MOD 2 Quiz 1 Flashcards
Three levels of warfare
Strategic, operational and tactical
Strategic level
Strategy is a prudent set of ideas for employing the instruments of national power synchronized and integrated fashion to achieve theater and multinational objectives
Operational level
Links strategy and tactics by establishing operation objectives needed to achieve the military end states and strategic objectives. It sequences tactical actions to achieve objectives
Tactical level
Tactics is the employment and ordered arrangement of forces in relation to each other. The tactical level of war is where battles and engagements are planned and executed to achieve military objectives assigned to tactical units or joint task forcesz
Which article covers presidential authority in the constitution?
Article 2
Examples of presidential authority
Call NG into service, make treaties with senate approval, nominate heads of government, pardons for federal offenses, convene congress for special session.
War powers resolution is..
Where president can deploy troops for up to 60 days while giving congress notice of action within 48 hours
Congressional authority comes from what article of constitution?
Article 1
Examples of congressional authority
War and defense powers, legislative power, commerce power, investigatory power, taxing power, spending power, eminent domain,
Three command authorities
ADCON, OPCON, TACON
ADCON:
direction or exercise if authority over subordinate or other organizations with respect to administration and support, including organization of service forces, control of resources and equipment, personnel management, logistics, individual and unit training, readiness, mobilization, demobilization, discipline and other matters not included in the operational missions of the subordinate or other organizations
OPCON:
The authority to perform those functions of command over subordinate forces involving organizing and employing commands and forces, assigns tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative direction necessary to accomplish the mission.
OPCON is the link between…
CoCom and TACON units(the ODA)
TACON:
The authority forces that is limited to the detailed direction and control of movements or maneuvers within the AO necessary in order to accomplish missions or tasks assigned.
DODs purpose…
-Support and defend the constitution
-Ensure the security of our interests
-Uphold and advance policies and interests
Army is broken down into two major categories…
Generating force and operating force
Examples of generating force
TRADOC HRC USAREV
Examples of operating force
Sad, Ranger Regimenr, SOAR, JSOC
The 7 GCCs
1) Africa Command
2) Central Command
3) European Command
4) Northern Command
5) Southern Command
6) Indonesian Pacific Command
7) Space Command
SOCOM has both…
Generating and operating forces
TSOC
1) SOC Africa
2) SOC Europe
3) SOC Central
4) SOC Pacific
5) SOC Korea
6) SOC South
7) SOC North
OPCON is delegated to…
TSOC
Strategic direction
Strategy and intent of POTUS, SecDef, CJCS in pursuit of national interests
National Security Strategy
A document approved by POTUS for developing, applying, and coordinating the instruments of national power to achieve objectives that contribute to national security
Two supporting documents for NSS are…
1) Unified Command Plan
2) Contingency Planning Guidance
National Defense Strategy is
A document approved by the SecDef for applying the armed forces of the US in coordination with the DOD agencies and other instruments of national power to achieve national security strategy objectives
The supporting documents for NDS is
Defense Planning Guidance(Classified)
National Military Strategy is
A document approved by the CJCS for distributing and applying military power to attain national security strategy and national defense strategy objectives
The adjacent document is…
The Joint Strategic Campaign Plan
The adjacent document is…
The Joint Strategic Campaign Plan
The Joint Strategic Campaign Plan is
The primary document in which the CJCS writes and Carrie’s out his statutory responsibility for providing unified strategic direction to the armed forces. JSCAP operationalizes the strategic vision
Within JSCAP there is
The Combatant Commanders Campaign Plan
