Module C Flashcards

1
Q

What are the 8 elements of combat power?

A
Leadership
Information
Mission command
Movement and maneuver
Intelligence
Fires
Sustainment 
Protection
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2
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What is a war fighting function?

A

Group of tasks and systems united by a common purpose that commanders use to accomplish missions and training objectives.

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3
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What are the six war fighting functions?

A
mission command
movement and maneuver
intelligence
fires
sustainment
protection
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4
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what are the 12 principles of joint operations

A
legitimacy
objective
security
surprise
unit of command
perseverance
economy of force
restraint
mass
offensive
maneuver
simplicity
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5
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what is an event template?

A

a guide for collection and reconnaissance and surveillance planning

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6
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what is a JICO?

A

joint interface control officer

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7
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what are the 4 steps of IPB?

A

define the operation
describe environmental effects on the operation
evaluate the threat
determine threat COAs

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8
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What is a situation template?

A

graphic depiction of expected enemy dispositions should they adopt a particular COA.

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9
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what is a decision support template?

A

template based on the situation and event templates, event matrix, and the war gaming of friendly COA results

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10
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What are the 6 employment guidelines of air defense?

A
mutual support
overlapping fires
balanced fires
weighted coverage
early engagement
defense in depth
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11
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What is combat power?

A

The total means of destructive, constructive, and information capabilities that a military unit or formation can apply at any given time.

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12
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Define IPB.

A

systematic and continuous process of analyzing the threat and other aspects of an operational environment within a specific geographic area

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13
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What are the 5 Army Command Relationships?

A
organic (MTOE)
assigned (slotted in MTOE/permanent)
attached (temporary)
OPCON (CMD Authority)
TACON (CMD authority limited to AO for mission accomplishment)
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14
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What is direct support?

A

a mission or force requiring a force to support another force and authorizing is to answer directly to the supported forces request for assistance.

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15
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What is general support?

A

support given to the supported force as a whole and not to any particular subdivision thereof

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16
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What is close support?

A

actions of supporting force against targets or objectives that are sufficiently near the supported force as to require detailed integration or coordination of the supporting action

17
Q

What is mutual support?

A

support which units render each other against an enemy because of their assigned tasks their position relative to each other and to the enemy and their capabilities

18
Q

What are the principles of air defense?

A

1) Mass - concentration of air defense combat power
2) mix - offset limitations of one system with another
3) Mobility - ability to move while retaining ability to fulfill primary role
4) Integration - putting forces, systems, functions and processes together to accomplish AMD tasks

19
Q

Who is responsibility when there is no AAMDC in theater?

A

BDE is in charge of planning

20
Q

Patriot Operations are governed by what during deployment?

A

STO

21
Q

How is Patriot transportable?

A

air, rail, sea

22
Q

How is THAAD transportable?

A

road, air, sea

23
Q

What is METT-TC

A
Mission
Enemy
Terrain and weather
Troops and support available
Time available
Civil Considerations
24
Q

What are mission variables?

A

METT-TC

25
Q

What are operational variables?

A

PMESII-PT

26
Q

What are the four types of support?

A

General
Direct
Mutual
Close

27
Q

What is TAAMDCOOR?

A

Theater Army Air and Missile Defense Coordinator

28
Q

What is IPB?

A

Intelligence preparation of the battlefield

29
Q

What is PMESII-PT?

A
Political
Military
economic
social
information
infrastructure
physical environment
time
30
Q

What is RDSP?

A

Rapid decision making and synchronization process

31
Q

What are the three key tasks the AMD support in unified land operations?

A

Offensive tasks
Defensive tasks
Stability tasks

32
Q

What three templates are used to determine threat courses of action?

A

Situation, Event, and decision support

33
Q

What is taken into consideration for deployment planning?

A

Movement
task organization
emplacement/positioning