Stability Activities Exam Study

Front 1

What is the purpose of stability activitites?

Back 1

Is to maintain or establish a secure environment, creating the conditions for the provision of the essential government services, emergency infrastructure reconstruction and humanitarian relief

Front 2

What are types of operations?

Back 2

control, reform, restore, assist

Front 3

Name 8 tactical techniques:

Back 3

1. defence activity
2. cordon and search
3. KPP and VAP
4. NEO
5. Patrolling
6. route security
7. strong point defence
8. Traffic and vehicle check point

Front 4

What is the purpose of Control?

Back 4

• Purpose- create conditions in which reform, restore and assist stability actions can occur
• Reduction of disorder and violence to an acceptable level

Front 5

Name 10 Control tasks (3 cs per kiss)

Back 5

1. conflict containment (preventative deployment)
2. crowd control-
3. curfews – prevent FOM
4. population protection
5. enforcement and out of bounds areas- patrols, searches
6. refugees (choice) and IDP (no choice) movement (step 1
7. KPP and VAP
8. Internment and Retention
9. Separation and hostile forces
10. Supervision and ceasefires

Front 6

What are 5 control considerations?

Back 6

1. population- why- generates the threat
2. Security- protection of vulnerable
3. Exclusive and use of force- force of status agreement
4. establishing rule of law (non in place)
5. Information- sending a msg to generate public support

Front 7

What is the purpose of reform?

Back 7

- train or transform legitimate indigenous security forces and agencies to which the responsibility for national defence and internal security will be transferred. Reform is likely required in counties emerging from conflict where indigenous forces are no longer required.

Front 8

What are the considerations of reform?

Back 8

1. International consensus
2. local ownership
3. accountability
4. tailored approach
5. coordination

Front 9

Name 5 reform tasks (DATSS)

Back 9

1. disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR)
2. allocation and control of equipment and infrastructure
3. training, mentoring and responding to indigenous force
4. selection and recruitment of local security forces
5. supporting the rebuilding of the criminal justice system

Front 10

What is the purpose of restore?

Back 10

Re-establish essentials services, facilities and infrastructure by repairing, provision or restitution and provision of HA and health assistance

Front 11

Name 6 reform tasks

Back 11

1. immediate health assistance
2. restoration of public services
3. restoration of public utilities
4. restoration of essential facilities and national infrastructure
5. restoration of post conflict special services
6. restoration of essential intellectual and institutional infrastructure

Front 12

What are the considerations for reform?

Back 12

1. Intelligence led- target for best effort
2. coordinate- joint planning, est priority of effort
3. community involvement
4. manage locally
5. affected area/community approach
6. differing effects and needs
7. empowering individuals and communities
8. minimum interference
9. recognition of resourcefulness
10. planning and timely withdrawal
11. accountability, flexibility and adaptability and responsiveness
12. integration of services

Front 13

What is the purpose of assist?

Back 13

To provide relevant forces and organisation, usually as part of a JIATF. Or JTF, to enable the preservation of HN’s rule of law, the conduct of free elections and the provision of environmental, health and HA

Front 14

Name 3 tasks of assist (PES)

Back 14

1. provide support to elections
2. enable HA
3. support to elections (DACC AND DFACA)

Front 15

What are the considerations for assist?

Back 15

• rule of law
• protection of existing facilities
• use of existing insitutions
• support to elections

Front 16

What is COG?

Back 16

denying the threat or potential threat, the freedom to interfere with a secure environment is the focus of stability operations (separating the various from the population that provide support)

Front 17

What is the oil spot model?

Back 17

• Establishment of control through a secure integrated framework of security measures covering key locations. These areas once under control or secured, are then expanded to include other objectives AO
• Stages: 1. entry, 2. local dominance, 3. corridor control and 4. sector clearance

Front 18

What are the 3 types of MAF SO?

Back 18

• Conventional- being the seizure of point of entry (small force by parachute or small boa using advantage.
• Elite conventional operations- long range patrolling behind enemy lines
• Unconventional operations- clandestine or covert intelligence operations often covered months or years before the outbreak of hostitilies

Front 19

Name 3 generic types of special forces

Back 19

• recon- humint, open source, sigint (CTR, spy)
• off ops- scope and duration,. Executed at long range (Sabotage, main road)
• supported operations- path finding, training of indigenous forces

Front 20

Define Clandestine

Back 20

An emphasis is placed on concealing the operation, not identity or sponsor of the operation (hiding out of sight)

Front 21

Define Covert?

Back 21

It places emphasis not only on concealing the operation, but keeping the identity of the sponsor secret