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NSS

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National Security Strategy

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Who writes the NSS?

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President of the United States

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What is the tone of the NSS?

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America First

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NSS Pillar 1:

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Protect the American People, the Homeland, and the American Way of Life

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NSS Pillar 2:

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Promote American Prosperity

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NSS Pillar 3:

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Preserve Peace through Strength

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NSS Pillar 4:

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Advance American Influence

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NDS

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National Defense Strategy

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Who writes the NDS?

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Secretary of Defense

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Line of Effort 1:

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Rebuilding military readiness as we build a more lethal force

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Line of Effort 2:

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Strengthening alliances as we attract new partners

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Line of Effort 3:

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Reforming the Department’s business practices for greater performance and affordability

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NMS

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National Military Strategy

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Who writes the NMS?

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The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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Objective 1:

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Deter, Deny, and Defeat State Adversaries

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Objective 2:

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Disrupt, Degrade, and Defeat VEO’s

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Objective 3:

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Strengthen Global Network of allies and partners

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3 factors of instability

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  • Globalization
  • Diffusion of Technology
  • Demographic Shifts
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Covert Action

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Actor is hidden, Act may be known

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Clandestine Action

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Actor maybe known, Action is hidden

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Low-Visibility Operations

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Force Protection measure

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Overt

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Actor and Action is known

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Title 10

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Armed Forces (US Military Branches)

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Title 50

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War and national defense. Includes Intelligence entities (CIA, DIA, NSA) Governed by Director of National Intelligence

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AUMF

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Authorization for Use of Military Force (Congress controls this)

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Title 22

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Foreign Affairs and Intercourse (Department of State)

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Title 32

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Assigns homeland defense responsibility to the National Guard (The Governor is in charge of them)

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Title 18

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Establishes criminal and penal code of the federal gov. (FBI, U.S Marshals)

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EXORDS

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Executive Order (Comes from the President)

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Congress has the power of

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the purse and Authorization for Use of Military Force

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3 Levels of Warfare

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Strategic, Operational, Tactical

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Strategic Warfare

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set of ideas for employing the instruments of national power (DIME) achieve theater and multinational OBJs.

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Operational Warfare

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Links strategic and tactical by establishing operational objectives to achieve military end states and strategic objectives.

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Tactical Warfare

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Employment and ordered arrangement of forces. Where battles and engagements are planned and executed.

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President

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Powers come from Article 2
Powers:
1. Commander in Chief
2. Nominate Heads of government departments, judges, supreme court justices
3. Issue Pardons for federal offense
4. Convene Congress for a special session
5. Veto legislation

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War Powers Resolution

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President must notify Congress <48 hours, Remove troops after 60 days

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Congress

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Article 1

War and Defense Powers

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Temporary Authorization

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NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act)

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39
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Statutory Authorization

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All found within Title 10 (127e funds, 322 funds for JCETS, etc)

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Combatant Command (COCOM)

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Command Authority is NOT transferable, cannot be delegated.

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Military Authorities

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Can be transferred
ADCON - Administrative control
OPCON - Operational Control
TACON - Tactical Control

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ADCON

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Authority in respect to admin and support for control of resources, equipment, personnel management, unit logistics, training, readiness

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OPCON

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Organizing and Employing commands and forces

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TACON

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Tactical Control - Detailed direction and control of movements or maneuvers within the AO

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Two Forces of the Army

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Generating Force

Operating Force

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Generating Force

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Man, train equip, ensures readiness (Recruiting, maintaining, training, etc)
Examples: FORSCOM, TRADOC, AMC, AFC

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Operating Force

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Consists of units organized, trained, equipped and ready to deploy - Provided to COCOMs based off of capability requirements
Examples: SF, Ranger, Aviation, Corps

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DoD

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Support and defend the constitution of the US against all enemies foreign and domestic.
Ensure the security of the US, it’s possessions, and areas vital to its interest.

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CJCS

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Principle Military advisor to the president, oversees activities of COCOMS

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Two Types of COCOMs

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Geographic Combatant Command

Functional Combatant Command

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Geographic Combatant Commands

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7 -

EUCOM, INDOPACOM, SOUTHCOM, NORTHCOM, SPACECOM, CENTCOM, AFRICOM

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Functional Combatant Commands

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4.

USSOCOM, CYBERCOM, STRATCOM, TRANSCOM

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SOCOM - What makes it unique?

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It’s a unified Combatant Command - It performs service-like functions and has military department-like responsibilities and authorities.

54
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TSOC

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Theater Special Operations Command - 7

SOCSOUTH, SOCAF, SOCNORTH, SOCEUR, SOCCENT, SOCPAC, SOCKOR

55
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Pres - NSS

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National Security Strategy - wirtten by the President, For Developing, applying, and coordinating the instruments of national power to achieve OBJs that contribute to National Security

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Pres - UCP

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Unified Command Plan - Signed by the President, establishes CCMD missions and CCDR responsibilities, addresses assignment of forces, delineates geographic AORs for GCCs, etc.

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Pres - CPG

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Contingency Planning Guidance - SecDef written, President approved - focuses the guidance given in the NSS and DPG is the principal sole source document for the Joint Strategic Campaign Plan JSCP

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SecDef - NDS

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National Defense Strategy - A document for applying the Armed Forces of the US in coordination with DoD agencies and other instruments of national power to achieve national security OBJs.

*The approach to implementing the NSS

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SecDef - DPG

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Defense Planning Guidance - Direction to the services on what capabilities to prioritize, guidance to CCMDs and which Services will own bases in their AOE, etc.

60
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CJCS - NMS

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National Military Strategy - For distributing and applying military power to attain national security strategy and national defense strategy OBJs.

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CJCS - JSCP

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Joint Strategic Campaign Plan

  • GCP - Global Campaign Plan
  • RCP - Regional Campaign Plan
  • FCP - Functional Campaign Plan
  • CCP - Combatant Command Campaign Plan
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CJCS - JSCP Meaning

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Provides military strategic and operational guidance for preparation of plans based on current military capabilities.

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CCP

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Combatant Command Campaign Plan - implements the JSCP written by the CCDR
Contains:
-AOR Specific -CSCS - Country Specific Security -Cooperation Section
-Mission Statement
-Theater Assessment
-CONPLAN
-PLANORDS
-EXORDS
64
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National Strategic Direction

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Intent of the President, SecDef, CJCS in pursuit of national interests (contained within NSS, NDS, NMS)

65
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Instruments of National Power

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Diplomatic, Informational, Military, and Economic

*They are Unified Action - synchronization/coordination to achieve unity of effort

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DIME - Diplomatic

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State department, Embassies, treaties

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DIME - Informational

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Disrupting knowledge or information capability IOT influence, create advantage

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DIME - Military

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Provides use of force or enables others to apply force towards strategic goals

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DIME - Economic

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Tariffs, sanctions, impose cost

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JIIM

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Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational

71
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JIIM - Joint

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Joint between military service branches

72
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JIIM - Interagency

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Multiple agencies (NSA, CIA, State, etc)

73
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JIIM - Intergovernmental

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NATO

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JIIM: Multinational

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  • 2 or more nations

- Alliance or coalition

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Range of Military Operations - ROMO

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  • Major Operations and Campaigns
  • Crisis Response and Limited Contingency Ops
  • Military engagement, security cooperation, and Deterrence
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Two Forms of Warfare

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Traditional and Irregular

77
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Traditional Warfare

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a violent struggle for domination between nation-states or coalitions and alliances of nation-states

78
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Irregular Warfare

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is defined as a violent struggle among state
and non-state actors for legitimacy and
influence over the relevant populations.

79
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Competition Continuum

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  • Cooperation
  • Competition below armed conflict
  • Armed conflict
80
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Competition Continuum - Cooperation

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Includes mutually beneficial relationships between strategic actors with similar or comparable interests
IE: FID/SFA

81
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Competition Continuum - Competition Below Armed Conflict

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When two or more strategic actors view one another as competitors that have incompatible interests. **Influence and coercion are central to the condition of competition below armed conflict.

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Competition Continuum - Armed Conflict

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involves the use of force as the primary means by which a strategic actor seeks to satisfy its interests

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TSOC - Levels of Command - 1

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Theater Special Operations Command

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SOJTF - Levels of Command - 2

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Task force through which SOCOM will present all theater SOF under one special operations commander.

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JSOTF - Levels of Command - 3

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Joint Special Operations Task Force - A JTF composed of SOF from more than one Service established to conduct specific operations or in a specific area. O6 Command

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SOTF - Levels of Command - 4

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Special Operations Task Force - when the JSOTF has numerous and diverse missions he may designate multiple SOTFs. O5 Command

87
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AOB

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O4 command, Supports training and tactical operations through mission command for up to 6 ODAs

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SOFLE

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SOF Liaison Element - Need for one when forces don’t share common operating picture, language barriers, equipment

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SOCCE

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Special Operations Command and Control Element

90
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ARSOF Pillars

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  • Indigenous Approach to Operations
  • Understanding and Wielding Influence
  • Precision Targeting
  • Crisis Response
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ARSOF Pillars - Indigenous Approach

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Low cost, small footprint, sets conditions for CF, politically sensitive

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ARSOF Pillars - Understanding and Wielding Influence

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  • Early understanding of regional or emerging threats

- Engagement develops partner nation relationships

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ARSOF Pillars - Crisis Response

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HA, HR, CP-WMD, NEO (Non-combatant evacuation operations)

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ARSOF Pillars - Precision Targeting

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employed against uniquely difficult target sets that may
require operating in uncertain or hostile environments,
careful and focused application of force, and significant
intelligence and operational preparation.

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What makes ARSOF a choice for solving complex problems?

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Cheap, Small footprint, better trained, culturally aware and trained

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Operational Characteristics

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Covert - Conceal the Actor
Clandestine - Conceal the Act
Low Visibility - Limit Exposure of Activity

97
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9 Principle SF Tasks - SEPCIAL WARFARE

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All involve a PF

  • Unconventional Warfare
  • Foreign Internal Defense (Internal threats)
  • Counter Insurgency
  • Security Force Assistance (Internal Or External Threats)
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9 Principle SF Tasks - SURGICAL STRIKE

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  • Special Reconnaissance
  • Direct Action
  • Counter Terrorism
  • counterproliferation of weapons of mass destruction
  • Preparation of Environment
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FID

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Foreign Internal Defense - Comprehensive effort with participation form civilian agencies and military - any activities taken by a host nation government to protect its society from Internal threats

3 Categories:

  • Indirect
  • Direct Support
  • Combat Operations
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SFA

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Security Force Assistance - Only DoD - Can be external or internal threats - DoD activities that build capacity and capability through OTERA (Organize, Train, Equip, Rebuild, Advise)

101
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OTERA

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Organize, Train, Equip, Rebuild, Advise

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COIN

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Comprehensive civilian and military efforts taken to defeat an insurgency and to *address any core grievances

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SR

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Recon and surveillance conducted as a special operation - capability and equipment not found in CF

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DA

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Short duration strikes, diplomatically sensitive environments and which employ specialized military capabilities

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CT

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Actions taken directly against terrorist networks and indirectly to influence and render global and regional environments inhospitable to terrorist networks

106
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CPWMD

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Counter Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction - CBRN***

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PE

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Selectively trained special operations forces to develop an environment for potential future special operations - creating conditions for success (OPE< AFO, IO)

108
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What are the topics covered in NSS Pillar 1

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  • Secure US borders and territory
  • Pursue threats to their source
  • Keep America safe in the cyber era
  • Promote American resilience
109
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What are the topics in NSS Pillar 2

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  • Rejuvenate the domestic economy
  • Promote free, fair, and reciprocal economic relationships
  • Lead in research, technology, invention, and innovation
  • Promote and protect the US innovation base
  • Embrace energy dominance
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What are the topics in NSS Pillar 3

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  • Renew America’s competitive advantage
  • Renew capabilities
  • Diplomacy and statecraft
111
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What are the topics in NSS Pillar 4

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America will use its influence to advance our interests and benefit humanity.

112
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What are the regions covered in the NSS within the “Strategy in a Regional Context”

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Indo Pacific, Africa, Middle East, Western Hemisphere, Europe, South and Central Asia.

113
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According to NMS, what factors threaten our world

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Globalization, Diffusion of technology. Demographic shifts

114
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What is the authority to conduct intelligence activities

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Executive Order 12333

115
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Define Hybrid Threat

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The diverse and dynamic combination of regular forces, irregular forces, terrorist forces, and/or criminal elements unified to achieve mutually benefitting effects.

116
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Define the “Operational level of War”

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The diverse and dynamic combination of regular forces, irregular forces, terrorist forces, and/or criminal elements unified to achieve mutually benefitting effects.

117
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Define the Strategic Level of War

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Strategic- Set of ideas for empowering the instruments of national power in a synchronized and integrated fashion to achieve theater and multinational objectives

118
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Define the Tactical Level of War

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Tactical- the employment and ordered arrangement of forces in relation to each other.

119
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Define War

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Socially sanctioned violence to achieve a nations goal

120
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Describe the National Defense Strategy

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Authored by SECDEF, 3 LOE’s:

  1. Build a more lethal force
  2. Strengthen alliances and attract new partners
  3. Reform the department for greater performance and affordability
121
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Describe the National Military Strategy/3 Objectives

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Authored by the Chairman; Joint Chiefs of Staff.

  1. Deter, deny, defeat state adversaries
  2. Disrupt, degrade, defeat VEO’s
  3. Strengthen global networks of allies and partners

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