Term
| What is the definition of insurgency? |
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Definition
| An organized movement aimed at the overthrow of a centralized government through us of subversion and armed conflict. |
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Term
| What is the definition of Counterinsurgency? |
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Definition
| All political, economic, military, paramilitary, psychological, and civic actions that can be used to defeat insurgency. |
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Term
| What are the 8 forces shaping the operational environment? |
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Definition
1. Population explosion
2. Urbanization
3. Globalization
4. Technology
5. Religious fundamentalism
6. Resource demand
7. Climate change & natural
8. Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and effects |
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Term
| What are the operational variables to analyze the operational environment? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the mission variables? |
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Definition
| METT-TC, mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support available, time available, and civil considerations |
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Term
| What are the civil considerations? |
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Definition
| ASCOPE: areas, structures, capabilities, organizations, people, and events |
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Term
| What capabilities are considered when analyzing civil considerations? |
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Definition
| SWEAT-MS: sewers, water, electric, academic, medical, safety/security |
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Term
| What are the prerequisites for an insurgency? |
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Definition
1. Vulnerable population
2. Leadership available for direction
3. Lack of government control |
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Term
| What are the root causes for insurgency? |
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Definition
| Identity, religion, occupation or exploitation, economic failure, and corruption & repression |
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Term
| What are the elements of social structure? |
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Definition
Social groups
Norms, roles and statuses
Interrelated nature of culture
Taxonomy (influences, variations, manifestations) |
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Term
| What are some elements of culture? there are a ton of them |
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Definition
| History, language, geography, religion, communications, political science, military arts and science, sociology, cultural anthropology, economics, art music and entertainment, literature, food and drink, psychology, law and criminal justice, science and tech |
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Term
| What are cultural variations? (3) |
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Definition
| Behaviors, values, interests |
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Term
| What are the two components of cultural capability? |
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Definition
| Cross cultural capability & regional competence |
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Term
| What are the 3 levels of cultural proficiency? |
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Definition
| Cultural awareness, cultural understanding, cultural expertise |
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Term
| Who wrote the 28 Articles? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the 3 components of insurgency? |
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Definition
| elements, strategy, and dynamics |
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Term
| What are the 5 elements of insurgency? |
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Definition
| Leaders, guerrillas, underground, auxiliary, and mass base |
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Term
| What are the 8 dynamics of insurgencies? |
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Definition
| Leadership, objective, ideology, environment & geography, external support, internal support, phasing & timing, and organizational & operational patterns |
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Term
| What are the three steps of phasing and timing as stated in 3-24.3? |
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Definition
Phase I: latent and incipient
Phase II: Guerrilla warfare
Phase III: War of movement |
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Term
| What are the 6 strategies of insurgency? |
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Definition
Urban strategy- NLA in Algeria 1954
Mil. focused- Che mil and gov targets
Protracted pop. war- Mao poli and mil
Identity focused- Tamil Tigers
Conspiratorial strat.- Bolsheviks
Composite and Coalition- AQ-orgs unite |
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Term
| What are the three phases to protracted popular war (Mao)? |
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Definition
In 3-24.2 latent and incipient, guerrilla war, war of movement
3-24: Strategic defensive, strategic stalemate, and strategic counteroffensive |
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Term
| What are the two categories of insurgent tactics and what are a few examples of each? |
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Definition
Violent: terrorism, guerrilla tactics, conventional warfare, criminal activity
Nonviolent: Subversion (act. designed to undermine mil., econ., psyc., or political strenth or moral of regime), propaganda, demonstrations, denial & deception, hoaxes, infiltration, strikes |
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Term
| What is the definition of COIN? |
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Definition
| Military, paramilitary, economic, psychological and civil actions taken by a government to defeat INS |
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Term
| What is the goal of COIN? |
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Definition
| End state of COIN ops is a legitimate HN government that can provide governance |
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Term
| What are full spectrum operations? |
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Definition
| Offensive ops, defensive ops, stability ops |
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Term
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Definition
| Lines of effort are used to visualize, describe, and direct operations IOT unify actions to a common purpose |
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Term
| What are the step to COIN? |
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Definition
1. Establish civil security
2. Establish civil control
3. Support HN security forces
4. Support to governance
5. Restore essential services
6. Support to econ. and infra develop.
7. Conduct information engagement |
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Term
| Explain the clear-hold-build principle. |
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Definition
Clear: offense find and eliminate
Hold: defense, protecting the populace
build: rebuild the infra.
Used at tactical level |
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Term
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Definition
Initial response phase
Transformation phase
Fostering sustainability phase |
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Term
| What is the Strategic Hamlet Program? |
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Definition
| 1962 Vietnam, build fortified hamlets, relocate population to the hamlets, train paramil forces, |
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Term
| What are the five requirements for clear-hold-build? |
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Definition
| Adequate troops,interagency cooperation/unity of effort, sufficient resources, local gov. that will support operation, means of US & HN to forced to share intelligence |
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Term
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Definition
| Logical line of operation- logical line that connects actions on nodes and/or decision points related in time and purpose. Dau Trahn is an example |
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Term
| Five element of INS as describes in 3-24 |
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Definition
| Movement leaders, combatants, political cadre, auxiliaries, mass base |
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Term
| Dynamic of INS as described in 3-24 |
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Definition
| Leadership, objectives, ideology and narrative, environment and geography, external support and sanctuaries, phasing and timing |
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Term
| Success requires military forces engaged in COIN (4 things) |
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Definition
Know roles and capabilities of partners
Include other participants in planning
Support civilian efforts
Conduct or participate in poli., social, info, and econ. programs |
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Term
| Who are the key participants in COIN? |
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Definition
| US Mil, Multinational forces, US gov., other gov. agencies, NGOs, IGOs, multinational corps and contractors, HN civil and mil authorities |
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Term
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Definition
| Civil Military Operations Center coordinate interaction b/t everyone |
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Term
| Name and explain two targeting methodologies |
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Definition
D3A: decide, detect, deliver, asses
F3EAD: find, fix, finish, exploit, analyze, disseminate |
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Term
| What IPB product is the starting point for targeting and what is on it? |
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Definition
| Event template, which includes NAIs, time-phase lines, and decision points |
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Term
| Which element in F3EAD methodology accounts for SSE? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is a strike operation? |
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Definition
| Short in duration and offensive in nature, speed and surprise are imp. |
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Term
| What are the 8 forces shaping our current operational environment? |
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Definition
| Population explosion, urbanization, globalization, technology, religious fundamentalism, resource demand, climate change/natural disasters, proliferation of WMD/effects |
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Term
| What are the three aspects of cult. variations in FM 3-24.2? |
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Definition
| Behaviors, values, and interests |
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Term
| Which step of IPB do you analyze how civil considerations may effect the population? |
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Definition
| Step 2: Describe the effects of the operational environment |
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Term
| Which step of IPB do you analyze how civil considerations may effect the population? |
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Definition
| Step 2: Describe the effects of the operational environment |
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Term
| Which products track patterns in time and activity? |
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Definition
| Time event chart, pattern analysis plot sheet |
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Term
| A link diagram is usually made from which two matrices? |
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Definition
| Activities and association matrices |
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Term
| What are the 4 steps of IPB? |
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Definition
| Define the operational environment, describe the operational environment's effects on operations, evaluate the threat and relevant influencers, develop MDMP |
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