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What are the TSOC

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Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAF)
Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR)
Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT)
Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC)
Special Operations Command Korea (SOCKOR)
Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH)
Special Operations Command North (SOCNORTH)

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What are the Functional Combatant Commands (FCC)

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CYBER Command (CYBERCOM)
Strategic Command (STATCOM)
Transportation Command (TRANSCOM)
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)
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What are the Geographic Combatant Commands (GCC)?

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Africa Command (AFRICOM)
Central Command (CENTCOM)
European Command (EUCOM)
Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM)
Northern Command (NORTHCOM)
Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)
Space Command (SPACECOM)
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Describe The Emerging Operational Environment

(War in the 21st Century)

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Irregular Warfare.

China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are employing coercive and subversive methods to create instability and internal chaos.

Threatening international norms, to confuse the public opinion, paralyze political decision making, subvert legal frameworks, and avoid crossing the threshold of military response.

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Describe Unconventional Warfare

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Activities conducted to enable a resistance movement or insurgency to coerce, disrupt, or overthrow a government or occupying power by operating through or with an Underground, Auxiliary, and Guerrilla Force in a denied area.

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What are activities conducted to enable a resistance movement or insurgency to coerce, disrupt, or overthrow a government or occupying power by operating through or with an Underground, Auxiliary, and Guerrilla Force in a denied area.

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Unconventional Warfare

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What is Not a primary function of DOD?

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Promoting peace and stability in areas of violence or instability is not a primary function of DOD.

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What are Weapons of Mass Destruction?

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Chemical, Biological, Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) weapons

Capable of a high order of destruction or causing mass casualties,

Excluding the means of Delivery System

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What are the Three types of Preparation of the Environment

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Operational Preparation of the Environment (OPE)
Advance Force Operations (AFE)
Intelligence Operations (IO)

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Describe Preparation of the Environment (PE)

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An umbrella term used for operations and activities conducted by selectively trained Special Operations Forces to develop an environment for potential future special operations

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Describe Preparation of the Environment (PE)

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An umbrella term used for operations and activities conducted bu selectively trained Special Operations Forces to develop an environment for potential future special operations

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Where is PE in Special Warfare and Surgical Strike

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Preparation of the Environment falls under both; Special Warfare and Surgical Strike

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What Special Forces Capabilities fall under Special Warfare?

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Unconventional Warfare (UW)
Foreign Internal Defense (FID)
Counterinsurgency
Security Force Assistance (SFA)

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What Special Forces Capabilities fall under Surgical Strike

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Special Reconnaissance (SR)
Direct Action (DA)
Counterterrorism (CT)
Counterprofileration

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Describe CounterProliferation (CP)

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Actions taken to reduce the risks of WMD to the United States, Allies, and Partners

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Describe Counterterrorism (CT)

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Actions taken directly against Terrorist Networks

Indirectly influences and renders environments inhospitable to Terrorist Networks

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Describe Direct Action (DA)

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Short Duration Strikes and other small-scale offensive actions,

Conducted as a special operation in hostile, denied, or diplomatically sensitive environments

Which employ specialized military capabilities to Seize, Destroy, Capture, Exploit, Recover, or Damage designated targets

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Describe Special Reconnaissance

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Special Operation conducted hostile, denied, or sensitive environment

To collect or verify strategic/operational information.

By specially trained units, utilizing capabilities not found in conventional forces

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Three types of FID

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Indirect Support

Direct Support

U.S. Combat Operations

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Describe Counter Insurgency

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Comprehensive Civilian and Military efforts taken to defeat an insurgency

(address any Core Grievances)

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Describe Foreign Internal Defense (FID)

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Actions taken to empower Host Nation Government to free and protect its society from Subversion, Lawlessness, Insurgency, Terrorism, and other threats to is security

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Describe Security Force Assistance (SFA)

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Actions taken to enable Host Nation capabilities to not only defend within, but defend against outside threats and support coalition efforts.

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What is OTERA

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Organize
Train
Equip
Rebuild/Build
Advise

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Describe Low-Vis Operations

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Sensitive Operations conducted with Limited exposure of activities

Where Covert and Clandestine operations are either not necessary or not feasible.

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Covert
Action is Known, Actor is not, An operation that is so planned and executed as to Conceal the Identity of or permit Plausible Denial by the sponsor
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Clandestine
An operation Sponsored or Conducted by Governmental Departments or Agencies, in such a way as to Issue Secrecy or Concealment
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Four Pillars of ARSOF Capabilities
Indigenous Approach to Operations Precision Targeting Understanding and Wielding Influence Crisis Responses
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Unified Action
Synchronization, Coordination, and/or Integration, Activities of Governmental and Non-Governmental Entities Military Operations to achieve Unity of Effort.
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National Military Strategy
A Document Approved by the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff for distributing and applying Military Power; To attain National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy objectives
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Components of Combatant Campaign Plan
Contingency Plans Operations Plans Theater Distribution Posture Plans Country-Specific Security Cooperation Section
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Instruments of National Power
Diplomatic Informational Military Economic
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Deterrence
Deterrence helps prevent adversary action through the presentation of credible threat of counteraction.
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Functions of Army's Generating Force
Recruiting Training Mobilizing Demobilizing Equipping
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Range Of Military Operations (ROMO)
Major Operations and Campaigns, Crisis Response, Limited Contingency Operations // Military Engagement, Security Cooperation, Deterrence
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Components of JIIM
Joint Interagency Intergovernmental Organization Multinational Organization
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Three Levels of the Competition Continuum
Armed Conflict Competition Below Armed Conflict Cooperation
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How does SOCOM differ from other Combatant Commands?
It is Unique among the CCMDs in that it _performs Service-like Functions_, and _has Military Department-like responsibilities and authorities_
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Presidential Authorities
* Power to call into service State Units of National Guard, * Power to make Treaties with Senate approval * Responsible for nominating the heads of governmental departments, federal judges, Supreme Court justices. (Senate is charged with approving these nominations) * Issue Executive orders which have the force of law but do not have to be approved by congress. * Pardons for Federal Offenses * Convene Congress for Special Sessions * Veto Legislations (not line-item veto)/veto override by 2/3 congressional vote * Delivers State of the Union (annually)
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Operational Warfare
LINKS STRATEGY AND TACTICS by establishing operational objectives needed to achieve military end states (and strategic objectives).
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Strategy
Strategy is a prudent idea or set of ideas For employing the Instruments of National Power In a Synchronized and Integrated fashion to achieve Theater and Multinational Objectives
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Strategic Direction
The Strategy and Intent of the President, Secretary of Defense, and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff in pursuit of National Interests
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the Strategy and Intent of the President, Secretary of Defense, and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff in pursuit of National Interests
Strategic Direction
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Tactical Warfare
Tactical level of war is where Battles and Engagements are Planned and Executed to achieve Military objectives assigned to Tactical Units or Joint Task Forces
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Combatant Command Authority (COCOM)
Nontransferable Command Authority Cannot be delegated Assign Tasks Designate Objectives Give Authoritative Direction over all aspects of; Military Operations, Joint Training, Logistics
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What type of Command is Nontransferable Command Authority, Cannot be delegated, Assign Tasks, Designate Objectives, Give Authoritative Direction over all aspects of; Military Operations, Joint Training, Logistics
Combatant Command Authority (COCOM)
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Wars Power Resolution
President communicates to Congress the commitment of troops within 48 hours. Statute requires President to remove all troops after 60 days if Congress has not granted extension
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War and Defense Powers
Congress has power to; Declare War Raise and support armies Provide and maintain a Navy Organizem arm, discipline, and call forth a militia
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National Security Strategy (NSS)
A document approved by the President of the United States; For developing, applying and coordinating the Instruments of National Power; To achieve objectives that contribute to National Security
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Unified Command Plan (UCP)
Document approved by the President; Sets forth basic guidance to all Unified Combatant Commanders Establishes their Missions, Responsibilities, and Force Structure Delineates general geographical AOR for Geographic Combatant Commanders Specifies Functional Responsibilities for Functional Combatant Commanders
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Contingency Planning Guidance
Secretary of Defense written guidance, approved by the President, for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which focuses on Defense Planning Guidance, Is the principal source document for the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan. Also called CPG
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Tactical Control (TACON)
Command authority over forces that is limited to the detailed direction and control, of movements or maneuvers within the operational area.
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Combatant Commander Campaign Plan (CCMD)
Campaign plans align the command’s day-to-day activities with resources to achieve the CCMD’s objectives. A CCP has a five year planning horizon.
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Components of CCP
Theater assessment Posture plan Mission statement PLANORD EXORD COMPLAN Contingency plans
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Title 10
As directed by the SecDef, the Secretaries of the Military Departments (MilDeps), shall assign specified forces under their jurisdiction to unified and specified combatant commands or to the United States element of the North American Aerospace Defense Command to perform missions assigned to those commands. The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that such assignments are consistent with the force structure prescribed by the President for each combatant command.
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Joint Strategic Campaign Plan
Joint Strategic Campaign Plan provides military strategic and operational guidance to CCDRs, Service Chiefs, CSAs, and applicable DOD agencies for preparation of plans based on current military capabilities The Joint Strategic Campaign Plan is the primary document in which the CJCS carries out his statutory responsibility for providing unified strategic direction to the Armed Forces. The JSCP provides strategic and operational guidance to CCDRs, Service Chiefs, Combat Support Agencies (CSAs), and applicable DOD agencies for preparation of plans based on current military capabilities…In addition to communicating to the CCMDs’ specific planning guidance necessary for planning, the JSCP operationalizes the strategic vision described in the NMS and nests with the strategic direction delineated by the NSS.
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What are the Nine Special Forces Principle Tasks
Unconventional Warfare (UW) Foreign Internal Defense (FID) Counterinsurgency Security Force Assistance (SFA) Special Reconnaissance (SR) Direct Action (DA) Counterterrorism (CT) Counterprofileration
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What Two Documents are issued by the Office of Secretary of Defense
National Defense Strategy (NDS) Defense Planning Guide (DPG)
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Docutment Produced by the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff
National Military Strategy (NMS)
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Explain the Purpose of the Joint Strategic Campaign Plan
The JSCP operationalizes the strategic vision described in the NMS and nests with the strategic direction delineated by the NSS. The JSCP provides military strategic and operational guidance to CCDRs, Service Chiefs, Combat Support Agencies (CSAs), and applicable DOD agencies
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Permanent Statutory Authority for Armed Forces
Title 10

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