SAE3 Highlights Flashcards
Define Mission Command
The Exercise of authority and direction by the commander using mission orders to enable disciplined initiative within the Commanders Intent to empower agile and adaptive leaders in the conduct of unified land operations.
Principles of Mission Command
6 Principles. PECABU Providing a clear commanders intent Exercise a discipline initiative Create a shared understanding Accept prudent risk Build a cohesive team Use mission orders.
Define Mission Command: Understand
Understanding is fundamental to the commanders ability to establish a situations context. It is essential to effective decision making during planning and execution.
Commander uses ____ to understand?
Commanders use Operational Variables to analyze and understand the OE with PMESII-PT
IPB is?
IPB is the Intelligence preparation of the battlefield and is a systematic process of analyzing the threat and environment in a specific geographic area.
PMESII-PT
Political Military Economic Social Information Infrastructure Physical Environment Time
Factors that determine understanding are?
Factors that determine a commanders depth of understanding are Education, Intellect, Experience and Perception.
IPB Steps and knowledge
IPB has 4 steps.
Step 3 evaluates threat and classifies as threat, enemy, neutral or hybrid.
Step 4 determines threat COA using the threat model or systems based approach to determine enemy COA.
Define Mission Command: Visualize
The mental process of developing situational understanding, determining a desired end state and envisioning an operational approach by which the force will achieve that end state.
Visualizing requires Commanders to:
Understand the OE and analyze the situation in terms of METT-TC and Sources of Knowledge PRIC
Sources of Knowledge and information are:
P Principles of War
R Running Estimates
I Input from Staff
C Common Operational Picture
Visualize: Decisive Actions drive:
Decisive actions drive the operational approach and allows Commanders to reach desired end state.
METT-TC
Mission Enemy Terrain and Weather Troops and Support Available Time Civil Considerations
Define Mission Command: Describe
Time, Space, Resources, Purpose and action of the operation to their staffs and subordinates to facilitate shared understanding
How do commanders express:
Commanders express visualization through: Commanders Intent Planning Guidance CCIR EEFI
Define Mission Command: Lead
Commanders lead through providing purpose, direction and motivation to subordinate commanders, their staff, and Soldiers. Commanders lead through the operation Process.
What is the operation process?
Plan
Prepare
Execute
Assess
What are 4 Reasons a Commanders location is important?
Security
Decision making Capability
Need to motivate and lead
Need to see and experience first hand
Define Mission Command: Direct
Commanders direct all aspects of operations by establishing their intent, setting achievable objectives and issuing clear tasks to subordinate units. Commanders direct WFF using Plans and Orders, Branches and Squeals, Preparation and Execution.
What are the WFF?
6 War Fighting Functions are M M I S-P F Mission Command Maneuver and Movement Sustainment Intelligence Protection Fires
Define Mission Command: Assess
Commanders continuously asses the situation to better understand current conditions and determine how the operation is progressing.
How do Commanders Assess
Commanders use MOE and MOP to assess
What are MOE and MOP
MOE: Measure of Effectiveness
Are we doing the right thing?
MOP Measure of Performance
Are we doing the right thing to standard?
Define: Stability
Stability aims to create conditions so that the local populace regards the situation as legitimate, acceptable, and predictable. Occurs outside the US.
The Tasks of Stability are:
R E C E S S Minus the C Restore essential services Establish Civil security Establish Civil Control Support Governance Support Economic and Infrastructure Development
Stability Principles
There are 4. C L U B Conflict Transformation Legitimacy and Host nation ownership Unity of Effort/Purpose Building Partner Capacity.
Define Decisive Action: Offense
Offensive actions are combat operations conducted to defeat and destroy enemy forces and seize terrain, resources, and population centers to impose the commander’s will on the enemy.
What are Primary offensive tasks?
Four Primary offensive tasks are: M A P E Movement to Contact Attack Pursuit Exploitation
What are Characteristics of the offense
Four Characteristics of the offense: C A R S Concentration Audacity Rapid Tempo Surprise
