1st PLT, Week 2

Question 1

Which ADRP covers Operations? (formerly Unified Land Operations)

Answer 1

ADRP 3-0 (JP 3-0)

Question 2

ROMO

Answer 2

Range of Military Operations (conflict continuum) Offense, Defense, Stability, DSCA

Question 3

Define Unified Land Operations

Answer 3

Seize, retain, and exploit the initiative to gain and maintain position of relative advantage in sustained land operations IOT create the conditions for favorable conflict resolution executed through decisive action (offense, defense, stability, DSCA) guided by mission command

Question 4

Stability operations vs. DSCA

Answer 4

Stability operations are outside the US and DSCA is inside the US

Question 5

Operational Art (!)

Answer 5

How Commanders balance risk and opportunity

Question 6

What publication covers Mission Command?

Answer 6

ADRP 6-0

Question 7

Tenants of Unified Land Operations

Answer 7

1. Flexibility
2. Lethality
3. Adaptability
4. Synchronization
5. Integration
6. Depth

Question 8

Foundations of ULO

Answer 8

Initiative Decisive Action Mission Command (Core competencies of combined arms maneuver and wide area security have been removed)

Question 9

Principles of Mission Command

Answer 9

1. Build a cohesive team
2. Create shared understanding
3. Provide clear CMDR’s intent
4. Exercise disciplined initiative
5. Use mission orders
6. Accept prudent risk

Question 10

Define Mission Command

Answer 10

The exercise of authority and direction by the commander using mission orders to enable disciplined initiative within the cmdr’s intent to empower agile and adaptive leaders in the conduct of operations

Question 11

Cognitive Hierarchy

Question 12

What are the differences between Mission Command as a WfF and Mission Command Systems?

Answer 12

Systems relates to procedures and facilities

Question 13

Two types of control

Answer 13

Positive Control: Active command presence

Procedural control: SOPs, policies and procedures, mission orders

Question 14

Who drives the operations process?

Answer 14

The commander

Question 15

What are the six WfF?

Answer 15

1. Mission Command
2. Movement and manuever
3. Fires
4. Intelligence
5. Sustainement
6. Protection

Question 16

Operations process tasks

Answer 16

Commander:

1. Drives the ops process
2. Develops teams
3. Informs and influences audience

Staff

1. Conduct the ops process (plan, prepare, execute, assess)
2. knowledge and information management
3. Synch information related capabilities
4. Conduct cyber electromagnetic activities

Additional

1. Military deception
2. civil affairs
3. install/operate/maintain network
4. info protection
5. Airspace control

Question 17

Describe the CDR’s role in the operation

Answer 17

Lead

Understand, visualize, describe, direct

supported by running estimates

Assess

Question 18

Mission Command System

Answer 18

1. Personnel
2. Information systems
3. Facilites and equipment
4. networks
5. Processes and procedures

Question 19

Mission Command Warfighting Function

Answer 19

Question 20

Define Operational Art

Answer 20

…is how commanders balance risk and opportunity to create and maintain the conditions necessary to seize, retain, and exploit the initiative and gain a position of relative advantage while linking tactical actions to reach a strategic objective.

Question 21

Draw the Cognitive Hierarcy

Answer 21

Understanding

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Knowledge

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Information

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Data

(we process data, inforation is turned into knowedge through cognition, judgement is applied to knowledge which achieves understanding)

Question 22

Army’s Operational Variables

Answer 22

PMESII-PT

Political

Military

Economic

Social

Information

Infrastructure

Physical environment

Time

Question 23

Cultural Variables

Answer 23

VBBN

1. Values
2. Beliefs
3. Bahaviors
4. Norms

Question 24

Mission Command Philosophy

Answer 24

Mission Command is the exercise of authority and direction by the commander using mission orders to enable disciplined initiative within the commander’s intent to empower agile and adaptive leaders in the conduct of unified land operations.

Question 25

Mission Command Warfighting Function

Answer 25

Mission command is the group of tasks and systems (people, organizations, information, and processes) united by a common purpose that commanders use to accomplish missions and training objectives.

Question 26

Mission Command System.

Answer 26

The arrangement of personnel, networks, information systems, processes, procedures, _facilities and equipment_ that enable commanders to conduct operations.