MOD C Quiz 2 Flashcards
What is required to conduct PE and an activity of UW?
EXORD or Presidential finding and is specifically to support a sanctioned UW campaign
What is the most important activity of UW?
Subversion
PMESII
Political Military Economic Social Infrastructure Information
What are the 7 phases of UW?
Preparation Initial Contact INFIL Organization Buildup Employment Transition
Preisolation mission prep, deliberate mission planning in isolation, post approval and PreINFIL Prep
Preparation
Higher to lower, Lower to Higher, Prearranged contact plan, initial contact above ODA, chance contact, deliberate contact
Initial Contact
Begins when ODA leaves last friendly departure point ends when link up w resistance is achieved.
INFIL
Most critical Phase: ID and assess resistance movement’s capabilities, build area complex, develop cadre
Organization
Expansion in all resistance structures and functions
Buildup
Developing resistance capabilities to point of desired effectiveness
Employment
Assist transition from hostilities to post conflict reality
Transition
What determines if an ODA can perform the mission and the ODB or BN staff can support it?
Feasibility assessment
How are General and Strategic Sabotage different?
General: Increase enemy expenditure of money, time, manpower, and hurt morale
Strategic: operational impact disproportionate to means employed
What are the 6 activities of UW
Subversion Sabotage Guerilla Warfare Un-Conventional Assisted Recovery PE Intelligence Operations
Actions to undermine military, economic, psychological or political strength or morale of Govt
Subversion
Damage resources of Govt’s war effort: military and economic orgs, industry, food, commodities
Sabotage
Military and paramilitary operations (including raids, ambushes, etc…) conducted in enemy held, hostile, or denied territory by irregular or indigenous G-Forces to reduce effectiveness, industrial capacity, and morale of enemy
Guerrilla Warfare
What are some messaging platforms for subversion?
Social Media, TV, Newspaper, Radio
ASCOPE
Area Structures Capabilities Organization People Events
3 Endstates of UW
Coerce, Disrupt, Overthrow
Removal of an occupying power
Overthrow
Who has the authority to authorize ODA to conduct PE in UW?
President and Sec Def
What SOCOM component is lead on UW?
USASOC
What is the purpose of PMESII?
Provide operational variables
Which component of resistance conducts political activities?
Underground
What type of operations are aimed at shaping perceptions?
MISO
What is feasibility assessment and why do we do it?
Determines the ability of the ODA to perform the mission and the abilities of the BN or ODB to support the mission.
Who assists the ODA in planning and addressing impacts on local populace and civil considerations?
CA
Under what authority does congress direct UW?
Title 10 section 167
Systematic process of analyzing the mission variables of enemy, terrain, weather, and civil considerations in area of interest to determine their effect on operations
IPB
