SMARTbooks Flashcards
MCDP
Marine Corp Doctrinal Publications
MCWP
Marine Corp Warfighting Publicatons
MCRP
Marine Corp Reference Publications
SCAR
Strike Coordination and Reconaissance
FGP
Force Generation Process
NTTP
Navy Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
ROMO
Range of Military OPerations
LOCE
Littoral Operations in a contested environment
EABO
expeditionary advance base operations
EAB
expeditionary advanced bases
CAT
crisis action team
OPT
operational planning team
R2P2
rapid response plannign process
IPB
intelligence preparation ofhte battlefield
types of information
CCIR - commander critical informaiton requirements
PIR - priority
FFIR - friendly forces
EEFI
RFI
FSCC
fire support coordination center
3 ways to increase speed of maneuver
- emphasize simplicity
- de-centralize execution through mission tactics and commanders intent
- gain experience through training which promotes rapid decision-making and implicit communication with the organization
mission tactics
assignment of a task to a subordinat eithout specifying how it must be accomplished
commander’s ntent
provides the overall purpose behind the task along with the authority/responsibility to adapt their methods for achieving the task as the situation unfolds
what type of force is the marine corp
the marine corp is an expeditionary naval forcfe
building partner capability and capacity,
forging relationships across cultural barriers
promoting diplomati caccess
3 permanent commands to provide forces to CCDR
MARFORCOM - marien forces command
MARFOR PAC - pacific
MARFORSOC - special operations command
“global force management”
JP 1
Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States
arrange MAGTF from largest to smallest
MEF, MEB, MEU, SPMAGTF
arrange GCE components of the MAGTF from largest to smallest
MARDIV - MEF
regiment- MEB
Battaltion Landing team - MEU
arrange ACE components of the MAFTF from largest to smallest
MAW - MEF
Marine Aircraft Group - MEB
squadrons - MEU
arrange LCE components of the MAGTF from largest to smallest
MLG - MEF
Combat Logistics Regiment -MEB
Combat Logistics Battalon - CLB
largest standing MAGTF
MEF
components of MEF
MARDIV = GCE
MAW = MAW
MLG = MLG
AMC
air mobility command
supplies that deploy with a MEF
MEF deploys with 60 days of supplies
deployment of a MEF
Amphib
deploys with 60 days of supplies
7 characteristics of expeditionary operations
expeditionary mindset
tailored forces
forward deployment
rapid deployment
expeditioanry basing
forcible entry
sustainment
concepts of expeditionary maneuver warfare
OMFTS
STOM
STOM
ship to bjective maneuver
tenents of expeditionary maneuver warfare
- focuses decisionmaking and effects on an operational objective
- maximizes maneuver battlespace (air, land, sea) through enhanced mobility
- generates overwhelming tempo and momentum through enhanced strategic agility, operational reach, and tactical flexibility
- pits strengths against enemy weakness
- emphasizes intelligence, deception, flexibility, and sustainment
- promotes integration of organic/joint/interagency/combined efforts
- provides a joint/combined enabler and force multiplier
- capable across the entire spectrum of conflict
OMFTS
appplies maneuver warfare to expeditionary power projection in naval operations as part of a joint/combined cmpaings
- allows the force to exploit the sea as maneuver space while applying combat power ashore to achieve the operationaal objectives
what does OMFTS enable to force to do
shatter the enemy cohesion,
pose menacing dilemmas,
apply disruptive firepower,
establish superior temp,
focus efforts to maximize effect,
exploit opportunity,strike unexpectedly
what does sea basing facilitate
sea-basing facilitates maneuver warfare by eliminating the requirement for an operational pause as the loanding force builds combat powr ashore and by freeing the MAFTF from the constrains of a traidtional beachhead or coalition partners
EMS
electromagnetic spectrum
JRSOI
joint reception, staging, onward movement, and integration
why is decentralized execution so important
because no one commander can control detailed action by large numbers of units/individuals
- near simplicity and clarity
why is centralized planning important
to control and coordinate
JPG
joint planning grup
EABO
expeditioanry advanced base operations
EABO Handbook
EAB
expeditionary advanced bases
to survive and operate within range of adversary long-range fires
joint/Navy personnel/capabilities are required to create a persistent, distributed, credible, and operationally relevant force that must be based/sustained on more
5 types of passive/force protection
mobility
cover
concealment
decoy
deception
establish maritime strongponts
when practical, establish mutually-supporting strongpoints adjacent to close and confined seas to conduct tactical maritime defense-in-depth of key maritime terrain
difference between Cold War-era and today’s overseas bases
during cold war, we maintained significant miltiary forces positioned overseas in close proximity to likeoly employed areas. today, most mil forces are now based in teh US and eploy oversseas/rotationally/episodically to meet operational requirements
power projection
ability of a nation to apply all/some of its elementsw of national power - DIME- to rapidly and effectlvely deploy and sustain forces in/from multiple dispersed locations to respond to crises, contribute to deterrence, and enhance regional stability
littoral maneuver
ability to transition ready-to-fight combat forces from the sea to shore in order to achieve a position of advantage over the enemy
difference from ship-to-shore maneuver and ship-to-objective maneuver
Lebanon in 1980s
1982: Palestine Liberation Org removal from Lebanon
year the US embassy in Somalia was evacuated
1991
year of Guadacanal
1942
Guadacanal
1942: began the campain to neutralize the enemy base at Rabaul
leads ARG/MEU
ARG/Navy = Navy O-6
embarked MAGTF = Marine O6
4 options for the Marine Corp when conducting sustained operations ashore
enabling
decisive
exploitation
sustaining
“enabling force” option for sustained amphib operations ashore
enabling force sets the stage for later follow-on operations
- like how Guadacanal 1942 set up for other joint forces to compleit the seizure and advance through the Solomon islands towards Rabaul in 1943
MEF in Operational Desert Storm
1991: I MEF fixed Iraqui forces in Kuwait so CENTCOM’s Army could use a maneuver to envelop the enemy
year of Grenada
1983
- Army forces fixed CUban/Grenadian forces at one end of the island, the Marines landed/maneuvered freely across the island, accomplishing the joint force commanders objectives
campaign
series of related major operatiosn aimed at achievingt strategic/operational objectives within a givne time and space
show of force operations
show of force operations demonstrates US resolve. increases visibility of deployed forces in an attempt to defuse a specific situation that, if allowed to continue, may be detrimental to US interests or national objctives
enforcement of sanctions
coercive measures to interdict the movement of designated items in/out of a nation or specified area to compel a country/group to conform to the objectives of hte nation/international body that establishes the sanctions
3 things in an effective defense
- use of intelligence assets to locate enemy forces
- combined use of fire and maneuver to blunt the enemy’s momentum
- speed that facilitates transition of friendly forces to the offensive