SUT II Flashcards
(42 cards)
SOF Attributes (PRACTICE)
Professionalism
Personal Responsibility
Adaptability
Capability
Team Player
Integrity
Courage
Perseverance
PINPOINT
Pinpoint the objective and its suitability
ID left, right and center of the kill zone
No obstacles to LOA
Point out two claymore trees
Observe clear fields of fire
Identify support then assault positions
No dead space
Travel to ID security spots
TLPs
1.) Receive the mission
2.) Issue the Warno
3.) Make a tentative plan
4.) Initiate movement
5.) Conduct recon
6.) Complete the plan
7.) Issue the order
8.) Supervise and refine
5 Paragraphs of an OPORD
1.) Situation
2.) Mission
3.) Execution
4.) Sustainment
5.) Mission/Command
5 Principles of Patrolling
1.) Planning
2.) Recon
3.) Security
4.) Control
5.) Common Sense
3 Types of combat patrolls
1.) Ambush
2.) Raid
3.) Security
EWAC
Engagement
Withdrawal
Compromise
5’s & T
Search
Silence
Segregate
Safeguard
Speed to the rear
Tag
GATE (Recon)
Gather intel
Avoid detection
Task org
Employ security
VWCPT
Visibility
Wind
Cloud Cover
Precipitation
Temperature
5 C’s (SSE)
Confirm
Clear
Cordon
Control
Call
OAKOC
Observations and fields of fire
Avenues of approach
Key terrain
Obstacles
Cover and concealment
GOTWA
Going
Others
What
Actions on contact
Definition of an ambush
A surprise attack from a concealed location on a halted or temporarily halted target IOT kill/capture personnel or equipment
Definition of a raid
A surprise attack which involves a swift entry into hostile territory to destroy instillations, gather intel, liberate prisoners, and/or kill/capture personnel with a planned withdrawal
What is a battle drill?
A collective action rapidly executed without applying a deliberate decision making process
What is leadership?
Influencing people by providing purpose, motivation and direction while operating to accomplish the mission and improve organization
2 Ambush categories
1.) Hasty
2.) Deliberate
Ambush formations
1.) Linear
2.) L-Shaped
3.) V-Shaped
Fundamentals of an ambush
Speed and surprise
Violence of action
Coordinated fires
Fundamentals of a raid
Speed and surprise
Violence of action
Coordinated fires
Planned withdrawal
METT-TC
Mission
Enemy
Troops
Time
Terrain
Civilian considerations
3 Principles of leadership
Be
Know
Do
SOSRA
Suppress
Obscure
Secure
Reduce
Assault
