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What is the Operational Environment?
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A composite of the conditions, circumstances, and influences that affect the employment of military forces and bear on the decisions of the unit commander.
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From the 1940s to the 90s what threat did the Army focus on, and what was it linked by?
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The old Soviet Bloc
Communism |
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What are the Eight Operational Variables?
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Political
Military Economic Social Information Infrastructure Physical Environment Time |
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What do the Eight Operation variables Represent?
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A "System of Systems". All variables are multi Faceted, complex and inter relational in nature.
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What are the FOUR basic categories of Nation State Actors
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Core states
Transition states Rogue States Failed or Failing states |
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What are some examples of Non-State Rogue Actors?
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Insurgents
Terrorists drug trafficking or other criminal organizations |
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What are Insurgents?
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Groups that conduct irregular or unconventional warfare within the borders of their country in order to undermine or overthrow a constituted government.
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What are examples of Non-State third party actors?
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Refugees,
IDP's Humanitarian Relief News Media trans national corporations PSO's |
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What is a Non-Combatant?
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An individual, in an area of combat ops, who is not armed and is not participating in any activity in support of any factions.
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What are Unlawful combatants?
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Individuals who participate in hostilities without governmental authorization or under international law.
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what are some of the Non-Combatant Motivators?
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Altruism
Personal dissatisfaction job satisfaction greed Garner political favor |
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What si an example of an unlawful combatant?
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Civilians attacking a downed airman
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What is a Threat?
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Any specific foreign nation or organization with intentions and military capabilities that suggest it could be adversarial or challenge the security interests of the united states.
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What is a Hybrid Threat?
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A diverse and dynamic combination of regular and irregular forces as well as criminal elements all unified to achieve mutually benefiting effects.
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What are some of the Hybrid Threats across the spectrum of conflict?
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Taliban
Iran Russia North Korea China |
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Operational environment consist of all the _____,____, and ____ that affect military operations.
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Conditions, circumstances, and influences.
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In the 21st Century, the army will be called upon to _____ and ______.
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Prevent escalation of conflict and Respond to more foreign or domestic crisis's.
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What Does the Political Variable Focus on?
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All political power within a given OE
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What does the Political Variable Describe
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The distribution of responsibility's and power at all levels of governance or cooperation.
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What does the military variable Explore?
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It explores the military capabilites of all relevant actors within a give OE.
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Analysis of the military variable should focus on?
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Actors ability to field forces, and leverage them for used domestically, regionally, or globally.
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When confronted by a stronger military power weaker forces will ______________.
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Employ irregular capabilities and methods, using indirect approaches to achieve their aims.
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The military variable also explores _________.
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Emerging thoughts and concepts that lead to adaptations, investment decisions or change in operational designs.
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What does the Economic variable encompass?
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Individual behaviors and aggregate phenomena related to the production, distribution, and consumption of resources.
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What are some alternative structures indicating weakness in the mainstream economy?
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Black market or underground Economies.
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What doe the social variable describe?
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The cultural, religious and ethnic makeup with a give OE
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What Does a Social SYSTEM consist of?
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people, groups, or institutions that exhibit shared identity, behavior, values, and beliefs.
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What do social GROUPS consist of?
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groups organized, integrated, and networked by relationships interacting with their environment.
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What is a culture?
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A system of shared values, beliefs, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that members of society use to cope.
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What are some important characteristics of a social system?
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population demographics
migrations trends urbanization standards of living cohesiveness of cultural, religious, or ethnic groups |
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What percent of the population currently lives in urban areas and what is it expected to grow to?
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40%, over 60%
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What does the information variable describe?
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The nature, scope, characteristics and effects of individuals, organization and systems that collect, process, disseminate, or act on information.
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Information systems are the ___________.
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infrastructure that enable the dissemination and storage of information.
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What must commanders do to achieve their operational and strategic objectives?
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understand and engage the informational environment.
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What doe the infrastructure variable describe?
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it's composed of the basic facilities, services, and instillation needed for the functions of a community or society.
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What variable also reflects the technological sophistication of a give OE?
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Infrastructure
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What does the physical environment describe?
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Defines the physical circumstances and conditions that influence the execution of operations throughout the domain of air, land, sea, and space.
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What are the defining factors of the physical environment?
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Complex terrain and urban settings
weather topography hydrology environmental conditions |
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What does the time variable describe?
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it influences the military operations in terms of the decision cycle, op tempo, and planning horizons.
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Political will and popular support for military operations are closely linked to what variable?
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Time
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What doe core states represent?
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More that half of the roughly 200 countries in the world today. Democratic to a varying degree.
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What doe transition states represent?
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Industrialized countries like chine, India, and Russia that want to be accepted as core sates and major powers.
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What doe rogue states represent?
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Countries that are hostile to their neighbors or us.
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What are some states officially considered to be rogue?
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North Korea
Iran Cuba Libya Syria |
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What do failing sates represent?
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Weaker countries losing the ability to meet the needs of their population and are falling apart.
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A hybrid threat consists of _____ or more states.
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TWO
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