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Objective

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Direct every military operation toward a clearly defined, decisive, and attainable objective.

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Unity of command

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To ensure unity of effort under one responsible commander for every objective

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Offensive

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To seize, retain, and exploit the initiative. Offense action is the most effective and decisive way to attain a clearly defined objective and is the means by which a military force seizes and holds the initiative while maintaining freedom of actions and achieving decisive results.

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Mass

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To concentrate the effects of combat power at the place and time to achieve decisive results.

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Maneuver

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To move the enemy I’m a position of disadvantage through the flexible application of combat power.

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Enemy of force

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To allocate minimum essential combat power to secondary efforts.

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Security

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To never permit the enemy to acquire unexpected advantage

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Surprise

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To strike the enemy at a time or place in a manner for which it is unprepared

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Simplicity

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To prepare clear, uncomplicated plans and concise orders to ensure thorough understanding.

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Aggressive defense

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Achieved by employment of firepower and patrolling. Getting to near nuclear resources/inflict casualties on the enemy.

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Defense in depth

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Defensive fighting positions positioned to absorb and progressively weaken and attack. Should extend outward by patrols or observation post (op) to else the attacks. Gives commander room to maneuver forces

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Kill zones

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When the defense extends too much and weakens close and critical resources

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Key terrain

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Any area that gives a marked advantage to the force it controls. Forces can dominate from key terrain. Include in defensive plan

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All ground defense

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Organized to defend against an attack from a specific direction.

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Integrated defense

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Application of active and passive defense measures, employed across legally-defined ground dimension of the operational environment to mitigate potential risks and fled fear adversary threats to AF ops.

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Base defense forces

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Positioned laterally and in depth to provide mutual support

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Gaps in defense

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Must be mutually supported and controlled by surveillance devices, obstacles, planned direct and indirect fire, and defense forces such as patrol and observation patrols/listening posts (op/lap).

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ID battle space

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Encompasses flightlines, PL resources, personnel, cantoent areas, base facilities, accommodation areas, extends beyond pusillanimous perimeter to include area from which base may be vulnerable from standoff weapons (mortars, rockets, and manportable air defense systems MANPADS). Divided into distinct areas, bade boundary and base security zone

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Base boundary

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Defines the base as a line that delineates the surface area of a vase for the purpose of facilitating coordination and deconfliction of operations between adjacent units, formations, or areas. Not necessary base perimeter, based upon the factors mission.

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Base security zone

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Area outside of base perimeter from which base may be vulnerable from standoff threats. Installation commander identifies BSZ via operational chain of command with local, state, federal agencies (CONUS) or host nation (HN) or area commander (OCONUS) for BSZ to be identified as the Base Boundary

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ID effects

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Anticipate, deter, detect,assess, warn, defeat, delay, defend, and recover

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ID efforts

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Focus on criminal activity and pre-occupational terrorist planning that may affect our people, resources, and readiness

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Effects-based approach to operations (EBAO)

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Actions take. Against enemy systems designed to achieve specific effects to contribute directly to desire military and political outcomes

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Capability based integrated defense

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Based on risk management principles, to achieve the commander desired effect

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ID risk authority

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Installation/site commander assumes identified risk for assigned, attached, or transient Air Forces personnel assets

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Integrated defense enterprise lead

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Security forces is the Air Force enterprise leader for ID operations

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ID CONOPS 2020

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Integrated base defense includes all airman-total force

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COVERED WAGON

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Unusual incident affecting PL resources 1-3. Give to installation CP in OPREP 3 format (Operational Reporting). Cancelled by installation commander

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BENT Spear

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To identify and report a nuclear weapon significant incident involving a nuclear weapon or warhead, nuclear components, or nuclear vehicle when nuclear loaded

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BROKEN Arrow

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Used to identify an accident involving a nuclear weapon or warhead or nuclear component

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MEDEVAC

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Evacuation and assignment made by senior military person present. Correct assignments of precedence cannot be overemphasized, over classification remain a continuing problem. Patients will be picked up ASAP consistent with available resources and pending missions. 2 types of evacs

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Categories of precedence for MEDEVAC

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Urgent: 2 hours/save life and limb
Urgent-surg: surgical intervention
Priority: sick and wounded
Routine: sick and wounded not to deteriorate significantly. Evac in 24
Convenience: evac by vehicle is a matter of medical convenience

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Line 6 Evac

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Changed to number and type of wound, injury, or illness. If serious bleeding get blood type

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Line 9 evac

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Changed to description of terrain. Include relationship of landing area to prime isn’t terrain features. Need to call in 5 lines before helicopter gets off the ground

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35
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9 line IED

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Improvised explosive device report in 9 line SALT REPORT

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Casualty evacuation

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Used by non medical units to refer the movement of casualties aboard non medical vehicles or aircraft

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Initial response

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Is crisis in US territory natural or handmade or deliberate attack, IS joint forces will conduct civil support and home land defense operations

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Scope

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Limited in range and size of op and are conducted to achieve a specific goal

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Political aspects

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Objective avoids actions that may have adverse effects, commanders should remain aware of changes not only in operational situations but also political objectives

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Non-combatant evac ops

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NEOs may include citizens from HN as well as citizens from other countries

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Peace operations

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To support diplomatic efforts to reach a long term political settlement and are categorized as peace keeping operations

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Foreign humanitarian assistance

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Conducted to relieve or reduce the results of natural, or man made disasters or other endemic conditions.

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Recovery operations

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Locate, identify, rescue, and return personnel or human remains, sensitive equipment, or items to national security

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Consequence management

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Planning actions and preparations taken to identify, organize, equip, and train emergency response forces, implement plans in response to radiological accidents or weapons of mass destruction, actions taken following such an accident to mitigate and recover from effects of the accident

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Homeland defense and civil support

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Had is to protect against and mitigate the impact of incursions or attacks on sovereign territory , domestic population, critical defense structures. CS includes armed forces and DOD personnel, contractors, and assets for domestic emergencies and law enforcement.

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Human intelligence

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HUMINT can supplement other forms of intelligence and information collection to produce the most accurate intelligence products

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Force protection

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Wide range of non conventional threats such as terrorism, exotic disease, criminal enterprises, environmental hazards, and hackers

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Education and training

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To ensure that individuals and units have the necessary skills given operation and the staffs can plan, control, and support the operation

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Terrorism

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Calculated use of violence to inculcate fear. Intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological

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Lead agency concept

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Established to decentralize command and control over terrorist incident investigations and activities

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US coast guard

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Responsible for AT planning in US ports and implementation of a foreign port assessment program to determine the vulnerability to terrorist attacks

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Assassination

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Target often predictable, invariably, the terrorism claim responsibility

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Bombing

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Most common due to being cheap and easy to produce. Difficult to detect and trace after event

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Robbery

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Not robbery but way to get funds

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Terrorist organizations

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Involves criminal act, symbolic in nature, intended to influence an audience beyond immediate victims

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Non state supported

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Operates autonomously, receiving no significant support from any government

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State supported

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Operates independently of, but receives support from one or more governments

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State directed

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Operates as a ahem of the government receiving substantial intelligence, logistic, and operational support from sponsoring government

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Structural period or terrorism

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Hardcore leadership
Active cadre
Active supporter
Passive supporter

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Emotionally disturbed people

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Obtain some level of joy from terrorism. Used by terror groups

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Domestic terrorism

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May be cause by open political system letting people voice opinions

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Eagle eyes

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Defensive program creates to enhance the collection of threat information by educating members of the total force and off base citizens on nature of terrorist attack planning activities

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FPCON Alpha

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General threat

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FPCON Bravo

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Increased and more predictable threat

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FPCON Charlie

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Incident occurs or intelligence was received of incident

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FPCON Delta

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In the immediate area where an attack has occured

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FPCON Normal

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Warrants only routine security posture

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Low (TTL)

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No group is detected

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Moderate (TTL)

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Present but no indication of anti-US activity. Favors host nations

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Significant (TTL)

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Present and attack personnel as their method of operation or group uses large casualty producing attacks as method but has limited operational activity. Operating environment neutral

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High (TTL)

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Operational active and use large casualty producing attacks as method. Sos presence and operating environment favors terrorist

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Insurgency

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An organized movement aimed at the overthrow of a constituted government through use of subversion and armed conflict

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Counterinsurgency

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Involves all political, economic, military, paramilitary, psychological, and civic actions that can be taken by a government to defeat insurgency

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Success in counterinsurgency

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Requires small unit leaders agile enough to transition among many types of missions and able to adapt to change

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COIN operations

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Relies heavily on broad range of joint forces capabilities and requires a different mod of offensive, defensive and stability operations from that expected in major combat operations

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Intergovernmental organizations

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Formed to protect and promote national interests shared by member states

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English alphabet

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Combatants command wide standard for spelling names

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Predeployment

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Helps keep your life in order and allows you to deploy with peace of mind that everything at hole is taken care of

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Employment

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US forces deployed to foreign nation are subject to law of that nation, international law, and UCMJ

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Staff control tools

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Assign responsibilities, coordinate fire and maneuver, provide updated information, and ensure safety

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Charts and forms

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Used by S Taff to keep DFC and FLs informed on vital integrated defense information using standard military symbology

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Base sectorization overlay

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Divides base into clear defined boundaries, defines groups, areas which integrated defense forces are responsible and allows a coordinated decentralized execution

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Map overlays

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  • Defense fighting positions (DFP)
  • Fire plan overlay
  • Support weapons placement overlay
  • Integrated detection, obstacle and routine patrol overlay
  • Service and support over lay
  • Enemy activity overlay
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Base defense reports

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Provide key information to the DFC and S Staff I’m specific integrated defense activities in order to make decisions and develop and implement tactical plans and orders

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Connecting cables and antennas

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Use air compressor or electrical degreaser spray to clean

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TASS

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Tactical automated security system. Not certified for protection of priority resources. 3 functions (detection, annunciation and assessment) 2 support functions (communications and power). Provides integrated security system to collect, process, and display time critical info

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Selection of position

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Offers maximum visibility of the area while affording cover and concealment

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Target indicators

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Anything you, friendly forces, or the enemy does or fails to do that reveals a position

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Tactical miniature sensors (TMS)

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Corsair of sensors, repeaters and hand held display monitor. Small stand alone economical 9 volt battery. Has seismic magnet, active and passive infrared beam, or break wire sensors

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Indentifyimg targets

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Process of locating, making prioritizing and determining the range to combat targets

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Improper camo

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Reveals the majority of targets detected on battlefield

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Range determination

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Process of finding the distance between two points

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Front sight post method

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If human is 1/2 width on frame, target is approx 300 meters away

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TMS sensors

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Avenues of approach, dead spaces, and areas around crit resources. Detects seismic signals or vibrations generated by moving vehicles, personnel, and transmit the alarm. Put in 3 In deep hole

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Magnetic TMS sensor

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The placenta area for objects will disrupt magnetic field

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TMS active infrared

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If breaks infrared beam between transmitter and sector will go off

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TMS Passive infrared

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Change in heat level. Has settings of low, medium, and high

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TMS break wire

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Detects when wire is broke. Can connect again by melting it at the break with a match

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SW 385 monostatic microwave sensor

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Insensitive to rain, snow, vibration, and small wind blown objects. Zero range suppression circuit reduces nuisance alarms from rain, birds, and wind blown objects. 3 dimensional protection in outdoor environments. 100-400 ft range

100
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Camo concept and objective

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Permits you to approach unseen and remain hidden within striking range. Form on concealment

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Hiding

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Complete concealment of an object

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Blending

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Arrangement of camp on, over, and around object so that it appears the be apart of the background

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Deceiving

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Stimulates an object or situation or disguised it so it appears to be something else. Meant to displease enemy

104
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Camo construction

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Use artificial and man made materials. Use paint opposite of contouring

105
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Defensive fighting position

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Leaders determine
Check fields
Assign sector of fire
Place sector stakes (prevents Freud my fire)
Emplacement aiming and limiting stakes
Grazing fire logs
Build overhead cover up or down
Scoop out elbow holes
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Early warning devices

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Trip flares and booby traps to detect and illuminate intruders

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M491A flare

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Burns yellowish white 1 minute and has 50,000 candle power illumination. Consists of an illuminate assembly, cover loading assembly, and mounting bracket assembly. 2 method of assembly. Pull pin and trip trigger

108
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Cover

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Protection from enemy weapons fire

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Concealment

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Protection from enemy observation. Avoid unnecessary movement. Remove anything that reflects light

110
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Rush

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Make movements in 3-5 second bursts

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Crawl

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Hands and knees, high crawl, low crawl, and spider crawl. Method used depends on visibility, availability of cover and concealment, the speed needed, and terrain

112
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Movement around corners

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Observe area around a corner before you move

113
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File formation

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When wedge becomes impractical due to dense vegetation or limited visibility

114
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Traveling over watch

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Caution is justified but speed is desirable. Use when chance of hostile contact is possible

115
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Leading and controlling team movement types

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Traveling, traveling over watch, and bounding overwatch

116
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Bounding overwatch

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When enemy contact is expected. Most deliberate and cautious of movements

117
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Near ambush

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Defender will immediately return fire, take up covered positions and throw fragmentation, concussion, and smoke grenades

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Far ambush

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Defenders receiving fired immediately return fire, take up covered positions, and destroy and surpass enemy crew served weapons

119
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Ambushing the enemy

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Deployed to reduce the enemy’s overall effectiveness by destroying its personnel and equipment and harassing operations. Two types. Point and area

120
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Point ambush

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Patrol members deploy attack on a single kill zone

121
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Area ambush

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Patrol members deploy in two or more related point ambushes

122
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Hasty ambush

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Makes visual contact with enemy force and has time to establish and ambush without being detected

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Retrograde operations

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Withdrawal, delay, and retirement and special operations

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Withdrawal under pressure

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Disengages from the enemy by maneuvering to the rear

125
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Sectors

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Use the converging routes within each sector to reconnoiter your an intermediate link up point where it collects and disseminated the information gathered to that point

126
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Probabale like of deployment

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A phase line the flight leader or commander designated as a location where they intend to completely deploy the unit into the assault formation before beginning the assault

127
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Leaders reconnaissance of the objective

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All patrol movement plans must include a leaders reconnaissance of the objective once the flight of squad establishes the ORP

128
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Dismount/short halt

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Used for slow traffic, market places, or brief resta

129
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Land navigation

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Perishable skill, requiring you to have the skills of map reading, direction finding, and terrain association

130
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Topographical map

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Graphic representation depicting a portion of the earths surface to include major masses features as well as nartural features through the use of symbols, lines, colors, and forms

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Edition number

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Found in bold print in the upper right area of the top margin and lower left area of the bottom margin

132
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Count our interval note

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Found in the center of the lower margin normally below scale bars

133
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Special notes

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Statement of general info that relates to the mapped are ex: red light readable. Found in lower right margin

134
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Black

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Represents cultural and manmade features on earths surface

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Valley

A

U or V count our lines. Closed ends always point towards upstream

136
Q

Ridge

A

Slipping line of high ground. If standing on center ridge you have low ground in 3 direction and high ground in 1

137
Q

Spur

A

Short continuous sloping line of higher ground normally jutting our from the side of a ridge. Two parallel streamed cutting draws down the side of a ridge often form a spur

138
Q

Supplementary terrain features

A

Manmade features resulting from from cutting of raised ground or the filling of a low area to creat level ground

139
Q

Determine elevation on a map

A

Look at elevation guide, normally found in lower right margin. Miniature characterization of the terrain shown

140
Q

Elevation

A

A point on earths surface is the vertical distance above or below main sea level

141
Q

Relief

A

The representation of shapes of hills, valleys, streams, or terrain on the earths surface.

142
Q

Contour lines

A

Most common method of showing relief Or elevation in a standard topographic map

143
Q

Using coordinate scale and protractor

A

Special tool that can further assist in plotting gird coordinated using the MGRS. most accurate way to determine the coordinates of a point on a map is to use a coordinate scale

144
Q

Degree

A

Most common unit to measure with subdivisions of minutes and seconds

145
Q

True north

A

Depict with a line from any point on the earths surface to the North Pole. All lines of longitude are true north lines

146
Q

Grid north

A

Established by using the vertical grid lines on the map. May be symbolized by GN

147
Q

Azimuthal

A

Defined as a horizontal angle measures clockwise from a north base line

148
Q

Declination degree

A

Angular difference between any two norths

149
Q

Measuring distance in a straight line

A

Use ruler than compare with measure to bar scale

150
Q

Measuring distance with curves

A

Mack tick at starting, align with road and make another tick, rotate paper to connect curve. Measure with ruler or bar

151
Q

Lensatic compass

A

Most common and simplest instrument for measuring direction. Has floating dial.

152
Q

Compass handling

A

Inspect it when first received

153
Q

Offset

A

Planned magnetic deviation to the right or left of the azimuth to an obective

154
Q

Intersection

A

Location of an unknown point by successively occupying at least two pref 3 known positions on the ground and then map sighting on the unknown locations

155
Q

Resection

A

Method of locating ones position on a map by determining the grid azimuth to at least two well defined locations that can be pinpointed on the map

156
Q

Map and compass method

A

Orient, identify 2-3 know locations, measure magnetic azimuth, concern magnetic azimuth to grid, convert grid az back to az, repeats 3-5. Intersection of lines is your location

157
Q

Modified resection

A

Orient map using a compass or by terrain association

158
Q

METT-TC

A

Mission, enemy, terrain, and weather. Movement is conducted whenever an element is moving toward the enemy but is not in contact with the enemy

159
Q

Dead reckoning

A

2 methods
1Use a protractor and graphic scales.
2comoass and some means of measuring

160
Q

Handrails

A

Linear features like roads or highways, railroads, power transmission lines, ridge lines, or streams that run roughly parallel to your direction of travel

161
Q

Recognizing the disadvantage of terrain association

A

Must be able to interpret map and analyze world around you

162
Q

DAGR primary functions

A

Navigate through terrain using stored waypoint position information.

163
Q

Waypoint

A

Reference used to navigate, define routes, or mark points of interest

164
Q

Blue force tracker

A

Tactics, automated, digital, role based, battle command information system installed on tactical vehicles, aviation platforms, and in tactical operation centers

165
Q

Situational awareness (SA)

A

Collection of position and movement data for geographical location. Process location of friendly forces, enemy’s, and civilians

166
Q

An/PSN-11

A

No obstructions block line of signal, crypto keys used to protect from intentionally degraded satellite signals

167
Q

Waypoint operations

A

Enter, copy, determine, calculate, clear, define

168
Q

Range cards

A

Serves as an individuals guide to fire discipline, fire control, and effective engagement of enemy personnel and equipment

169
Q

Who assigns range card sectors

A

Flight leadership

170
Q

How are range cards prepared

A

To engage predetermined targets within a sector and are used as a record of firing data.

171
Q

How many range cards are prepared for each position

A

2

172
Q

Where does the first range card copy go

A

BDOC to be intergratef into the overall sector fire control plane

173
Q

Where does the second range card copy go

A

Kept at fighting position

174
Q

What weapons is a range card prepared for

A

M4 carbine, M203 grenade launcher, M240B Machine Gun, M2 Machine Gun, and MK 19 Grenade launched

175
Q

Range card with a vehicle

A

Operator should develop a range card for each position he or she is assigned to occupy

176
Q

What do range cards also record

A

Likely enemy avenues of approaches, sites for enemy crew served weapons, and probable enemy assault positions

177
Q

What are the two types of range cards

A
  • Final protection line (FPL)

- Principal Protection like (PPL)

178
Q

Information on range cards

A
  • primary and secondary sectors of fire
  • FPL or PDF
  • Data Section
  • Prominent terrain features
  • weapons symbols
  • marginal data
  • dead space
179
Q

Range cards sectors of fire

A

Primary and secondary sectors of fire. Will only fire into secondary sector only if there’s no longer targets in primary or if ordered to do so. Weapons primary escort includes FPL and PDL. All range cards will show target reference points (TRP)

180
Q

Final protective line

A

Where grazing fire is applied across your sector front. Your leader assigns an FPL to your weapon if the terrain supports grazing fire.

181
Q

What if the terrain supports grazing fire?

A

FPL becomes primary sector limit (right or left) closest to friendly troops

182
Q

Principal direction of fire

A

Directed toward an open area or likely avenue of approach, key terrain feature, or buildings. Always labeled 1. Weapon is sighted on this target unless engaged on other targets within your sector of fire

183
Q

What if terrain doesn’t lend itself to FPL

A

Use Principal direction of fire

184
Q

Target reference points

A

Natural manmade features with your sector used to locate targets quickly. Primarily to control direct-fire weapons, but may be used for indirect-fire weapons. Should be visible through all spectrums available to the unit. Must be easily identifiable in daylight

185
Q

Range card preparation 16 Steps

A

1: orient card so primary and secondary can fit
2: Write in: position number, unit/squad/flight/, weapon type/call sign/date/, each circle=20, IDS #s go in margin if any (write in corresponding blocks
3:use lensatic compass to determine true north
4: draw rough sketch of the terrain to the front of your position (include prominent natural and manmade features affording cover and concealment from enemy)
5: draw your position at bottom of sketch
6: location of your gun position in relation to prom terrain features
7: of there is terrain featureuse compass to determine aziumutj in degree to the gun position
8: determine distance between gun and feature
9: connect the sketch of the position and terrain feature with barbed line from feature to gun
10: sketch limits of primary assigned by leader
11: sketch FPL off assigned by a thick dark line out to the grazing fire capping with arrow
12: determine dead space on FPL by having gunner walk FPL
13: sketch dead space by showing a break in FPL and write in range to the beginning and end of space
14: label targets in primary sector by priority
15 sketch symbol for your weapon oriented on the most dangerous target within your area
16: sketch your secondary sector of fire and label targets within it/ include range in meters from your weapon

186
Q

Where was MP training camp established

A

Camp Ripley 1924 MN

187
Q

Air base security battalions

A

Protect base from riots, parachute attacks and air raids. Equipped with small arms, machine guns, mortars, grenade launchers, rocket launchers

188
Q

National security act 1947

A

July 26 1947 authorized creation of Air Force

189
Q

September 26 1947

A

Army air corps transferred to USAG

190
Q

September 1, 1950

A

Air police school established in Florida. Transferred to parks AFB in CA in 1952. Discontinued them went to lackland in 1956

191
Q

1957 aAF shield

A

Was a bassard then turned into shield. Current shield adopted in 1966

192
Q

Investigations

A

Investigating crimes and incidents requiring more detailed or specialized analysis than most SF personnel are used to conducting while assigned to flight

193
Q

Operations

A

Day to day operational ID matters, plans, movements, training, and communication

194
Q

Training

A

Build aggressive, lethal, highly maneuverable, airliners, capabilities-based, and combat defenders

195
Q

S-4 logistics

A

Resource advisor, mobility and readiness, supply, combats arms, armory and vehicle sections

196
Q

S-5 plans and programs

A

Pass and ID, reports and analysis, plans, installation security, physical security, resource protection, police services, corrections, crime prevention.

197
Q

S-6 communications

A

Developed to improve day to day operations of the Air Force SF and meet the congressionally mandated defense incident base reporting DIBRS requirements

198
Q

Safety distance for mwd

A

10 feet

199
Q

Bloodborne pathogens

A

Microorganisms present in the blood and cause disease

200
Q

Sources of military jurisdiction

A

Us constitution
Federal statutes
International laws

201
Q

Article 2 UCMJ

A

Identifies who is subject to military jurisdiction or military law

202
Q

Article 5 UCMJ

A

States UCMJ applies everywhere whether on an airplane, a ship, or overseas. Applies on or off base

203
Q

Articles 77-134

A

UCMJ punitive articles. Must be a relationship between crime committed and the military service in order for the case to be tried by courts martial

204
Q

Exclusive

A

Federal government has sole authority

205
Q

Concurrent

A

Both state and federal have authority

206
Q

Proprietary

A

US has the same rights as any property owner

207
Q

Reciprocal

A

Refers to the power all four branches of the DOD have to adjudicate a case through a court martial over all persons subject to the code

208
Q

Qualified martial law

A

Civilian government continues to control its functions such as courts and public utilities

209
Q

Absolute martial law

A

When military authority must totally replace civil authority

210
Q

Article 92 (2)

A

Gives SF the authority to make lawful orders in the execution of your duties

211
Q

Use of force

A

Decision to employ objectively reasonable force is based upon your perception of the subjects actions and totality of the circumstances

212
Q

Wartime ROE

A

Permits US forces to pen fire upon all identified enemy targets regardless whether these targets represent an actual immediate threat

213
Q

Standing ROE

A

Permits defenders to fire weapons in self-defense, national defense, or unit defense

214
Q

Disposition of offenders in proprietary jurisdiction

A

Unless federal government find offense is related to national defense, detain civilian and wait for locals with 2708

215
Q

Disposition of offenders in concurrent jurisdiction

A

DFC commanders will work with installation commanders and write up a memorandum with local agencies one SFs role

216
Q

Disposition of offenders in exclusive jurisdiction

A

Gives federal government exclusive right to prosecute offenses therein

217
Q

Dull sword

A

Nuclear weapon deficiency

218
Q

Nuclash

A

Accident or unauthorized launching of a nuclear weapon would create the risk of war

219
Q

Phases of response

A

Notification, response, response force action, withdrawal, and recovery

220
Q

Types of area searches

A

Item to item, concentric circle (spiral), and zone or sector

221
Q

Types of evidence

A

Direct, circumstantial, real, documentary, testimonial

222
Q

Article 112a

A

Wrongful use, possession of a controlled substance

223
Q

Force protection

A

Achieved through successful execution of integrated defense, emergency management, and critical infrastructure program

224
Q

ADCON

A

Direction or exercise of authority over subordinate or other organization in respect to administration support

225
Q

OPCON

A

The transferable command authority exercises by commanders at any echelon at or below the level of combatant command

226
Q

TACON

A

Command authority over assigned attached forces or commands, or military capability or forces made available for tasking and is limited to the detailed direction, control of movements, or maneuvers

227
Q

Close boundary sentries

A

Posted to provide security surveillance over the boundary of restricted areas or individual resources

228
Q

Close in sentries

A

Maintain surveillance over assigned areas of responsibility and alert the BDOC of any unusual situation

229
Q

Allowed gap in restricted area

A

5 inches

230
Q

3 metered

A

Grazing fire

231
Q

Hand grenade kill zone

A

5 meters

232
Q

Dead space

A

Where weapon can not reach enemy

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