Civil Affairs Exam 3

Front 1

3 "Variables" to achieve a heightened understanding of the battlespace.

3 CPB variables used in the SAF methodology

Back 1

1) Understanding of the Operating Environment

2) Understanding of the Cultural Environment

3) Understanding of Instability/ Stabilit

Hint 1

O,C,I/S

Front 2

First Variable in order to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the battlespace (CPB)

Back 2

examine in a form of ASCOPE-PMESII

Hint 2

ASCOPE-PMESII

Front 3

Second Variable, to a 3chieve comprehensive understanding of the battlespace (CPB)

Back 3

Cultural Environment considerations applied to relevant from ASCOPE-PMESII

Hint 3

Cultural Environment

Front 4

Third Variable, in order to achieve comprehensive understanding of the battlespace (CPB)

Back 4

Instability/ Stability dynamics to examine relevant factors from the first two steps

Hint 4

Instability/Stability

Front 5

3 Stability Criteria Questions

(Activity Design Worksheet)

Back 5

1) Does this ACTIVITY increase support for the government?

2) Does the ACTIVITY DECREASE support for malign actors?

3) Does this ACTIVITY INCREASE INSTITUTIONAL and societal capacity and capability

Hint 5

Government, Malign Actors, and Societal Capacity???

Front 6

3 Instability Criteria Questions

(SOI/S Analysis Matrix)

Back 6

1) Does this ISSUE DECREASE support for the government?

2) Does this ISSUE INCREASE support for malign actors?

3) Does the issue DISRUPT the normal function SOCIETY?

Hint 6

ISSUE DECREASE, ISSUE INCREASE, DISRUPT

Front 7

Priority Grievance as it relates to Stability Assessment Framework

Back 7

An issue that a significant percentage of locals - not outside experts - identify as a priority for there community.

Hint 7

(The guy in Kabul for Kabul not the guy from Bagram)

Front 8

What is TCS?

Back 8

Designed to facilitate discussions with locals and to identify local causes (Instability) during initial civil engagement

Hint 8

(Tactical Conflict Survey)

Front 9

4 Tactical Conflict Survey (TCS) Questions

(Instability)

Back 9

1) Has the population in your village changed in the last year?

2) What is the most important problem facing the village?

3) Who do you believe can solve your problems?

4) What should be done first to help the village

Hint 9

Population Change, Internal Problems, Problem Solver, and Priority

Front 10

3 levels of Monitoring and Evaluation during the execution phase

Back 10

1) Measures of Performance (MOP)

2) Measures of Effect (MOE)

3) Overall Stability

Hint 10

MOP, MOE, Overall Stability

Front 11

Measures of Performance (MOP)

Back 11

1) Tracks the accomplishment of an activity

2) Answers: "Is there progress?"

3) MOP is monitored during the implementation of an activity until it is completed.

Front 12

What is FHA?

Back 12

Foreign Humanitarian Assistance (FHA):

1) Activities conducted outside the USA

2) To directly relieve or reduce human suffering, disease, hunger, or privation

Hint 12

OUTSIDE CONUS & REDUCE HUMAN SUFFERING

Front 13

Types of FHA Programs

Back 13

1) Disaster Relief Missions

2) Technical Assistance & Support Functions

3) Foreign Consequence Management Operations (FCM)

Hint 13

DRM, TASF, and FCM or DTF

Front 14

Disaster Relief Missions

Back 14

1) DoD Directive driven

2) Prompt aid that can be used to alleviate the suffering of disaster victims

Hint 14

DODD

Front 15

Technical Assistance and Support Functions

Back 15

1) Short-Term Tasks

2) Generally include comm restoration, relief supply management, and provision of emergency medical care, humanitarian dimining, and High-yield explosives attack

Hint 15

Short-Term

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Foreign Consequence Management Operations (FCM)

Back 16

1) Provided by US Gov. to the HN

2) Mitigate effects on:

• NBC
• High-Yield Explosives Attack
• Restore essential government service

Front 17

Civl Affairs role in FCM

Back 17

1) Assist in restoration of HN Gov services

2) Assist with protection of HN public health and safety

3) Assist w/ emergency relief to HN Gov.

4) Ident and Assess the threat to HAZMAT

5) Provide consultation to HN decision makers

Front 18

3 Categories of Disaster

Back 18

1) Slow Onset

2) Rapid Onset

3) Complex Onset

Hint 18

SRC

Front 19

Slow Onset

Back 19

1) Gradual decay of order over relatively long periods of time.

Drought = Crop Failures

Hint 19

Slow = Gradual

Front 20

Rapid Onset

Back 20

1) SUDDEN, natural events such as hurricanes, typhoons, floods, tsunami, earthquakes, or volcanic eruption

2) Can also be cause by human related catasthrophies:

• Terrorism
• Sabotage
• Industrial Accidents

Hint 20

Rapid = Sudden

Front 21

Complex Onset

Back 21

1) UN Definition: Humanitarian crisis where there is total or considerable breakdown of authority whether it's internal/external

2) USAID: A natural or manmade disaster w/ economic, social, and political dimensions

Front 22

Common characteristic of a Complex Emergency

Back 22

1) Number of civilian casualties

2) Serious political or conflict related impediments

3) Inability to pursue socioeconomic activities

4) International and crossbred operations

Front 23

3 FHA Operational Environments

Back 23

1) Permissive

2) Uncertain

3) Hostile

Hint 23

PUH

Front 24

Permissive

(FHA Operational Environment)

Back 24

1) HN and and LEO agencies have control and the intent and capability to assist FHA operations

Hint 24

Control an Capability for FHA Ops

Front 25

Uncertain

(FHA Operational Environment)

Back 25

1) HN OPPOSE or RECEPTIVE to operations

2) DO NOT have totally effective control of the territory and population w/in the intended AO

Front 26

Hostile

(FHA Operational Environment)

Back 26

1) Hostile forces have control, intent, and capability to affect OPS

2) Must be prepared to engage a full range of FORCEPRO contingencies

Front 27

Legal Sources of Funding for FHA Ops

Back 27

1) Title 10 USC: DoD Authority to conduct Humanitarian Ops

2)Title 22 USC: Foreign Aid and Security Assistance Programs

Hint 27

10 & 22

Front 28

Section 401, Title 10 USC

(FHA Funding)

Back 28

1) Humanitarian and Civic Assistance (HCA)

• Provides authority to use O&M funds to conduct HCA

Front 29

Section 402, Title 10 USC

(FHA Funding)

Back 29

1) Denton Amendment

• Legal means to transport private cargo "usually NGO's" at no cost to the provider of humanitarian supplies

Front 30

Section 407, Title 10 USC

(FHA Funding)

Back 30

1) Humanitarian Mine Action

• Education and Assistance

Hint 30

Mine

Front 31

Section 2561, Title 10 USC

(FHA Funding)

Back 31

1) Funds for transportation of humanitarian relief and for other humanitarian purpose worldwide

• "other" allows DoD to carry out broader, more extensive HA projects

Hint 31

Other

Front 32

Elements of a successful transition

Back 32

1) DURABLE and SUSTAINABLE

2) Must involve extensive international and interagency coordination FROM THE BEGINNING in order to ensure a successful transition

Front 33

Arts, Monuments, and Archives (AMA) Agencies

Back 33

1) United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization

2) US Committee of the Blue Shield

3) Combatant Commander's Cultural Heritage Action Group

4) Defense Intelligence Agency

Front 34

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization

Back 34

1) Developed after WWII

2) To rebuild education system in war torn countries

Hint 34

Education

Front 35

US Committee of the Blue Shield

Back 35

1) Modeled after Hague Convention

2) Acts like the Red Cross for cultural property

Front 36

Combatant Commander's Cultural Heritage Action Group

Back 36

1) Identifies cultural significance w/in a COCOM

Front 37

Defense Intelligence Agency

for AMA purpose

Back 37

1) Identifying cultural property in an area of operation

2) Difficult to access

Front 38

Legal imperatives that guide DoD considerations for AMA

Back 38

1) Roerich Pact

2) Geneva Convention Art. 33

3) Geneva Convention Art. 53

4) Hague Convention and Protocol for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

5) National Historic Preservation Act, Public Law 89-665

Hint 38

RGGHN

Front 39

Roerich Pact

Back 39

1) First attempt to preserve cultural sites and objects

2) Signed in 1936 by the US

Hint 39

First Attempt

Front 40

Geneva Convention Art. 33

Back 40

Pillaging is prohibited

Hint 40

Pillaging

Front 41

Geneva Convention Art. 53

Back 41

1) Any destruction by the occupying power is prohibited except where such destruction is rendered absolutely necessary by military operations

Hint 41

Absolute necessary...

Front 42

Hague Convention and Protocol for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

Back 42

1) Ratified the Hague Convention of 1954 (in 2009)

2) The convention is now a US Code

3) Forbids theft, pillaging, requisitioning, or even moving of cultural property

Front 43

National Historic Preservation Act, Public Law 89-665

Back 43

1) Protection of cultural heritage during federal undertakings

Front 44

Civil Affairs AMA Responsibilities

Back 44

1) Planning

2) Key Leader Engagement

3) Documentation

4) Imminent Destruction

5) Protection

Hint 44

PKDIP

Front 45

Public Affairs Capabilities Organic to the Media

Back 45

1) Public Affairs Officer

2) Public Affairs Guidance

Hint 45

Officer & Guidance

Front 46

Public Affairs Officer (PAO)

Back 46

1) Trained to advise commanders on public affairs

2) Most have attended the Defense Information School

Front 47

Public Affairs Guidance (PAG)

Back 47

Normally a packet if information or messages to support the public discussion of defense issues and operations

Front 48

At a minimum, the PAG should include...

Back 48

1) Classification

2) Approach

3) Public statement

4) Questions and answers

5) Points of contact

Front 49

Classification in PAG

Back 49

All PAGS should indicate a security classification

Front 50

Approach in PAG

Back 50

1) Active Approach: efforts made to stimulate public or news media interest

2) Passive Approach: No action is taken to generate news media and/or public interest

Hint 50

Active or Passive

Front 51

Public Statement in PAG

Back 51

Explains the issue, event, or exercise. The statement should be for public release in an active public affairs approach

Front 52

Questions and Answers in PAG

Back 52

The PAG should should contain a list of proposed and/or approved questions and answers to enable the user to respond to the majority of the anticipated questions

Front 53

Points of Contact in PAG

Back 53

The PAG should include the name of the originator of PAG and all points of contact (POC)

Hint 53

POC

Front 54

Releasable and Non-Releasable Information

Back 54

DoD principles of information are summarized as maximum disclosure-minimum delay. Ensures credibility of the PAO program

Front 55

Examples of Releasable Information

Back 55

1) Equipment figures and approximate friendly force strength

2) Prisoner of War and Casualty Figures

3) Allied participation by type

4) Named of installation and assigned units

5) Names and hometowns of US military personnel

Front 56

Selection Criteria for an Interpreter

Back 56

1) Native Speaker

2) Social Status

3) English Fluency

4) Intellect

5) Technical Ability

7) Reliability

8) Loyalty

9) Gender, Age, and Race

10) Compatibility

Front 57

Native Speaker

(Interpreter)

Back 57

1) Should be a native speaker of a socially or geographically determined dialect

Front 58

Social Status

(Interpreter)

Back 58

1) An interpreter may be limited in his effectiveness with a target audience if his social standing is considerably lower than that of the audience

Hint 58

Social Standing

Front 59

English Fluency

(Interpreter)

Back 59

1) Communication must be fluid with comprehension is important for both parties

2) Must be able to convey the information expressed by the interview

Front 60

Intellect

(Interpreter)

Back 60

1) Should be quick, alert, and responsive to changing conditions and situation

Front 61

Technically Ability

(Interpreter)

Back 61

1) You may need someone with technical training or expertise

Front 62

Reliability

(Interpreter)

Back 62

Must be reliable

Punctuality, work ethic, etc.

Front 63

Loyalty

(Interpreter)

Back 63

Be careful someone who may have ulterior motives or a hidden agenda

Front 64

Gender, Age, and Race

(Interpreter)

Back 64

This aspects will be dependent on where you are conducting CMO

Front 65

Compatibility

(Interpreter)

Back 65

1) Team Work

2) Look for compatibility traits and strive for a harmonious working relationship

Front 66

CMOC by Definition

Back 66

The operations and support element of the CA unit as well as the mechanism for the coordination of CMO

Front 67

Functions of a CMOC

Back 67

1) Providing INTERAGENCY partners for CMO

2)Facilitate & collaborate CMO w/ JOINT, Coalition, UN, or HN

3) Assist transfer of authority in CMO transition

4) Act as a CLEARINGHOUSE for all CMO request from MAGTF

5) Provide AGENCY POC, Area Study, overlays, capability list, etc.

Front 68

Key Financial Roles

Back 68

1) Contracting Officer

2) Contracting Officer Representative

3) Field Ordering Officer

4) Disbursing Officer

5) Pay Agen

Hint 68

KO, COR, FOO, DO, PA

Front 69

NEGOTIATION

Back 69

The process of communicating back and fort to reach joint agreement about differing needs or ideas

Front 70

Negotiation Concept

Back 70

1) 2 sided conversation

2) Exercise in persuasion

3) Study Alternatives to negotiating agreement

4) Be attuned to cultural differences and factors

Front 71

MEDIATION

Back 71

A conflict settlement where decisions are made by the disputing parties with the assistance of a neutral party

Front 72

Mediation Factors

(To leverage the mediation process)

Back 72

1) Identify the decision makers

2) Use and Exploit the media during and after

3) Maintain secrecy and confidentiality

4) Recognize political and military parties

5) Use interpreters and translators

Front 73

ARBITRATION

Back 73

Conflict resolution method where a neutral party makes the final decision

Front 74

2 Forms of Arbitration

Back 74

1) Binding

2) Non-Binding

Hint 74

B or Non-B

Front 75

BATNA

Back 75

Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement

Front 76

BATNA is....

Back 76

The course of action that will be followed if a negotiated settlement is not agreed upon

(Win/Win or Get something rather than Nothing)