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115 Ground Combat Element, Infantry Fundamentals Flashcards

1
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what is the primary mission of the Headquarters battalion

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to exercise command, control and administration of the Marine Divison

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what does the Marine Division headquarters battalion consist of

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  • H&S Company,
  • Division Headquarters with a H&S company
  • Reconnaissance Company
  • special security communications team
  • communications company
  • military police
  • division band
  • truck company
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what does the Marine Division H&S company provide

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command, administration, security functions and organic supply for the Headquarters battalion

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what does the Marine Division reconnaissance company provide?

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ground reconnaissance and surveillance in support of the marine division and subordinate elements

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what does the reconnaissance company consist of

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headquarters section

6 reconnaissance platoons

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what does the marine division MP company provide

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route reconnaissance, evacuation, and control of EPW

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what does the marine division communication company do

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installs operates and maintains communications facilities for the division Headquarters including multichannel radio, wire and communication center facilities

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what does the Marine Division truck company provide

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general support motor transportation to the marine division

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what is the mission of the Marine Division

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execute amphibious assault operations and operations as may be directed

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how many personnel are there in the marine division

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18,000

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how does the division commander fight

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by using combined arms tactics and tailors force to meet demands of the mission

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the primary mission of the infantry regiment?

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locate, close with, and destroy the enemey by fire and maneuver or to repel his assault by fire and close combat

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13
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what does the infantry regiment consist of

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  • Headquarters Co.

- 2 or more infantry battalions

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14
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how many people are there in an infantry regiment

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3400

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15
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what are infantry battalions

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the basic tactical unit with which the regiment accomplish its mission

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what does the regiment company consist of

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regimental headquarters and reconnaissance platoon

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17
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when a regiment is combined with other combat support and CSS units what does it become

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Regimental landing team

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what is the basic means of mobility for a regement

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by foot, supplements with small lightweight vehicles

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19
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within a rifle co. what does a fire team leader carry

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M16A4 or M4 and M203

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within a rifle co. what does a squad automatic rifleman carry

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M249 (SAW)

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within a rifle co. what do all other rifleman carry

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M16A4 or M4

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22
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within a rifle co. machine gun section how many and what type of machine guns do they have

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6, M240G

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23
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within a rifle co. a mortar section has how many mortars and what type

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3, M224 60mm Mortar

24
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within a rifle co. an assault section has how many and what type of weapons

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6, MK153 83mm shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapons

25
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within a weapons co. the mortar platoon has how many mortars and what type

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8, M252 81mm mortars

26
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within a weapons co. the antiarmor platoon has how many and what type of weapons

A

12, m47 Dragons

27
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the TOW section has how many TOW weapon systems

A

8

28
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the weapons co. heavy machine gun PLT has what weapon systems and how many of each

A

M2 .50 cal machine gun
MK19 40mm grande machine gun
6 of each

29
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the mission of the rifle squad is?

A

to locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver or repel his assault by fire and close combat

30
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the rifle squad has how many fire teams, built around who and led by a

A

3 fire teams
built around an automatic weapon
led by a fire team leader

31
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whos orders does the squad leader carry out

A

platoon commanders

32
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what is the squad leader responsible for

DWAT

A

Discipline
welfare
appearance
training

33
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in combat what is the squad leader responsible for

A

tactical employment
discipline
fire control
maneuver

34
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where does the squad leader position himself in combat

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where he can best carry out the orders of the platoon commander and where he can observe and control the squad.

35
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who serves as the assistant squad leader

A

the senior fire team leader

36
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whos orders does the fire team leader carry out

A

the squad leaders

37
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where does the fire team leader position himself in combat

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where he can best observe and control the fire team usually in close proximity of the automatic rifleman

38
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what is an additional duty of the fireteam leader

A

grenadier

39
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whos orders does the automatic rifleman carry out

A

fireteam leader

40
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what is the automatic rifleman responsible for

A

effective employment of the automatic weapon

41
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what are the 3 types of fighting positions

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Primary fighting position
alternate fighting position
supplementary fighting position

42
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what is the purpose of the primary fighting position

A

maximum fields of fire

43
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what is the purpose of the alternate fighting position

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used by crew-served weapon systems

located in a manner to still be able to be employed if the primary fighting position become compromised

44
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what is the purpose of the supplementary fighting position

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are prepared to guard against attack from driction other than which the main attack is expected

45
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what does FPF stand for

A

Final Protective fires

46
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what are the 5 types of patrols (RACES)

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raid 
ambush
contact 
economy of force 
security
47
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what is a raid patrol

A

destroy or capture enemy personal, equipment, installation or free personnel

48
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what is a contact patrol

A

establish or maintain contact with friendly or enemy forces

49
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what is an ambush patrol

A

conduct ambushes of the enemy forces

50
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what is the economy of force patrol

A

perform limited objective missions

51
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what is a security patrol

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detect kill or capture the enemy infiltrators and protect against surprise attack.

52
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what is a check point

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a predetermined point on the ground to control movement

53
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what is a rally point

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an easily identifiable point on the ground where a patrol can reassemble or reorganize

54
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what are the three types of rally points

A

initial
en route
objective

55
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what is the distance for a close ambush

A

within 50 meters

56
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what is the distance for a far ambush

A

beyond 50 meters

FMF (ME) (10 decks)

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