MDMP Flashcards

1
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  1. It is the continuous assessment of the current situatand opns used to determine if the current opns is proceeding according to the commander’s intent
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Running estimates

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  1. Five (5) characteristics of Area of Opns
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  • Terrain
  • Weather
  • Enemy Forces
  • Friendly forces
  • Civilian consideration
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  1. First step of the MDMP
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Receipt of the Mission

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4
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  1. Initial IPB is led by?
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Intelligence Officer

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  1. Key inputs of the step 6 COA Approval
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  • Updated planning estimates
  • Evaluated COAs
  • Recommended COA
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6
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  1. Step 4 of the MDMP.
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COA Analysis and Wargaming

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  1. A statement that directs the mother and its subordinate units operate to accomplish the mission and establishes the sequence of actions the force will be used to achieve the endstate.
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Concept of Operations

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  1. It is the step 7 in MDMP.
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Orders Production

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  1. A clear intent that facilitates a shared understanding and focuses on the overall conditions that represents mission accomplisment
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Commander’s intent

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10
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  1. It is a systematic and continuous process of analyzing the threat and operational environment in a specific geographical area.
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IPB

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  1. Describe additional personnel, group or any associations that cannot be categorized as friendly or enemy.
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Civilian considerations

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  1. List of current functional area resources in terms of equipment, personnel and system
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Friendly forces

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13
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  1. He is the most important participant of the MDMP.
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Commander

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14
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  1. He is the key participant of the MDMP.
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Chief of staff or EX-O

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  1. Effective execution requires issuing timely timely plans and orders to subordinates
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1/3, 2/3 rule

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16
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  1. Two or more echelons planning for the same operation
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Parallel planning

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17
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  1. It is a task that must be performed to accomplish the specified task.
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Implied task

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  1. A task specifically assigned to a unit by its higher headquarters.
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Specified task

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  1. It is a specified and implied task that must be executed to accomplish the mission.
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Essential task

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  1. A mission that is assigned to a unit that might be executed
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be-prepared mission

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  1. A mission to be executed at an unspecified time.
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On-order mission

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22
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  1. It dictates the action or inaction, thus restricting the freedom of action of a subordinate commander.
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Constraint

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  1. He determines what may and may not be released to foreign partners.
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Foreign Disclosure officer

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  1. He conducts mission analysis with regard to the availability and status of the CAS
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Air Liaison officer

25
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  1. A supposition on the current situation
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Assumption

26
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  1. A statement of truth or statement thought to be true
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Facts

27
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  1. It is consist of friendly force information requirements and priority intel reqts
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CCIRs

28
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  1. It is being developed by the staff during mission analysis
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IR (information reqts)

29
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  1. It is a condition with the potential to cause injury
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hazard

30
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  1. It is a process of identifying, assessing and controlling risk arising from operational factors and making decisions
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Risk management

31
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  1. Establishes an element of information to protect rather than one to collect.
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EEFIs or Essential Elements of Friendly Information

32
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  1. Step 2 of the MDMP
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Mission Analysis

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  1. It is a verbal, written or electronic communications that supports an info theme focus on specific actor.
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Message

34
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  1. A unifying or dominant idea that expresses the purpose of military actions
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Information theme

35
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  1. It is an issue or obstacle that makes it difficult to achieve a desired goal or objective.
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Problem

36
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  1. Prepares the proposed mission statement for the unit basd on the mission analysis.
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COS, or operations officer

37
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  1. It is a broad potential solution to an identified problem
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COA or Course of action

38
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  1. It informs the commander of the results of the staff analysis of the situation
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Mission Analysis Briefing

39
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  1. A total means of destructive, constructive and information that the military unit can apply at a given time
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Combat Power

40
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  1. What are the COA screening criteria?
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  • Feasible
  • Acceptable
  • Suitable
  • Distinguishable
  • Complete
41
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  1. The step 3 in MDMP
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COA Development

42
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  1. It is an iterative planning methodology to understand the situation and mission develop a course of action and produce an operation plan or order.
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Military Decision Making Process (MDMP)

43
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  1. How many percent is the COA development based on generic timeline of the one-third, two-third rule?
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20%

44
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  1. How many percent is the Orders of production based on generic timeline of the one-third, two-third rule?
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20%

45
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  1. It is being issued immediately after the commander gives the planning guidance
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WARNO

46
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  1. It portray the more traditional links among objectives, decisive points and center of gravity
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Line of Operations

47
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  1. A point in space and time when a commander or staff anticipate making a key decision concerning a specific COA.
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Decision Point

48
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  1. Those that are directly influence mission accomplishment
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Critical Events

49
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  1. He assess the fire support feasibility of each COA
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Chief of fires

50
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  1. Type of war gaming method that divided the AO into belt.
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Belt Method

51
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  1. Type of war gaming method that focuses on one avenue of approach at a time.
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Avenue in depth method

52
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  1. Type of war gaming method that is detailed analysis of a critical area
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Box method

53
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  1. A tool uses by the staff to record the result of war gaming.
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Synchronization Matrix

54
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  1. It is a conscious attempt to visualize the flow of operations, given the friendly ‘s strengt and dispositions, enemy capabilities and possible COA and civilians.
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War-gaming

55
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  1. It is an objective process to evaluate COA’s independently to each other.
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COA Comparison

56
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  1. It is a tool to compare and evaluate COAs thoroughly and logically
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Decision Matrix

57
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  1. What is the first task in COA analysis?
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Gather the tools

58
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  1. It clearly portrays how the unit will accomplish its mission
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COA statement

59
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  1. It enables the commanders and staff to identify difficulties or coordination problems of planned actions for each COA being considered
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COA Analysis