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21 Cards in this Set
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_______ direct tactical tasks to support the conduct of offensive, defensive, stability, and DSCA.
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Commanders |
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Define Reconnaissance. |
Conducted before, during, after operations Recon OBJs based on PIRs established during IPB |
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What are the 7 fundamentals of RECON?
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don't keep assets in reserve orient on recon OBJ report info rapidly and accurately retain FoM gain and maintain enemy contact develop the situation rapidly |
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What are the types of RECON?
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route area zone recon in force special recon |
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what is the purpose of security operations?
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provide early and accurate warning of enemy Ops to provide the force with time and maneuver space to react and develop the situation.
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What are the security tasks?
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guard cover area security local security (active/passive) |
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what it the purpose of troop movement. |
allows commanders to posture forces for decisive or shaping Ops at the proper time, ready for combat |
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What are the types of troop movements?
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Tactical Road March Approach March |
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What are the techniques of troop movement?
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traveling overwatch bounding overwatch |
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Who orders relief in place and what are the two types of RIP?
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Deliberate RIP and Hasty RIP |
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What are the techniques of RIP? |
Simultaneously (all at once) Staggered (predetermined/METT-TC dependent) |
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What is passage of lines used for?
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Commanders conduct passage of lines to continue attack or conduct counterattack, retrograde, and anytime one unit cannot bypass another's position |
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What are the types of passage of lines?
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Rearward PoL: Unit moves away from the enemy |
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Why are PoL conducted? |
-maintain viability of defense -transition from security to defense -free a unit from another mission or task |
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When is encirclement conducted?
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when one force loses its FoM |
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Describe encirclement from an offensive perspective.
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Primary goal is to isolate and defeat the enemy. Minimizes friendly losses and resource expenditure. |
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Describe encirclement from a defensive perspective. |
Protect the force. Forms of maneuver depend on senior commanders intent and mission variables. |
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How do you breakout from an encirclement?
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A mix of offensive and defensive Ops. Breakouts allow unit to regain FoM. Executed through exfiltration's, attacking deeper in enemy territory, and through linkups
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What are the fundamentals of urban operations?
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-maintain close combat capability -avoid the attrition approach -minimize collateral damage -preserve critical infrastructure -separate combatants and noncombatants -transition control -create information environment -understand how soldiers and civilians react to combat pressure -restore essential services |
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What are the tactical considerations of urban Ops?
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distances density combat power levels of war decision making |
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what are the offensive and defensive principles of urban operations?
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defense-shape conditions for decisive offensive ops, stability, and DSCA |
