Mission Command: Understand Flashcards
Define Mission Command Understand
Understanding is fundamental to the commander’s ability to establish a situation context. It is essential to effective decision making during planning and execution
Explain What the commander uses in Mission Command: Understand
The commander uses PMESII-PT to analyze and understand the OE, which are Political, Military, Economic, Social, Information, Infrastructure, Physical Environment, Time.
What is Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB)
Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB) is a systematic continuous process of analyzing the threat and environment in a specific geographic area.
What Factors use to determine a command s depth of understanding?
Factors that determine a commander’s depth of understanding are Education, Intellect, Experience, and Perception
Elaborate Political
Political is distribution of responsibility and power of formal, informal, and covert organizations
Elaborate Military
Military explores military and paramilitary capabilities of all relevant actors in a given operational environment.
Elaborate Economic
Economic is behaviors related to producing, distributing and consuming resources.
Elaborate Social
Social describes ethnic makeup and behaviors of society, cultural and religious members.
Elaborate Information
Information describes the scope of systems that collect and disseminate information.
Elaborate Infrastructure
Infrastructure is facilities and services required for a functioning community.
Elaborate Physical Environment
Physical environment is the geography, structures, climate and weather in the OE.
Elaborate Time
Time describes the timing and duration of events within an OE by all Actors.
Step 3 of IPB is?
Evaluate the Threat – classifies a threat as a threat, enemy, neutral or hybrid.
Step 4 of IPB is?
Determine the Threat COAs – Using the Threat model or System approach
