UW Test

Question 1

Define Unconventional Warfare

Answer 1

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 (JP 3-05)

Question 2

Traditional Warfare

Answer 2

Traditional warfare typically involves force-on-force military Operations in which adversaries employ a variety of conventional forces and SOF against each other in all physical domains, as well as the information environment (which includes cyberspace) (ATP 3-18.1)

Question 3

Irregular Warfare

Answer 3

In irregular warfare, a less powerful adversary seeks to disrupt or negate the military capabilities and advantages of a more powerful military force, which serves that nation’s established government. UW is a form of irregular warfare. (ATP 3-18.1)

Question 4

Guerrilla Warfare

Answer 4

Military and Paramilitary operations conducted in enemy-held or hostile territory by irregular, predominantly indigenous, forces (ATP 3-18.1)

Question 5

Resistance Movement

Answer 5

An organized effort by some portion of the civil population of a country to resist the legally established government or occupying power and disrupt civil order and stability (JP 3-05)

Question 6

Subversion

Answer 6

Actions designed to undermine the military, economic, psychological, or political strength or morale of a governing authority, (JP 3-24)

Question 7

Denied Area

Answer 7

An area under enemy or unfriendly control in which friendly forces cannot expect to operate successfully within existing operational constraints and force capabilities (JP 3-05)

Question 8

Clandestine Operation

Answer 8

An operation sponsored or conducted by governmental departments or agencies in such a way as to assure secrecy or concealment (of the operation) (JP 3-05.1)

Question 9

Covert Operation

Answer 9

An operation that is so planned and executed as to conceal the identity of or permit plausible denial by the sponsor (JP 3-05).

Question 10

Area Command

Answer 10

In unconventional warfare, the irregular organizational structure established within an unconventional warfare operational area to command and control irregular forces advised by army special forces (ATP 3-05)

Question 11

Insurgency

Answer 11

The organized use of subversion and violence by a group or a movement that seeks to overthrow or force change of a governing authority. Insurgency can also refer to the group itself.

Question 12

Describe Accompanying Supply

Answer 12

The supplies an SFOD-A takes with them into the JSOA at the time of infiltration. The ODA prepares and rigs accompanying supplies for delivery to include packaging and load consideration for transportation prior to infil. Supplies may be cached following infiltration.
Considerations: Capabilities of G-Forces, enemy capabilities and situation, method of infil, requirements for SERE, available resource in the JSOA, size and capability of the reception committee, requirements for sustaining operations pending receipt of an automatic resupply.

Question 13

Describe External Supply

Answer 13

Resupply planned in isolation to be delivered after infiltration at a coordinated location and time.
Types: 1) Automatic 2) Emergency 3) On Call / Routine
Requirements upon delivery: Receive, transport, store, secure

Question 14

(T/F) SOCOM UW capabilities satisfy GCC campaign requirements through provision of SF support to resistance movements through denied and uncertain environments

Answer 14

TRUE

Question 15

(T/F) UW is a national strategic political military tool, under certain circumstances UW may provide the only usable option that the US may achieve its objective.

Answer 15

TRUE

Question 16

(T/F) According to additional protocol 1 in the Geneva conventions, under no circumstances are US personnel allowed to wear enemy uniforms while conducting UW

Answer 16

True??

Question 17

(T/F) Pilot team operations must be conducted prior to the decision to conduct UW

Answer 17

False

Question 18

Describe all 7 phases of UW

Answer 18

Preparation: preisolation mission preparation, deliberate mission planning during isolation, and post approval or preinfil mission preparation
Initial Contact: Higher directed contact plan, Asset debriefing (provide detachment with timely information) Feasibility assessment
Infiltration: Movement into a denied area to link-up with a designated resistance. Initial and principle assessments
Organization: Confirm agreed upon USG and resistance partner objectives, develop the JSOA, Identify structure and functions, assess, develop, basic command, basic organizational structure, basic support structure, critical cadres
Buildup: Expansion in all resistance structures and functions while remaining undetected
Employment: the point where the resistance is developed enough to cross the threshold of violence or activity. At this point, the resistance is ready to complete its objectives.
Transition: When resistance meets its objectives and need to transition into society with the newly established government or participate in what the accomplishments to aspire change.

Question 19

Pilot team Mission / Purpose

Answer 19

A deliberately structured composite organization comprised of Army Special Forces personnel likely augmented by interagency personnel, designed to infiltrate a designated area to conduct sensitive preparation of the environment activities and assess the potential to conduct unconventional warfare in support of U.S. objectives

Two Roles:
Feasibility assessment team or Vanguard Team for a larger planned force

Question 20

When advising the resistance leadership, what are some factors to be considered by the SF commander?

Answer 20

1) Effectiveness of existing resistance organization
2) Extent of cooperation between the resistance organization and local population
3) Level of hostile activity and security measures
4) Political boundaries, natural terrain features, potential targets, and population density of the operational environment
5) Religious, ethnic, political, and ideological differences among elements of the population and competing resistance organizations
6) Proposed type and scope of combat operations
7) Degree of US influence with the resistance organization

Question 21

Which phase of UW is thought to be the most difficult and why?

Answer 21

Transition:

Question 22

What other ARSOF unit is specially trained to assist a newly in power regime to establish an administration to provide public security to its populace?

Answer 22

Civil Affairs

Question 23

What are the two main considerations for communications planning in a UW environment?

Answer 23

Means of delivery and Content

Question 24

Define / Describe Area Complex

Answer 24

A clandestine, dispersed network of facilities to support resistance activities in a given area designed t achieve security, control, dispersion, and flexibility. It is in a contested territory and represents the insurgents area of operations. Provides insurgent forces with a measure of freedom of movement and support. It must include a security system, guerrilla bases, communications, logistics, medical facilities, and a series of networks capable of moving personnel and supplies