OPERATIONAL ENVIROMENT Flashcards
A COMPOSITE OF THE CONDITIONS, CIRCUMSTANCESM AND INFLUENCES THAT AFFECT THE EMPLOYMENT OF MILITARY FORCES AND BEAR ON THE DECISIONS OF THE UNIT COMMANDER.
OPERATIONAL ENVIROMENT
WHAT DOES PMESII-PT STAND FOR?
POLITICAL MILITARY ECONOMIC SOCIAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
PHYSICAL ENVIROMENT
TIME
UNDERSTANDING THE POLITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITHIN AN OE WILL HELP THE COMMANDER RECOGNIZE KEY ACTORS AND VISUALIZE THEIR WHAT?
EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT AIMS AND THEIR CAPABILITIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS.
“Will” encompasses a unification of values, morals, agendas, effort, and the probability of acting on them. Through this unity, participants are willing to ____________ individually for the achievement of the unified goal.
SACRIFICE
THIS VARIABLE EXPLORES THE CAPABILITIES OF ALL RELEVANT ACTORS WITHIN A GIVEN OE?SUCH CAPABILITIES INCLUDE EQUIPMENT, MANPOWER, MILITARY DOCTRINE, TRAINING LEVELS, RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS, AND LEADERSHIP ISSUES.
MILITARY
OUR ENEMIES ARE WHAT?
FLEXIBLE, THINKING AND ADAPTIVE
THIS VARIABLE ENCOMPASSESS INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIORS AND AGGREGATE PHENOMENA RELATED TO THE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND CONSUMPTION OF RESOURCES?
ECONOMIC
THIS VARIABLE DEXCRIBES THE CULTURAL RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC MAKEUP WITHIN AND OE. THIS SYSTEM CONSISTS OF THE PEOPLE, GROUPS, AND INSTITUTIONS THAT EXHIBIT SHARED IDENTITY, BEHAVIORS, VALUES, AND BELIEFS.
SOCIAL
THIS VARIABLE DESCRIBES THE NATURE, SCOPE, CHARACTERISTICS, AND EFFECTS OF INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND SYSTEMS THAT COLLECT, PROCESS, DISSEMINATE, OR ACT ON IT. IT INVOLVES THE ACCESS, USE MANIPULATION, DISTRIBUTION, AND RLIANCE ON DATA, MEDIA AND KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS CIVILIAN AND MILITARY BY THE THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY.
INFORMATION
WHO MUST UDERSTAND AND ENGAGE THE INFORMATION ENVIROMENT TO ACHIEVE THEIR OPERATIONAL AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES?
COMMANDERS
THIS IS COMPOSED OF THE BASIC FACILITIES, SERVICES, AND INSTALLATIONS NEEDED FOR THE FUNCTIONING OF A COMMUNITY OR SOCIETY. THE DEGRADATION OR DESTRUCTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE OE ESPECIALLY THE POLITICAL, MILITARY, ECONMIC SOCIAL, AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS. THIS VARIABLE ALSO REFLECTS THE TECHNOLOGICAL SOPHISTICATION OF A GIVEN OE.
INFRASTRUCTURE
THIS VARIABLE DEFINES THE PHYSICAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND CONDITIONS THAT INFLUENCE THE EXECUTION OF OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DOMAINS OF AIR, LAND, SEA AND SPACE. THE DEFINING FACTORS ARE COMPLES TERRAIN AND URBAN SETTINS, WEATHER, TOPOGRAPHY, HYDROLOGY, AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
THIS VARIABLE INFLUENCES MILITARY OPERATIONS IN TERMS OF THE DECISION-CYCLES, OPERATIONAL TEMPO, AND PLANNING HORIZONS. IT MAY ALSO INFLUENCE ENDURANCE OR PROTRACTION OF OPERATIONS SINCE POPULAR SUPPORT FOR EXTENDED OPERATIONS MAY DIMINISH OVER IT.
TIME
MILITARY FORCES WILL FACE A WIDE VARIETY OF THESE IN THE OE, EACH WITH THEIR OWN AGENDA, ALLIANCES AND RANGE OF CAPABILITIES?
OE ACTORS
WHAT ARE THE FOUR BASIC CATEGORIES TO DESCRIBE ROLES IN THE INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT?
CORE
TRANSISTION
ROGUE
FAILED OR FAILING
THIS MAY NOT BE HOSTILE TO US, BUT THEY CAN BE IN THE WAY OR OTHERWISE AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION WHE WE ARE OPERATING IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY.
THIRD PARY ACTORS
EXPLOITATION BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT, INSURGENTS, TERRORISTS, AND DRUG/CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS, CAN PUT WHO IN THE FOREFRONT OF DANGER.
NON COMBATANTS
US forces may find that the population around them are what?
Sympathetic to the same cause as the enemy.
Potential adversaries will use time against who?
US
THIS NATION STATE ACTOR REPRESENTS MORE THAN HALF OF THE ROUGHLY 200 COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD TODAY. THESE ARE BASICALLY DEMOCRATIC AND SHARE COMMON VALUES AND THREATS
CORE STATES
THIS NATION STATE ACTOR FOR EXAMPLE WOULD INCLUDE CHINA, INDIA AND RUSSIA. THESE STATES/COUNTRIES WANT TO BE ACCEPTED AMONG THE CORE STATES AS A MAJOR POWER
TRANSITION STATES
THIS NATION STATE ACTOR ARE HOSTILE TO US OR THEIR NEIGHBORS. EXAMPLE WOULD BE NORTH KOREA, IRAN, CUBA AND LIBYA.
ROGUE STATES
HAITI AND OR SOMALIA WOULD BE CONSIDERED WHAT TYPE OF STATE?
FAILED OR FAILING
CAN COUNTRIES SWITCH FROM ONE TYPE OF STATE TO ANOTHER AS CONDITIONS CHANGE?
YES
HOW DO YOU DEFINE A ACTOR THAT IS NOT A COUNTRY BUT HOSTILE TO US?
NON-STATE ROGUE ACTOR
GROUP THAT CONDUCTS IRREGULAR OR UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE WITHIN THE BORDERS OF THEIR COUNTRY IN ORDER TO UNDERMINE OR OVERTHROW A GOVERNMENT OR CIVIL AUTHORITY.
INSURGENT
PRIMARY JOB OF THE MEDIA
PROVIDE INFORMATION
THIS STATE MAY INVITE TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS TO ESTABLISH RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURING FACILITIES IN THEIR COUNTRIES AS A MEANS OF BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE.
EMERGING STATES
WHAT IS A PSO?
PRIVATE SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS
BUSINESS ENTERPRISES OR LOCAL AD HOC GROUPS THAT PROVIDE SECURITY AND OR INTELLIGENCE SERVICES ON A CONTRACTUAL OR SELF INTEREST BSIS TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE A PERSON FACILITY OR OPERATION
PSO
- AUTHORIZED BY GOVERNMENT TO ENGAGE IN HOSTILITIES
- MUST BE COMMANDED BY A PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR SUBORDINATES
- HAVE FIXED DISTINCTIVE EMBLEMS RECOGNIZABLE AT A DISTANCE (UNIFORMS)
- CARRY ARMS OPENLY
- IF CAPTURE IS ENTITLED TO POW STATUS AND HUMANE TREATMENT
LAWFUL COMBATANTS
- VIOLATE LOW AND BECOME LAWFUL TARGETS
- MAY BE WOUNDED OR KILLED
*MAY BE CAPTURED AND TRIED AS A WAR
CRIMINAL FOR THEIR LOW VIOLATIONS
UNLAWFUL COMBATANTS
A DIVERSE AND DYNAMIC COMBINATION OF REGULAR AND IRREGULAR FORCES AS WELL AS CRIMINAL ELEMENTS ALL UNIFIED TO ACHIEVE MUTUALLY BENEFITING EFFECTS
HYBRID THREAT
HYBRID THREAT ILLUSTRATE THE CONCEPT THAT THE ENEMY WILL ORGANIZE IN A MANNER THAT HE FEELS WILL GIVE HIM THE BEST CHANCE AT?
AVOIDING DEFEAT
UAV
SMART SENSORS
ADVANCED TARGET RECOGNITION THERMAL CAMO
THERMOBARIC AND TANDEM RPG’S
MANPADS
IED/EFPS
CBRNE
ARE ALL CONSIDERED?
FUTURE HIGH TECH THREATS
