Operational Environment

Question 1

The set of global conditions, circumstances, and influences that affect the employment of all elements of US national power is called ___

Answer 1

The Strategic Environment (SE)

Question 2

SE

Answer 2

Strategic Environment

Question 3

OE

Answer 3

Operational Environment

Question 4

A composite of conditions, circumstances and influences that affect the employment of military forces and bear on the decisions of the unit commander is the ___

Answer 4

Operational Environment (OE)

Question 5

The ___ contains multiple potential ___

Answer 5

SE, OEs

Question 6

What 5 Characteristics of the future OE are likely to have significant impact on land force operations?

Answer 6

1. Increased velocity and momentum of human interaction and events- internet, wars are speeding up
2. Potential for overmatch- large gap in technology
3. Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction-CBRNE
4. Spread of advanced cyberspace and counter-space capabilities
5. Demographics and operations among populations, in cities and in complex terrain- enemy prefers urban area

Question 7

The compilation of things that require management in any OE is called the ___

Answer 7

Operational Variables

Question 8

What acronym is used for OE Variables?

Answer 8

PMESII-PT (PePSI-TIME)

Question 9

What is PMESII-PT

Answer 9

Political- includes terrorists
Military- manpower, equipment, doctrine
Economic- wealth inequality?
Social- religion, culture, standard of living
Information- media, internet
Infrastructure- needed for functioning society
Physical Environment- terrain, urban features, weather
Time- decision cycles, operational tempo, length at war

Question 10

Similar to the Societal OE ___ is the shared values, beliefs, behaviors and artifacts members of a society use to cope with their physical and social environments.

Answer 10

Culture

Question 11

A ___ refers to a combination of attributes or advantages which make a given force more effective than another force of comparable size.

Answer 11

Force multiplier

Question 12

3 types of Actors in the OE

Answer 12

1. State actors- political unit
2. Non-state actors- insurgents, terrorists
3. Third-party actors- can be hostile

Question 13

4 types of State Actors in the OE

Answer 13

1. Core state- half the countries, democratic, free market
2. Transition states- China, India and Russia
3. Rogue states- hostile, Iran, Cuba, Syria, North Korea
4. Failed state- can’t support population, Haiti, Somalia

Question 14

4 types of Third-party actors

Answer 14

1. Humanitarian Relief Organizations (HRO)
2. News Media
3. Transnational Corporations- protect their interests
4. Private Security Organizations (PSO)- can be ex-military

Question 15

A __ is an individual engaged in fighting during a war or military conflict while a ___ is an individual in an area of combat operations who is is not armed and is not participating in any activity in support of any forces or factions involved in combat

Answer 15

combatant, noncombatant

Question 16

2 types of combatants?

Answer 16

1. Lawful- authorized by government, have uniform, must open carry, entitled to POW status
2. Unlawful- not authorized, violate LOW, tried as war criminals

Question 17

A ___ is the diverse & dynamic combination of regular and irregular military forces along with terrorist, criminal, and cyber elements all unified to achieve mutually benefiting effects

Answer 17

Hybrid threat

Question 18

What are COTS weapons?

Answer 18

Commercial Off The Shelf

Question 19

What are MANPAD systems?

Answer 19

Man-portable air defense

Question 20

What are IEDs and EFPs?

Answer 20

Improvised Explosive Devices and Explosively Formed Penetrators

Question 21

CBRNE

Answer 21

Chemical
Biological
Radiological- non Nucliear
Nuclear
Explosive- high-yield, thermobaric