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Front 1

Identify this LOAC Principle:
Permits the application of only that degree of regulated force required for the partial or complete submission of the enemy with the least expenditure of life, time and physical resources. Limited to military objectives – any object which by its nature, location, purpose, or use makes an effective contribution to military action and whose total or partial destruction, capture, or neutralization offers a definite military advantage.

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Military Necessity

Front 2

Identify this LOAC Principle:
Requirement to distinguish between military objectives and civilian objects – places of worship, schools, hospitals, and dwellings. Civilian objects lose protected status if determined to make an effective contribution to military action. If in doubt, assume civilian object is not used for military purposes. No intentional attacks on civilians or employment of methods or means which would cause excessive collateral civilian casualties. Defender has obligation to separate civilians and civilian objects from military targets.

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Distinction

Front 3

Identify this LOAC Principle:
Military operation planners must take into consideration the extent of civilian destruction and probable casualties which will result and seek to avoid or minimize such casualties and destruction. Civilian losses must be proportionate to the military advantages sought. Does not apply to military facilities and forces, which are legitimate targets. Damages and casualties must be consistent with mission accomplishment and allowable risk to attacking force.

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Proportionality

Front 4

Identify this LOAC Principle:
Prohibits the employment of any kind or degree of force not necessary for the purposes of war. Unlawful weapons – either prohibited by international law or those that cause unnecessary suffering – poisons, bullets that expand or flatten, fragmenting weapons, indiscriminate weapons (biological, bacteriological, not controllable, and chemical). Lawful – Incendiary, nuclear (unless it violates a treaty), shotguns and silencer, landmines. Unlawful use of lawful weapons – using rifles to shoot POWs, using a/c to strafe civilians, firing on shipwrecked mariners or downed aircrews.

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Humanity

Front 5

Identify this LOAC Principle:
Waging of war in accordance with well recognized formalities and courtesies. Permits lawful ruses: camouflage, false radio signals, mock troop movements, etc. Forbids treacherous acts (perfidy): Misuse of internationally-recognized symbols or status to take unfair advantage of the enemy – false surrender, AAA on hospitals.

Back 5

Chivalry

Front 6

Identify the 2 main organizational components of a WOC.

Back 6

Battle Management Center
Survival Recovery Center

Front 7

What is the purpose of the Battle Management Center?

Back 7

Provides Direction:
- Crisis
- Contingency
- Combat Operations
Provides:
- Command and Control
- Reporting
- Threat Warnings

Front 8

What is the purpose of the Survival Recovery Center?

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Nerve center for:
- Airbase ground ops
- Attack protection
- Recovery ops
- Handles crises
- Recommending Course of Action (COA)
Implements:
- Tactical Plans
- Contingency Response

Front 9

Identify the three essential air components of airpower needed to provide sustained airpower.

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Aircrew
Aircraft
Airfield

Front 10

Identify the supporting elements that enable the essential air components to launch and recover airpower combat sorties.

Back 10

Purpose, Planning, Procedures
Parts, POL, and Payload
Surfaces, Security, and Services
PEOPLE (includes airmen and the supporting civilians and contractors)

Front 11

Define unit type code (UTC).

Back 11

a) Capability focused upon accomplishment of a specific mission the USAF provides.
b) 5 character alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies each type unit of the Armed Forces (often referred as “force package”)
c) Can consist of manpower only, equipment only or both.

Front 12

Identify the role of the UTC (Unit Type Code).

Back 12

- Strengthen the AEF as building blocks to powerful Air Expeditionary Wings (AEW), Groups (AEG’s) and Squadrons (AES)
- Correct reporting of wing capabilities is paramount
- Assist CC in managing and monitoring readiness of unit

Front 13

Identify the reasons why the U.S. engaged in OIF.

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a. Fear that Iraq had WMD
b. UN Security Breaches by Iraq
c. Iraq posed a threat to the region
d. We told Saddam’s regime to leave and they didn’t

Front 14

The following are an example of what?

NATO
UN
Organization of American States
African Union

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Intergovernmental Organizations (IGO)

Front 15

Define the AOC as a weapon system.

Back 15

The AOC provides operational-level C2 of air and space forces as the focal point for planning, directing, executing, and assessing air and space operations in support of the C/JFC’s OPLAN.

Front 16

Define interagency coordination.

Back 16

The coordination that occurs between agencies of the US Gov't (USG), including the DoD, for the purpose of accomplishing an objective.

Front 17

Define the concept of lead federal agency (LFA).

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Designated agency among the US Gov't agencies to coordinate interagency oversight of the day-to-day conduct of an ongoing operation. Lead agency chairs the interagency working group to coordinate policy related to a particular operation. LFA determines agenda, ensures cohesion among agencies and is responsible for implementing decisions.

Front 18

Define the concept of civil-military operations center (CMOC).

Back 18

Formed to:
- Carry out guidance and institute JFC decisions regarding CMO.
- Perform liason and coordination between military organizations and other agencies, depts, and organizations.
- Provide partnership forum for military and other participating organizations.
- Receive, validate, and coordinate requests for routine and emergency military support from IGOs and NGOs. Forward these requests to JF HQ for action.

Front 19

Define the concept of humanitarian operations center (HOC).

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During large-scale humanitarian assistance operations, if the magnitude of disaster is overwhelming for Host Nation (HN), the HN may want to establish a HOC to facilitate the coordination of int'l aid.

Front 20

Define the role of nongovernmental organizations (NGO).

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Do not operate within military, governmental, or IGO heirarchies. Relationship between NGOs and Armed Forces is neither supported nor supporting. NGOs are independent, diverse, flexible, grassroots- focused, primary relief providers. Because of their capability to respond quickly and effectively to crises, they can lessen the civil-military resources that a commander would otherwise have to devote to an operation.

Front 21

What document is produced by the President and presents the goals, objectives, and strategies to protect and strengthen the US? How often is this document produced?

Back 21

National Security Strategy (NSS)
Every 4 years.

Front 22

What two strategic planning documents are produced by the SecDef in response to the NSS? How often are these documents produced?

Back 22

National Defense Strategy (NDS)
Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR)
Both every 4 years.

Front 23

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff presents what document to Congress? How often?

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National Military Strategy
Every 2 years

Front 24

What document directs the development of the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan (JSCP) and joint operation plans?

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National Military Strategy

Front 25

What does the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan (JSCP) do?

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- Initiates contigency planning and tasks CCDRs to prepare contingency plans
- Links strategic planning w/ joint operation planning
- 3 Main Elements: Planning Tasks, Planning Assumptions, Apportioning forces and lift, such as airlift or sealift.
- Contains 14 Supplemental Instructions, each covering a functional area.

Front 26

Name the 3 stages of Contingency/Crisis Action Planning. Which stage does not occur in Contingency Planning?

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Situational Awareness
Planning
Execution (does not occur in Contingency Planning)

Front 27

What are the 4 contingency planning functions?

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Strategic Guidance
Concept Development
Plan Development
Plan Refinement

Front 28

What does the planning function "Strategic Guidance" take into consideration?

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Planning Tasks
Available Forces
Threat Assessment
Mission Analysis
Assumptions

Front 29

What does the planning function "Concept Development" take into consideration?

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Mission Analysis
COA Development
COA Analysis
COA Comparison
COA Approval

Front 30

What does the planning function "Plan Development" take into consideration?

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Force
Transportation
Deployment
Shortfalls

Front 31

What does the planning function "Plan Refinement" take into consideration?

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Plan Review
Plan Approval
Supporting Plans

Front 32

What are the three Contingency Planning products?

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OPLANS
CONPLANS
FUNCPLANS

Front 33

What is the Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES)?

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The principal system within DoD for translating policy decisions into plans and orders in support of national security objectives.

Front 34

When does Contingency Planning begin?

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Contingency planning begins with strategic guidance when a planning requirement is identified in a Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan (JSCP) or other planning directive.

Front 35

An OPLAN is developed for what kind of situation?

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- Critical to national security
- Indicates a specific threat
- Requires detailed prior planning to prepare for a contingency

Front 36

Identify each of Col Warden's five rings.

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Leadership - inner and most critical ring because it is enemy command structure.

Organic Essentials - 2nd ring, facilities or processes w/out which the state or org cannot maintain itself.

Infrastructure - 3rd ring, transportation and majority of state industry. More redundancy than organic essentials.

Population - 4th ring

Fighting Mechanism - 5th ring, only function is to protect inner rings or threaten those of an enemy.

Front 37

List the four components of the Dr. Strange model.

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Center of Gravity (CG)
Critical Capabilites (CC)
Critical Requirements (CR)
Critical Vulnerabilities (CV)

Front 38

Identify the following component of the Dr. Strange model.

Those inherent abilities enabling a center of gravity to function as such. Usually described as verbs, and are essentially what a CG can do.

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Critical Capabilities (CC)

Front 39

Identify the following component of the Dr. Strange model.

Critical requirements (or components thereof) which, if attacked, could achieve decisive or significant results disproportional to the military resources applied in the attack.

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Critical Vulnerabilities (CV)

Front 40

Identify the following component of the Dr. Strange model.

Primary sources of moral or physical strength, power and resistance. Usually described with nouns.

Back 40

Centers of Gravity (COG)

Front 41

State the reasons why the US intervened in the Persian Gulf following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.

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Kuwait had been invaded by an aggressive nation, capturing their people and 10% of the known oil reserves in the world which the US had a national interest in.

Front 42

List the key members of the US-led coalition developed after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.

Back 42

US
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Bahrain
Qatar
Oman
United Arab Emirates

Front 43

List the national objectives set forth by National Security Directive 54.

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1. Immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of all Iraqi forces from Kuwait
2. Restoration of Kuwait's legitimate gov't
3. Protection of the lives of American citizens abroad
4. Promotion of security and stability of the Persian Gulf

Front 44

Explain the transformation of the proposed INSTANT THUNDER into DESERT STORM.

Back 44

General Powell said that he couldn't recommend an "only air campaign" to the president and wanted to finish it with forces on the ground, thus creating DESERT STORM.

Front 45

Operation Unified Assistance (Tsunami) displayed which operational functions?

Back 45

C2
Airlift
Combat Support
Reconnaissance

Front 46

Operation Provide Promise (Ethnic Cleansing) displayed which operational functions?

Back 46

Airlift
Combat Support
Info Ops
Weather
Navigation and Positioning

Front 47

Operation JTF Katrina (hurricane) displayed which operational functions?

Back 47

CSAR
Airlift
Combat Support
Surveillance and Reconnaissance

Front 48

List the operational domains.

Back 48

Land
Sea
Air
Space
Virtual (information and cyber)
Human (cognitive, moral, and social)

Front 49

Identify the mission/role of the Army.

Back 49

Decisive component of land warfare, to support and defend the Constitution of the US, to fight and win the nation's wars and deter them. Ability to engage in decisive combat and seize enemy territory through forward presence, forward deployment and prompt, flexible response.

Front 50

What models a system by breaking it down into its component parts and then analyzing and describing the relationships (links) between those component parts?

Back 50

Nodal Analysis

Front 51

The TET/JGAT produce what document?

Back 51

JIPTL

Front 52

The Combat Plans Division is comprised of what four teams?

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TET/JGAT (Target Effects Team/ Joint Guidance, Apportionment, and Targeting)
MAAP (Master Air Attack Plan) Team
ATO/ACO Team
C2 Planning Team

Front 53

What division in the AOC is responsible for long range planning?

Back 53

Strategy Division

Front 54

What division in the AOC is responsible for near-term operations planning?

Back 54

Combat Plans Division

Front 55

What division in the AOC is responsible for developing detailed plans for the application of air resources based on JFACC approved guidance?

Back 55

Combat Plans Division

Front 56

What division of the AOC is responsible for monitoring and executing the current ATO?

Back 56

Combat Operations Division

Front 57

Which team produces the draft ATO, and how long prior to execution?

Back 57

MAAP team produces 2 copies of the MAAP (draft ATO) 48 hrs prior to execution.

Front 58

List 4 main contextual elements present in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Back 58

Leadership
International Relations
Politics
Public Opinion

Front 59

List 7 contextual elements present in Operation Allied Force.

Back 59

Politics- Blair-Clinton talks
International- Russia, China
Leadership- countries relationship with west
Sociocultural
Public opinion- civilian casualties
Environmental- harsh winter in the Balkans
Economics- Russia did not want to lose economic relation with west

Front 60

Mission Analysis
COA Development
COA Analysis and Wargaming
COA Comparison
COA Approval

All of the above are part of which contigency planning stage?

Back 60

Concept Development

Front 61

In Operation Desert Storm, state the major innovations of the proposed "Instant Thunder" air campaign.

Back 61

Struck all 5 categories of COG’s
No gradual escalation
Did not rely on massive attacks on the fielded forces
JFACC- Centralized Control
ATO- Decentralized execution

Front 62

Which category of Naval command is responsible for administration, training, and readiness of assigned naval forces, and divides non-deployed fleet units along functional lines?

Back 62

Navy Type Commands
(naval aviation type commands, surface ship type commands, and submarine type commands)

Front 63

Which category of Naval command contains the combat organizations whose compositions change according to mission?

Back 63

Navy Operational Commands (COMBINATION of aviation, surface, submarine, and land based forces).

Front 64

Which Army unit is the primary fighting organization and consists of 1500-3200 soldiers?

Back 64

Brigade

Front 65

Describe the Army's view of airpower.

Back 65

Troop transport
Reconnaissance
CAS (close air support)
Gun in the sky

Front 66

Describe the Navy's view of airpower.

Back 66

Protection for the fleet
ISR
anti-submarine, anti-naval force

Front 67

Describe the US Marine Corp's view of airpower.

Back 67

Mobile Artillery (gun in the sky)
Offensive air support
Anti Air Warfare
Assault support
Air Recon
Electronic Warfare
Control of aircraft and missiles

Front 68

According to FM 100-20, what is airpower's greatest asset?

Back 68

Flexibility

Front 69

LAND POWER and AIR POWER ARE _____________ AND _________________ FORCES; NEITHER IS AN AUXILIARY OF THE OTHER.

Back 69

CO-EQUAL
INTERDEPENDENT

Front 70

According to FM 100-20, what are the three prioritized roles of tactical air forces?

Back 70

1. Gain and maintain air superiority over the theater.
2. Isolate the battlefield through interdiction
3. Destruction of selected objectives in the battle area (CAS)