Unified Land Operations Flashcards
What are the four foundations of ULO?
- Initiative
- Decisive Action
- Army Core Competencies
- Mission Command
What are the four components of Decisive Action?
- Offensive
- Defensive
- Stability
- Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA)
What are the four mission command authorities?
- Administrative Control (ADCON)
- Operational Control (OPCON)
- Tactical Control (TACON)
- Support
How does SOF execute ULO?
SOF provides strategic options to GCCs, JTF Commanders, and Ambassadors in the form of surgical strike capability and special warfare capability.
What are the six War Fighting Functions?
- Command and Control
- Movement and Maneuver
- Intelligence
- Fires
- Sustainment
- Protection
Identify the operational variables of PMESII-PT
Political Military Economic Social Information Infrastructure Physical Environment Time
Identify ASCOPE
Areas Structures Capabilities Organizations People Events
What is a function?
A group of tasks and systems united by a common purpose that commanders use to accomplish missions.
What publication covers ULO?
ADP 3-0 Operations
What are the three planning methods?
Army Design Methodology
MDMP
TLP
What is operational approach?
It’s how commanders get from a current state to a desired end state by defining the ends, way, and means to get there.
What are the three components of operational framework?
- Decisive, Shaping, Sustaining Operations (purpose)
- Deep, Close, And Security Operations (time and space)
- Main and supporting effort (prioritization of resources)
What is the goal of ULO?
Achieve the commanders end state by applying land power as a unified action.
What are the four tenets of ULO?
Simultaneity
Depth
Synchronization
Flexibility
What were the two previous operational concepts before ULO was made doctrine in 2011?
Full Spectrum Operations (2008)
Air Land Battle (1982)
Define ULO.
Simultaneous offensive, defensive, and stability or defense support of civil authorities tasks to seize, retain, and exploit the initiative to shape the operational environment, prevent conflict, consolidate gains, and win our nations wars as part of a unified action.
Executed through Decisive Action
Guided by Mission Command philosophy
What are the 6 principles of ULO?
- Mission Command
- Develop the situation through action
- Combined Arms
- Adhere to law of war
- Establish and maintain security
- Create multiple dilemmas for the enemy.
