Mod C Flashcards

1
Q

What is the definition of UW?

A

Activities conducted to enable a resistance movement or insurgency to coerce, disrupt, or overthrow an occupying power or government by operating through or with an underground, auxiliary, and guerrilla force in a denied area

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2
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Seven phases of UW (include 0)

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0 - steady state
1 - preparation
2 - initial contact
3 - infiltration
4 - organization
5 - build up
6 - employment
7 - transition
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3
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Three types of resupply

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External, internal, accompanying resupply

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4
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External resupply has three subcategories, they are

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Automatic, on call, emergency

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5
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List all types of insurgent ideology (EAT PURP CAGS)

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Egalitarian
Anarchist
Traditionalist
Pluralist
Utopian
Reformist
Preservationist
Commercialist
Apocalyptic
Globalist
Secessionist
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6
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Three critical factors for US sponsorship

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Feasibility
Acceptability
Adequacy

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7
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Two ways US conducts UW

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Small scale - UW is the main effort

Large scale - UW is the supporting effort

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8
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Cellular types of leadership

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In series - more secure, uses intermediaries, similar goals

Parallel - redundancy, central leadership

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9
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Core activities of UW (PUSSI G)

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Preparation of the environment
Unconventional assisted recovery
Subversion
Sabotage
Intelligence operations
Gorilla warfare
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Three components to resistance movements and insurgencies

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Underground - information, deception, sabotage
Auxiliary - trans, safe house, logistics
Guerrilla force - overt military ops

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11
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Two types of sabotage

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General, and strategic

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12
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Types of action

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Overt - action known, actor known
Covert - action known, actor unknown
Clandestine - action unknown, actor unknown

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13
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Dynamics of an insurgency (PEELIOO)

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Phasing and timing
Environment and geography
External support
Leadership
Ideology
Objectives
Organization and operation patterns
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14
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What are the phases of an insurgency?

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latent / incipient
Guerrilla warfare
War of movements

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15
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What’s the difference between sabotage and subversion?

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Subversion - actions designed to undermine the military, economic psychological, or political strength or morale of a governing authority

Sabotage - and act or acts with intent to injure, interfere with, or obstruct the national defense of a country by willingly injuring or destroying it

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16
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Initial contact

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Establishes contact with insurgents

Arranges for reception of the pilot team

Pilot team conducts detailed area assessment

17
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Infiltration

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Infil and link up with pilot team

Conduct or confirm feasibility assessment

18
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Organization

A

Develop resistance cadre and infrastructure

Confirm objectives and agreements

19
Q

Build - up

A

Strike confidence targets

Define the enemy center of gravity

20
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Employment

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Large scale prep for conventional forces

Small scale continue gorilla operations

21
Q

Transition

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Transition to FID

Transfer authority from guerrilla to legitimate government

22
Q

Why ID an insurgency dynamic in UW and COIN?

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To identify an enemy’s center of gravity

22
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Why ID an insurgency dynamic in UW and COIN?

A

To identify an enemy’s center of gravity

Also to conduct a feasibility assessment

23
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Resistance Movement is defined as

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And organized effort by some portion of the civil population of a country to resist The legally established government for an occupying power and to DISRUPT civil order and stability

24
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Insurgency is defined as

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the organized use of SUBVERSION and VIOLENCE by a group or movement that seeks to OVERTHROW or FORCE CHANGE of a governing authority.

25
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What’s up with in series and parallel cells?

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In series - division of labor

Parallel - redundancy, and they are compartmentalized

26
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Purpose of the auxillary

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Clandestine logistics, outer security, passive Intel collection

27
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Purpose of the Underground

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Shadow government, Intel operations, sabotage

28
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Purpose of the Guerrillas

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Overt military action