Section 112 USMC Ops Flashcards
What is OMFTS
Operational Maneuver From the Sea
What are the three core precepts of OMFTS
- Maneuver of Naval Forces at the operational level
- Exploit significant enemy weaknesses
- Deal a decisive blow by neutralizing or degrading the enemy’s Center of Gravity
What are the 6 OMFTS Concepts
“FUGPIE”
- Focus on the Operational Objective
- Use the sea as a maneuvering space
- Generate Overwhelmig OpTempo & Momentum
- Pit Strength against weakness
- Emphasize Intel, Deception, flexibility
- Integrate all Organic, Joint, & Combined assets
What is an example of OMFTS?
Inchon, Korea
- Combined and joint forces under a single commander
- Focussed on key N. Korean vulnerability (LOCs running south)
What are the benefits of OTH assault capability and what does it mean?
Over The Horizon
- Surprise and Tactical Flexibility
- Helps distract or pull focus from a landing
- Helos, Ospreys, LCACs have longer range and distract/force the enemy to spread out their forces to cover more area. Allowing slower vessels to move to the objective.
- Avoids buildup of forces on the beach head where they’re vulnerable.
What is the purpose of Foreign HA Ops
Military forces provide a secure environment to allow humanitarian relief efforts to progress
- Reactive, disaster relief
- proactive, humanitarian and civic assistance
- LCE is frequently the Supported element
What Governs HCA Operations what requirements does it include (4)
Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 401
- Must be carried out in conjunction with HN military and/or civil personnel
- Shall complement and may not duplicate any other form of social or economic assistance from another US Dept or agency
- May not provide (directly or indirectly) to any individual or group engaged in military or paramilitary activity
- Must be specifically approved by US DoS
Characteristics of MOOTW
- Domestic or Foreign environments
- Combat or Non-Combat
- Can be conducted simultaneously with other military operations
Examples of MOOTW
- NEO
- Strikes and raids
- Arms Control
- Enforcement of exclusion zones
- Peacekeeping
- Peace enforcement
- National Assistance
- HA/DR Assistance
- Protection of shipping
- Conter-piracy
- COIN
- VBSS
- Covert intel collection
- Train/Advise/Assist Missions
What is MOUT
Military Operations in Urban Terrain
Examples of MOUT
- Korea: Inchon-Seoul Campaign
- Vietnam: Tet Offensive/Hue City
- Somalia: Mogadishu
- OIF: Falluja
- OEF: Marjeh
What is the purpose of ROEs
- Minimize civilian casualties and collateral damage
- Avoid alienating the local populace
- Reduce risk of adverse world opinion
- Preserve facilities for future use.
- Preserving Cultural facilities and grounds
What are the benefits of MCPP
- Responsive and flexible
- Adapts to units of any size and any timetable
- Embodies maneuver warfare doctrine
- – Top down planning
- – Single-battle concept
- – Integrated planning
What are the 6 Steps of MCPP
1) Problem Framing
2) COA Dev
3) COA Wargaming
4) COA comparison and decision
5) Orders development
6) Transition to Op Plan (future) or Op Ord (immediate)
What are the 6 steps of the intelligence cycle
1) Planning & Direction
2) Collection: (HUMINT/SIGINT)
3) Processing and exploitation
4) Production
5) Dissemination
6) Utilization
