Mod B Essay Flashcards
What is the NSS, who writes it, what is its function?
National security strategy, the POTUS writes it, it describes the “ends” that we as a nation want to achieve
What are you going to put into the strategic body paragraph?
Talk about how the president, secdef, and the CJCS each provide their own national security document and how they mutually support the national security direction. Talk about what the POTUS writes and their function briefly. Talk about what the Secretary of defense writes and their functions briefly, Know what GFMIG, TPP, TDP are. And talk about what the CJCS writes and its function briefly. End your strategic paragraph by talking about how The CJCS provides GCP, RCP, FCP, and CCP thereby creating the means for which the military instrument of power is utilized
What is the UCP, who writes it, and what’s its function?
The UCP stands for unified command plan, the POTUS writes it, and it’s general function is to split up AORs and resources available.
What is CPG, who writes it, and what is its function?
CPG stands for contingency planning guidance, the POTUS writes it, it contains guidance for CCDRs to develop CONPLANS
What is the NDS, who writes it, what is its function?
National defense strategy, the Secretary of defense writes it, it is made up of three lines of effort as general guidance to how the DoD will provide the “ways” to successfully implement the NSS.
What is the DPG, who writes it, what is its function?
Defense planning guidance, the Secretary of defense, this document informs the TDP, TPP which then in turn prioritize personnel and assets
What is the NMS, who writes it, what is its function?
National military strategy, CJCS, lists the three objectives nested with the NDS and NSS
What is the JSCP, who writes it, what is its function?
Joint strategic campaign plan, the CJCS, it operationalizes the NMS and provides GCPs, and directs RCPs, FCPs, and CCPs creating the “means” to achieve the NSD.
How does the CCMD operationalize from the strategic to the operational level?
Through the CCP
(Operational Level) What are the parts of the CCP?
CONPLANS, OPLANS, theater distribution plan (TDP), theater posture plan (TPP), country-specific security cooperation section (CSCS)
Operational level CONPLANS
ID how would the command might respond in the event of a crisis or inability to achieve objectives
Operational level OPLANS
ID force requirements, functional support, and resources required to execute the plan
Operational level TDPs
Give the distro network within each GCC, which comes from the CPG and JSCP.
Operational level TTPs
Tell you the disposition, composition, and strength of bases personnel and resources.
Operational Level CSCS is
Country specific security cooperation strategy, it brings together the combatant commanders intermediate military objectives or IMOs, and the US ambassadors integrated country strategy or ICS for each country in their AOR
