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JSTARS special missions
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Aviation
Post-Graduate
05/16/2013

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Which document covers the JSTARS role all JSTARS special missions?
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AFTTP 3-1.JSTARS
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__________ is seizing and holding a military lodgment in the face of armed opposition.
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Forcible Entry
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_______ is accomplished either by airborne insertion, air assault, or amphibious landing.
Definition
Forcible Entry
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How does JSTARS support Airborne assaults during initial insertion?
Definition
Serves as airborne command post
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During main assault, how does JSTARS serve during airborne assaults?
Definition
coords grnd forces, ISR, TACAIR and Air Mobility. Serves as C2 until TOC est at LZ.
Term
What guidance does Army directive FM 1-100, Aviation Ops, provide specifically(regarding air assault operations)?
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1. Air Assault ops are complex, fully synched combat ops. 2.They require deliberate planning and sync of all battlefield operating sys, and security is provided by air cavlary in coord with conventional fire support
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Enforcement of Sanctions, Ensuring Freedom of Navigation, Protection of Shipping, Show of Force, Counter Insurgency are all types of what JSTARS special mission?
Definition
Stability Operations
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__________ stop the movement of designated items into or out of a nation or specific area.
Definition
Enforcement of Sanctions
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_________ uses the physical presence of a credible force to either demonstrate US resolve or increase visibility of deployed forces.
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Show of Force
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What can be used to determine the scheme of maneuver of insurgent threats? Patterns of activity being determined aiding the detection of IEDs.
Definition
Post-mission analysis of MTI
Term
What are some examples of JSTARS helping with stability ops?
Definition
Bosnia(1997), SWA(1998), Libya(2011), Iraq(2003-09), AFG(2001-pres) etc.
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________ applies the ID, integration, and employemnt of forces to detect, ID, track and destroy theater missiles.
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Theater Missile Defense Operations
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What are the four elements of Theater Missile Defense Operations?
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Passive Defense, Active Defense, Attack Operations, C4I
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Which two elements of Theater Missile Defense does JSTARS support?
Definition
Attack Operations and C4I
Term
What factors does JSTARS crew members need to consider when conducting Attack Operations on Theater Missile Defense missions?
Definition
Cross-cue, Communication, Locating TELs
Term
JSTARS crews should focus on ___________ when TBM attacks occur.
Definition
launch locations
Term
What times of missions are supported by JSTARS in the maritime environment?
Definition
Surface Surveillance Coordination(SSC), Maritime Air Support(MAS), Air interdiction of Maritime Targets(AIMT)
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_______ is airaction against hostile surface targets at sea that require detailed integration with fire and movement of maritime forces.
Definition
Maritime Air Support
Term
What mission shares many similarities with SCAR missions?
Definition
Air Interdiction of Maritime Targets
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How does AIMT differ from MAS?
Definition
detailed tactical integration with surface forces is not required.
Term
What is the voice callsign of the composite warfare commander(CWC)?
Definition
"Bravo"
Term
Who does JSTARS interface with for aircraft self-defense, air control, and asset deconfliction on the Navy net?
Definition
"Whiskey"
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Delineation of PWC supported/supporting relationships and assignment of responsibilities will be outlined by what message?
Definition
OPTASK message
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Who would JSTARS be assigned under during maritime missions?
Definition
"Sierra" Surface Warfare CC, "Whiskey" Air Defense CC, or "Papa" Strike Warfare CC
Term
What are the three layers of zone defense used during maritime ops by the Carrier Strike Group?
Definition
SEZ(Ship Engagement Zone), DEZ(Dual), AEZ(Air)
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SUWC may ask JSTARS to fill what role during Maritime Air support missions?
Definition
Maritime Air Controller
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In maritime ops, does Link ID of hostile constitute authority to engage?
Definition
No, only voicing the brevity word "hostile" represents clearance to engage.
Term
Why does working with dual-role fighters constitute a challenge when working in AIMT missions with the Navy?
Definition
Because we are competing with other platforms that have an Air-to-Air radar, there may be a conflict when you have mixed air and surface target environments.
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What is JSTARS "bread and butter" in maritime ops?
Definition
Using core legacy MTI/SAR
Term
How does JSTARS provide surveillance info to help in Counterdrug ops missions?
Definition
Directly to law enforcement, military a/c working interdiction missions, or to the JSTARS LNO located at a border patrol post.
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