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Operational Enviornment Flashcards

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Define hybrid threat

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A diverse and dynamic combination of conventional forces, irregular forces, terrorist forces, or criminal elements unified to achieve mutually benefitting threat effects

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Define threat

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Any combination of entities or forces that have the capabilities to cause harm to the US Homeland, US forces, or US national interest

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Define operational variables

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PMESII- PT

Fundamental to developing and understanding of the operational environment

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What does PMESII- PT stand for?

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Political Military Economic Social Information Infrastructure Physical Environment Time

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What are mission variables?

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Characteristics of the area of operations, focusing on how they might effect the mission.

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What does METT- TC stand for?

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Mission Enemy Terrain & weather Troops available Time available & Civil considerations

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Define operational environment

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The conditions, circumstances, and influences that effect the employment capabilities that bear on the decisions of the commander

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What does MDMP stand for?

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Military Decision Making Process used at BN or Higher

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What are the 7 Steps of MDMP?

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1) Receipt of mission 2) mission analysis 3) course of action development 4) course of action analysis (war game) 5) course of action comparison 6) course of action approval 7)order production, dissemination, and transition

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Define the 8 step training module

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A planning and execution tool for small units, and individual training events

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What are the 8 steps in the 8 step training module?

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1) plan the training event 2) train and certify leaders 3) reconnoiter the training site 4) issue the event operation order 5) rehearse 6) execute the training 7) conduct the AAR 8) conduct retraining

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What is a static training environment?

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has the aspects of operational variables needed to simulate mission variables that are fixed throughout the units execution of the tasks

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What is a dynamic training environment?

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Operational variables and threat TTP for assigned counter tasks that change in response to the execution of friendly force task

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What is a complex training environment?

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It requires a minimum of 4 or more operational variables to be replicated based on the task being trained
BDE of higher need all 8 operational variables

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What is a single threat?

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A conventional force, irregular force, criminal element, or terrorist force

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What is a live training environment?

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Real people operating real systems. Executed in field conditions using tactical equipment (FTX / LFX)

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What is a virtual training environment?

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  • Real people operating simulated systems
  • Computer generated battle fields in simulators with the approximate characteristics of tactical weapons systems and vehicles (EST, Live air trainer)
  • Aka human in the loop training, used to exercise motor control, decision making, and communication skills
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What is a constructive training environment?

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Simulated people operating simulated systems. It uses computer models / simulations to exercise command and staff functions.

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What is a gaming training environment?

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A subset of a virtual training environment. Created capabilities to help train an organization

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Define troop leading procedures

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an extension of the MDMP to the small unit level. ( a dynamic process used by small unit leaders to analyze a mission, develop a plan, and prepare for operation

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What are the 8 troop leading procedures?

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1) receive the mission 2) issue the warning order 3) make a tentative plan 4) initiate movement 5) conduct recon 6) complete the plan 7) issue the order 8) supervise and refine

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Define area of operations

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An operational area defined by the joint forces commander for land & maritime forces that should be large enough to accomplish their mission and protect their forces

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Define area of interest

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An area of concern to the commander including the area of influence, areas that extend into enemy territory. It also includes areas occupied by enemy forces who could jeopardize the accomplishment of the mission

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What are the 3 training domains?

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Institutional, operational, and self development

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What is the army operations process?

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Plan, Prepare, Execute, Asses

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What is the single most type of meeting?

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A training meeting

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What is an AAR?

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(After Action Review) a way of providing feed back to re-enforce and increase learning. It identifies deficiencies and seeks solutions

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What is CATS?

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(Combined Arms Training Strategy) it provides the unit with a good starting point to begin determining their requirements for training

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What are the 2 types of evaluations?

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Internal & External

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What are the 4 basic categories nation states fall into?

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Core States
Transition States
Rouge States
Failed or Failing States

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31
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Describe a decentralized reload?

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Where the GMT is used to reload the LS

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How much time is required to plan a table 8 reload?

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16

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If a canister has three 4 inch yellow squares what does this signify?

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The canisters contains a live tactical round

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What is CATS?

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Combined Arms Training Strategy/ the end ways and means to achieve and sustain war fighting readiness for the average units

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What is PA49?

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Standard Analog Missile

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How many personnel are required to certify at a fire unit table 8?

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42

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What is a WF81?

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GEM T

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What are the 3 core domains?

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Institutional
Operational
Self Development

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39
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What is the clearance area for a missile hazard?

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1250 ft

40
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What is PL72?

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PAC 3

41
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What is a centralized Reload operation ?

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Where the LSs go to BN ATP to be loaded and go back to the unit to fire

42
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What is the missile heat time for PAC 2 missiles ?

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Up to 25 min

43
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What does a BRONZE colored marking signify on a missile canister ?

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Empty or Ballast

44
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Social Demographics and physical environment are examples of what?

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11 variables of COE

45
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Which of the 11 Variables of COE establishes boundaries between haves and the have nots ?

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Economics

46
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What may be the most critical and the most complex variable that effects military operations?

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Military capabilities

47
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Which of the 11 COE includes the cultural, religious, and the ethnic make up of a given region ?

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Social Demographics

48
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80% of all soldiers careers are spent which domain?

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The operational domain

49
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If a guided missile is dropped ________ inches it is considered hazardous.

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12

50
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What are the 3 types of training plans?

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Long range
Short range
Near term

51
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In the Gunnery program, what tables are used to train individuals as crew members for their assigned war time missions?

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Basic

52
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What is the missile heat time for a PAC-3?

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Up to 10 minutes

53
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Fighting simulated air battles through TPTs is an example of which type of training ?

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Virtual training

54
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Each unit is required to certify all crews to table 8 Standard how often?

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180 days or semi annually

55
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What are the 4 parts of the army training management cycle ?

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METL Development
Plan
Execute
Assess

56
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What are the 2 categories of participants in today’s complex world environment?

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Nation state actors

Non state actors

57
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Who is responsible for training individuals, crews, and small teams?

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NCOs

58
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At what level is CSR decided ?

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Corps

59
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What are the 4 methods in which evaluations can be administered ?

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Internal 
External 
Formal
Informal 
Or any combination
60
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How much time does a unit have to send green bar for table 8?

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1 hour

61
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What is the most critical input to METL development?

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War time operational and contingency plans

62
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What domain is the foundation of life long training endeavors?

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Institutional

63
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What are the 4 Phases of IPB?

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1 define the operational environment
2 describe environmental effects on operations
3 evaluate the threat
4 determine Threat COA

64
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What is RSR and at what level is that decided?

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Required Supply Rate / it’s decided at the BN and BDE level

65
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How often is the ECS operator required to pass a table 4 evaluation?

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Initial within 90 days/ Semi annual

66
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Who is responsible for the units training?

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The commander

67
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What is the manual that will be used as a guide for making RAL scenarios ?

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FM 3-01.86

68
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What is the emplacement distance of a PH-3 remote Launcher?

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6-30 KM

69
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What is the minimum number of table 8 certified ECS crews that a battery must maintain?

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2

70
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To what standard must a unit train?

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To the appropriate doctrine

71
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What level tier is patriot considered to be?

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Lower tier

72
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What class supply is the Patriot missile considered to be?

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Class 5 ammunition

73
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What is RSR?

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Requested Supply Rate - Expressed as rounds per weapon per day

74
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What is the systems approach to training?

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The analytical basis for a unit, & leader, individual training proficiency

75
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What are the 7 types of missile types in the patriot inventory?

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Standard 
SOJC
ATM 
ATM 1 
ATM 1-T
ATM 1-C 
ATM 2
76
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Which variable of COE utilizes perception management as a tool to coerce the mindset of the populace?

A

Information

77
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What are the 2 ways in which an AAR is conducted?

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Formal and Informal

78
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Which type of AAR is used to back brief a middle Reload table 8 crew?

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Informal

79
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What is FMS-D?

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Flight Mission Simulator- Digital

80
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How many inputs are there to METL development?

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5

81
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How many dimensions does the operational environment have?

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6

82
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What are the 4 phases of RSOP?

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Preparation
Movement
Survey
Emplacement

83
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What are the 10 principles of training?

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Train as you fight 
Training is commander driven 
Train to standard 
Training it’s led by trained officers and NCOs 
Train using appropriate doctrine 
Training is protected 
Training is resourced 
Train to sustain 
Train to maintain 
Training is multi echelon and combined arms
84
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What does AFORGEN mean?

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Army Force Generation

85
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What are the 3 phases of AFORGEN?

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Phase 1: redeployment/ reset
Phase 2: ready
Phase 3: availability

86
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Define MDMP?

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Planing methodology to understand the situation and mission, develop a course of action and produce an operation plan order

87
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Political key words

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Distribution of responsibility and power at all levels of governance

88
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Military key words

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Military and para military capabilities enemy friendly or neutral in a given operational environment

89
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Social

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Cultural, religious, and ethnic make up with in an operational environment/ beliefs, values, customs, behaviors of society members

90
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Information

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Describes the nature, characteristics, and effects of individuals and organizations that collect, process, and give out or act on information

91
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Infrastructure

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Basic facilities, services, and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society

92
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Physical Environment

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Geography, man made structures, climate, and weather in the area of operations

93
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Time

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Timing and duration of activities, events or conditions & how timing and duration are perceived by various actors in the operational environment

94
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What does IPB stand for ?

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Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield

95
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Define IPB

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

96
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What are the 4 steps to IPB?

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Define the operational environment
Describe environmental effects on operations
Evaluate the threat
Determine threat courses of action

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