SLC Board Flashcards
The operations process include
Commanders drive the operations process
Build and maintain situational understanding
Apply critical and creative thinking
encourage collaboration and dialogue
Describe what leaders do during operations
Leaders make decisions, develop plans, and direct actions under degrees of uncertainty act and adapt to changing circumstances.
What is mission command
The exercise of authority and direction by the commander within the commanders intent to empower adaptive leaders in the conduct of unified land operations
Operations process
The army’s framework for exercising mission command; planning, preparing, executing, continuously assessing the operation
What is the staff’s role in operations?
The staffs role is to assist commanders with understanding situations, implementing decisions, controlling operations and assessing progress
Principals of mission command
Build cohesive teams through mutual trust create shared understanding provide a clear commanders intent exercise disciplined initiative use mission orders accept prudent risk
In addition to MC, commanders and staff consider the following for effective use of operations process…
Commanders drive the operations process
build and maintain situational understanding
apply critical and creative understanding
encourage collaboration and dialogue
CCIR is what
Commanders Critical Information Requirements
Commanders express their visualization in terms of-
Commanders intent
planning guidance, including operational approach
CCIR
Essential elements of friendly information
Define Commanders intent
Commanders intent is a clear and concise expression of the desired end state that provides focus and desired results without further orders.
Elaborate on commanders intent
Commanders use their experience and judgment to add depth and clarity to their guidance while allowing staff to explore different options
CCIR is what?
Specified by commander for specific operations
Applicable only to the establishing commander
situation dependent
time sensitive
PIR
Priority intelligence report
FFIR
Friendly Force Information Requirment
Define PIR
Identify information on the enemy and aspects of the operational environment
Define FFIR
Identify information about mission, troops, support and time available (the information officer manages FFIR’s)
EEFI
Essential Element of Friendly Information
critical aspect of friendly operations if known by enemy would compromise and limit success of operation
Commanders direct aspects of operation by establishing commanders intent by
Preparing and approving plans and orders
establishing command and support relationships
assigning and adjusting tasks, control measures and task ORG
Positioning units to maximize combat power
positioning key leaders
allocating resources
committing the reserve as required
Define Leadership
Leadership provides purpose, direction and motivation
Operational variables known as PEMSII-PT is what
Political military economic social information infrastructure physical environment time
Mission variables known as METT-TC is what
Mission Enemy Terrain and weather Troops Time civil considerations
Leaders are mindful of cultural factors in 4 contexts
Awareness of how own cultural effects perception
Awareness of cultural in area of operations
Awareness of origin of regional culture
Sensitivity of different backgrounds and traditions
Integrating process:
IPB, Targeting, Risk management
IPB means what
Systematic, continuous process of analyzing the threat and aspects of the operational environment
Name the 4 steps to IPB
Define the operational environment
Describe environmental effects on operations
evaluate the threat
determine threat course of action
define targeting
Integrate and synchronize fires in to operations
4 steps to targeting process
Decide
Detect
Deliver
Assess
What is risk management
Risk management is identifying, assessing and controlling risks costs vs mission benifites
Risk management steps are?
Identify hazards assess hazards to determine risks develop controls and make risk decisions implement controls supervise and evaluate
Security operations:
screen, guard, cover, area security, and local security; (provide enemy sit rep, provide protected force with time and maneuver space to react to enemy)
Protection;
preservation of effectiveness and survivability of mission related assets including infrastructure located within the boundaries of the operational environment
Terrain Management:
Process of allocating terrain by establishing areas of operations and designated assembly areas for conflict mitigation
Air space control:
Process used to increase operational effectiveness by promoting safe efficient and flexible use of air space. (integrate and synchronize forces to establish procedural controls )
Battle rhythm:
Establish routine interaction/coordination
between CMD, Staff, Units
Planning horizon:
Point in time commanders focus the planning efforts to shape future events.
Running estimate:
Continuous assessment of commanders intent is being met: Facts assumptions friendly status enemy capabilities civil considerations conclusions and recommendations
planning:
Art and science of understanding a situation desired future and effective ways of action
Frame work
any plan or order is a farm work that facilitates initiative and effective action in unforeseen events
problem solving
should solve the problem in a way that forms a basis for long rearm success
Priority of support
is set by the commander ensuring units have support that is relative to accomplish the mission
Operational Art:
Is a thought process guiding conceptual and detailed planning producing executable plans (steps to are found ADRP 5-0 2-20)
Planning methodologies include?
Design methodology
MDMP
TLP
Planning methodologies are for what?
Applying critical and creative thinking to understand, visualize problems and solving them
Concepts of design methodology are
Critical and creative thinking collaboration and dialogue framing narrative construction visual modeling
MDMP is what?
Planning methodology to understand the situation and mission, develop COA and produce plan or order
TLP is what?
Process used by small unit leaders to analyze mission develop prepare and plan for operation
what are the 8 steps to TLP
Receive the mission Issue warning order Make a tentative plan Initiate movement Conduct recon Complete the plan Issue the order Supervise and refine
Task Org principals
Maintain cohesive mission teams
do not exceed control capabilities
Where is the TASKORG found
in the base order or annex A
Army command relationships
Organic Assigned Attached Operational control Tactical Control Admin control
Army support relationships
DS: Supporting force answers to the supported force
GS: Supporting force supports as a whole and not to any particular subdivision
R: supporting force supports another supporting unit
GSR: supporting force supports unit as a whole while reinforcing another unit
Commanders intent follows 3 components
Expanded purpose
Key task
End state
Concept of operations:
A directive for subordinat units establishing the sequence of actions to achieve end state
Nested Concepts:
A planning technique to achieve unity of concept of operations
Lines of operations and efforts are two key elements that assist in concept of operations, what are they
LOO: line that defines directional orientation in relation to the enemy
LOE: line that links multi pal tasks
Collaborative planning
Commanders and staff share information regardless of location throughout planning process
Parallel planning
Two or more echelons planning same mission, share information through warnos prior to higher HQ publishing opord.
Planning pitfalls
Planning to far in the future
planning to much detail
using the plan as a script for execution
institutionalizing rigid planning methods
Guides to effective preparation
secure and protect the force
improve situational understanding
understand rehearsal and refine plan
integrate, organize and configure the force
ensure forces and resources are ready and positioned
what is the CSM role
The CSM assist the commander with assessing operations and conditions and morale of forces
decision support matrix
is a written record of war-game COA describing decision points and associated actions
execution matrix
is a visual and sequential representation of the critical tasks and responsible organizations by time
variance is
the difference between the actual situation during an operation and what the plan forecasted (opportunities and threats)
RDSP
Rapid Decision and Synchronization Process
command and staff commonly use during execution
Steps to develop a course of action
mission
commanders intent
current disposition and freedom of action
CCIR
limiting factors (constraints, boundaries, strength…)
Monitoring is
continuous observation of conditions relevant to current operation
Evaluating is
using criteria to judge progress toward desired conditions and determining why the current degree of progress exists
Three categories of core leader competencies
Lead
Develop
Achieve
Date of Declaration of Independence
4 July 1776
Constitution of USA established in what year
1787
three branches of the government
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Two key elements of command
Authority and responsibility
attributes describe
how individuals behave and learns within an environment
Leader attributes are:
Character
Presence
Intellect
Three levels of army leadership
Direct
Organizational
Strategic
Elements internal and central to a leaders core are?
Army values
Empathy
Warrior Ethos and Service Ethos
Discipline
Loyalty
Bear true faith and allegiance to the US constitution, the army, your unit and other soldiers
Duty
Fulfill your obligations
Respect
treat people as they should be treated
Selfless service
put the welfare of the nation, the army and your subordinates before your own
Honor
Live up to the army values
Integrity
Do what is right, legally and morally
Personal Courage
Face fear, danger or adversity (physical and moral)
Basics of army leader presence effectiveness is enhanced by?
Military and professional bearing
Fitness
Confidence
Resilience
Leaders intellect include:
Mental agility (ability to anticipate and adapt to uncertain change) Sound Judgment (capacity to assess and draw rational conclusions) Innovation (ability to introduce something new when needed) Interpersonal Tact (effectively interacting with others) Expertise (special knowledge and skill developed by experience, training and education)
Field craft:
skill soldiers require for self sustainment during operations
Methods of influence
pressure legitimating exchange personal appeals collaboration rational persuasion appraising inspirational appeals participation
