FOREIGN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (FHA)

________ are DoD activities, normally in support of the United States Agency for International Development or the Department of State, conducted outside the U.S., its territories, and possessions, to relieve or reduce human suffering, disease, hunger, or privation.

HOMELAND DEFENSE

_______ is the protection of U.S. sovereignty, territory, domestic population, and critical defense infrastructure against external threats and aggression or other threats as directed by the President.

ORGANIZE

Phasing helps the JFC ________ large operations by integrating and synchronizing subordinate operations.

DOMINATE

Offensive actions that are focused against decisive points, while allocating the minimum essential combat power to defensive operations, is an action in the ________ phase.

SECURITY COOPERATION

Military engagement occurs as part of ________, but also extends to interaction with domestic civilian authorities.

DETERRENCE

________ prevents an adversarial action by presenting a credible threat of counteraction. This activity can occur during both peace and war.

CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS

________ ensure(s) DoD processes, procedures, and resources are in place to support the President and Secretary of Defense in a national security emergency.

SECURITY FORCE ASSISTANCE

________ is/are DoD's unified effort to support and augment the development of the capacity and capability of foreign security forces and their supporting institutions to facilitate the achievement of specific objectives shared by the U.S. Government.

EXTERNAL THREATS

If the crisis revolves around ________ to a regional partner, combat commander employ joint forces to deter aggression and signal U.S. commitment.

- MUST ACHIEVE A VERY SPECIFIC OR OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVE

- ARE USED TO RESTORE STABILITY IN A NAITON WHERE INTERNAL CONFLICT THREATENS REGIONAL STABILITY

- ARE PART OF THE JFC'S OPLAN

Which of the following statements accurately reflects crisis and limited contingency operations?

NON-COMBAT EVACUATION

Executive Order 12656, Assignment of Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities, delegates DoD to advise and assist DOS in preparing and implementing plans for ________.

FOREIGN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (FHA)

_______ is generally limited in scope and duration because it is intended to supplement or complement efforts of civil authorities or agencies with the primary responsibility for providing assistance.

- SEIZE AND MAINTAIN THE INITIATIVE

- GENERATE IN THE ENEMY A SENSE OF INEVITABLE FAILURE AND DEFEAT

- DENY THE ENEMY THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE ITS OBJECTIVES

The 'Seize the Initiative' phase of joint operations seeks decision advantage by using all available elements of combat power to:

SOF

________ contributions provide operational leverage by gathering critical information, undermining a potential adversary's will or capacity to wage war, and enhancing the capabilities of conventional U.S. or multinational forces.

LINEAR OPERATIONS IN CONTIGUOUS AOs

When JFCs consider incorporating combinations of contiguous and noncontiguous AOs with linear and nonlinear operations, they choose the combination that fits the operational environment and the purpose of the operation. Which of the following combinations describe a typical sustained offensive and defensive operation against powerful, echeloned, and symmetrically organized forces and where the forward line of own troops focus combat power and protect sustainment functions?

TRUE

During stability term-1operations, it is critical to avoid inadvertently legitimizing an individual or organization in a country where no government exists.

TRUE

During the enable civil authority phase of operations, the JFC may be required to transfer responsibility of operations to another authority as the termination criteria.

CONFLICT INTENSITY

Military operations vary in scope, purpose and _______ across a range that spans from military engagement to major operations and campaigns.

JOINT OPERATIONS

________ is a general term used to describe military actions conducted by joint forces or by service forces employed under command relationships.

CAMPAIGN

A _______ may be appropriate when the contemplated military operations exceed the scope of a single major operation.

LARGE-SCALE COMBAT OPERATIONS (LSCO)

Campaigns are most often applied when conducting:

DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS

Force protection is a required activity throughout each joint operation or campaign phase. This type of operations is a:

STABILITY OPERATIONS

To create balance between the three main types of operations, planning for ________ should begin when joint operation planning begins.

SHAPE

Establishing and maintaining access to operational areas where joint forces are likely to operate is an action in the ________ phase.

1. SHAPE
2. DETER
3. SEIZE
4. DOMINATE
5. STABILIZE
6. ENABLE

APPLY YOUR KNOWLEDGE #2
Using the following image of the Joint Operations Phasing Model, provide a response (Deter, Dominate, Enable, Seize, Shape or Stabilize) for each of the questions labeled "Question 1" through "Question 6".

APPLY YOUR KNOWLEDGE #2
Identify the term (Deter, Dominate, Enable, Seize, Shape or Stabilize) that corresponds to each of the definitions below:

1. This phase, while preparatory in nature, may include mobilization and initial deployment into a theater.

2. This phase includes denying the enemy its initial objectives.

3. This phase may require the joint force to perform limited local governance and integrate the efforts of other supporting inter-organizational partners until legitimate local entities are functioning.

4. This phase's success depends on overmatching enemy capabilities at the critical time and place.

5. This phase is focused on helping the civil authority stabilize and begin to administer services to the populace.

6. This phase is executed continuously and may mitigate conditions that could lead to a crisis.

1. DETER
2. SEIZE
3. STABILIZE
4. DOMINATE
5. ENABLE
6. SHAPE

Who is the Army's single point of contact (POC) betweenland-based TAMD fire direction centers and the controlling authority?

ADAFCO

What is active air defense?

Direct defensive action taken to destroy, nullify and reduce effectiveness of hostile air and missile threats

Two classes of air defense?

Active
Passive

Types of air defense?

Area
Point

Air defense Warnings?

Red - attack imminent/in progress
Yellow - attack is probable
White - attack is improbable

Weapon Control Status?

Free - any target not positively identified as friendly
Tight - only at targets identified as hostile
Hold - only when ordered/self defense

What air defense is considered system of systems?

CRAM - network cue or self-cue

4 steps of IPB

Define the Operational Environment
Describe the Environmental Effects on Operations
Evaluate the Threat
DetermineThreat

What's the purpose of Threat/Advisory Templates?

They depict the enemy's normal or preferred tactics.

What's identified during Step 4 of IPB?

decision points (DP)
named areas ofinterest (NAI)
target areas of interest (TAI)

What target does the enemy commander require?

HVT

What target is critical to friendly success?

HPT

What's the roadmap for execution of the intelligence operation?

Decision Support Template

Categories of Targets?

Planned
Immediate

What's the process of selecting and prioritizing targets, matching the appropriate response, taking account of operational requirements and capabilities?

Targeting

Who is on the Targeting Team?

G2 or S2
G3 or S3
FSCOORD or fire support officer (FSO)
Targeting officer
Air liaison officer (ALO)

What is the Army Targeting Process?

D3A:
Decide - priority/accuracy
Detect
Deliver - tactical/technical solution
Assess

What is composed of physical damage assessment, functional damage assessment, and target system assessment?

BDA

Elements of Army Operations Process?

Plan
Prepare
Execute
Assess

The mental process of developing situation understanding is?

Commander's Visualiation

What is a Plan?

The orders that synchronize the actions of forces in time, space, and purpose to achieve objectives and accomplish missions

3 types of Orders?

Warning order
Operation order
Fragmentary order

How is the planning staff organized?

Into Battlestaffs

What does MDMP provide?

An analyzed solution
to a tactical military problem

Steps of MDMP?

1. Receipt of Mission
2. Mission Analysis
3. COA development
4. COA analysis
5. COA comparison
6. COA Approval
7. Orders Production

What are the qualities of a COA?

Suitable
Feasible
Acceptable
Distinguishable
Complete

What's the purpose of War gaming?

Identifies which COA accomplishes mission while best positioning the force to retain the initiative forfuture operations

What are the critical elements of an OPORD?

who, what, where, when and why

What are the 5 paragraphs of an OPORD?

1. Situation
2. Mission
3. Execution
4. Sustainment
5. Command and Signal

Where in the OPORD contains air support and CAS?

3. Execution
Annex D: Fires Appendix 5: Air support

What echelon's are supported by TACP?

Battalion through Corps

The is the responsibility of the FAC(A)?

To support the ground commander's intent

What should a FAC(A) provide to the JTAC?

Advice and recommendations from the airborne perspective

State the preferred weapons effect for the following targets:
Industrial complexes/concrete reinforced structures?
soft are targets?
armored targets?
supply routes/active runway use?
fuel, supplies in the open?

Blast
Frag
Pen
Cratering
Incendiary

Methods of fuze functioning?

Impact
Proximity
Time

What is characteristic describes the laser spot size increasing with distance?

Beam Divergence

Six laser employment requirements?

Unobstructed LOS
Matching PRF codes
Direction allows LST/LGW to sense reflected energy
Correct time
Within delivery envelope
Environmental factors allow

Optimal Laser attack zone?

Laser safety zone? +-60 degrees of LTL
+-10 degrees of LTL

3 categories of SEAD?

AOR/JOA Air Defense System Suppression
Localized Suppression
Opportune Suppresion

2 means of accomplishing J-SEAD?

Destructive (DEAD)
Disruptive - passive/active

Success in air, land, sea and space operations depends upon what?

Air and Space superiority

J-SEAD planning objectives?

Accomplish accurate appraisal
Decide on scope, magnitude, and duration
Determine available suppression assets

What are the Gen 3 Sensor Pods?

ATFLIR
LITENING
Sniper

Primary CAS Aircraft?

A/OA-10
F-16
F-18
AV-8B