assigned to an individual or organization

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Definition of MISSIONS?

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Entails the task, together with the purpose, that clearly indicates the action to be taken and the reason therefore.

Task assigned by the SECDEF and the President or the President to the CDRs o the CCMD.

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Role of the Army?

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Combat Operations on Land

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Functions of DOD? (3)

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Support and defend the Constitution of the US

Ensure timely and effective military actions

Uphold and advance the national policies and interests of the US

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Where does USASOC fall under?

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Army G-3/5/7 (Operations)

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COCOM? (10)

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Specified or unified command

Single commander

Established and so designated by the President

Geographic or functional responsibilities

Missions assigned by SECDEF and/or President

Broad continuing mission

Significant forces

Two or more military Department

Single strategic direction

Also called unified combatant command

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Specified Command (4)

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Broad continuing mission, normally functional

Established and so designated by the President

Normally composed of forces from a single military department

Also called specified combatant command

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Four Functional commands

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Strategic Command

Cyber Command

Special Operations Command

Transportation Command

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Unified Command Plan? (5)

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The document that gives basic guidance to all combatant CDR.

Establishes CCMD missions, responsibilities, and force structure.

Delineates geographic AOR for GCC

Specifies functional responsibilities for functional combatant commanders.

flexible; CJCS review every two years, recommend changes to president thru SECDEF

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Subordinate Unified Commands (2)

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Authorized by SECDEF through the CJCS or commanders of unified CCMDs may establish subordinate unified commands

Executes operations on a continuing basis IAW the criteria set forth for unified CDRs

Ex: JSOC, TSOC, USFK

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Service Component Commands

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make recommendations to the JFC on the proper employment, task organization, and command relationship of the forces of the Service component

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Aligned strategies? (President ->JCS)

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President - National Security Strategy

SECDEF - National Defense Strategy

CJCS - National Military Strategy

28
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How many joint functions (=joint WFF)?

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7

C2, Information, Intelligence, Fires, Movement and maneuver, sustainment, protection

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Levels of Warfare

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Strategic level: National Policy, Theater Strategy

Operational: Campaigns, Major Operations

Tactical: Battles, Engagements, Small-Unit and crew actions

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Definition Campaigns?

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is a series of related major operations aimed at achieving strategic and operational objectives within a given time and space. Exceeds the scope of major operations.

Global, theater, and subordinate

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Definition Operations? (3)

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is a sequence of tactical actions within a common purpose or unifying theme

major operation is a series of tactical actions, such as battles, engagements, and strikes, conducted by combat forces coordinated in time and place, to achieve strategic or operational objectives in an operational area.

Does not have to be combat related

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Joint Task Force? (5)

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A JTF is a joint force that is constitutes and so designed by (SECDEF, CCDR, subordinate unified CDR, existing JTF CDR).

Geographic or functional basis.

a JFC has the authority to organize forces to best accomplish the assigned mission based on the CONOP.

The JFC will establish subordinate commands, assign responsibilities, establish or delegate appropriate command and support relationships, and establish coordinating instructions for the component commanders.

Dissolved when purpose has been achieved or it is no longer required .

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Joint Force Special Operations Component Commander?

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Can be commanded by the TSOC CDR

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SOJTF? (5)

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Principal joint SOF organization

Modular, tailorable, and scalable command

Used for Major Ops, campaigns, and contingencies

Used when SOF requirements exceed the TSOC capacity

GO Command

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JSOTF

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O-6 Command

A joint task force comprised of SO units from more than one service, formed to carry out a specific operation or prosecute SO ISO of a theater campaign or other operations.

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SOCCE (4)

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The special operations command and control element is the focal point for SOF/CF coordination, and the synchronization of special operations activities with other joint operations.

The SOCCE is normally employed when SOF conducts operations ISO CF

It performs C2 or liaison functions according to the mission requirements and as directed by the establishing SOF commander

The SOCCE is a command and control element generally based on a US Army Special Forces Company HQ (AOB)

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SOC-FWD (5)?

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These nodes link the TSOC to forward deployed tactical SOF units with a permanent presence that execute distributed special operations.

Provide a SOF voice and influence to JTF and COM activities

The GCC normally exercises OPCON of attached SOF through CDRTSOC

Tailored, operation-level HQ that provides a permanent presence, and C2 capability. O-4 to O-6 command

If conditions warrant more robust SOF presence and engagement, a SOC-FWD can transition to a JSOTF.

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SOLE (3)

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a team provided by the JFSOCC or JSOTF CDR to the JFACC or appropriate service component air C2 organization.

coordinate, de-conflict, and integrate special operations air, surface, and sub-surface operations with conventional air operations.

Provides a SOF presence in the JAOC that is aware of the activities of SOF units in the field and by providing visibility of SOF operations in the air tasking.

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SOLO? (3)

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SOLOs are in-country SOF advisors to the US country team.

is the CDRUSSOCOM’s direct representative and the primary Of advisor to the SDO/DATT, country team, and to the HN SO leadership.

They advise and assist partner nation SOF in the development of the partner nation SOF activities and synchronize activities between the HN and the US.

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SOFLE? (5)

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is a task organized rotational SOF element deployed within a specific nation or embedded within CF to conduct liaison activities.

coordinate, assess, and recommend training, equipping, and engaging opportunities with the HN forces or provide connectivity and synchronization of expeditionary forces.

TSOCs may establish a SOFLE on a temporary basis in a country that does not have a SOLO or SOF representative assigned.

Attached to the USEMB, partner nation force, or c and coordinate with HN forces.

Individual or team//can engage in SOF activities.

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SOSTs? (4)

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Special operations supports teams are cornerstones of the USSOCOM National Capitol Region elements:

  • USSOCOM representatives embedded with the NCR HQ of interagency partners to foster interagency coordination and collaboration
  • liaisons from CDRUSSOCOM to the other USG department or agency partner
  • a major element in the global SOF network that enables interagency coordination overseas

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