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05/03/2012

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What is the definition of insurgency?
Definition
An organized movement aimed at the overthrow of a centralized government through us of subversion and armed conflict.
Term
What is the definition of Counterinsurgency?
Definition
All political, economic, military, paramilitary, psychological, and civic actions that can be used to defeat insurgency.
Term
What are the 8 forces shaping the operational environment?
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
Term
What are the operational variables to analyze the operational environment?
Definition
PMESII-PT
Term
What are the mission variables?
Definition
METT-TC, mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support available, time available, and civil considerations
Term
What are the civil considerations?
Definition
ASCOPE: areas, structures, capabilities, organizations, people, and events
Term
What capabilities are considered when analyzing civil considerations?
Definition
SWEAT-MS: sewers, water, electric, academic, medical, safety/security
Term
What are the prerequisites for an insurgency?
Definition
1. Vulnerable population
2. Leadership available for direction
3. Lack of government control
Term
What are the root causes for insurgency?
Definition
Identity, religion, occupation or exploitation, economic failure, and corruption & repression
Term
What are the elements of social structure?
Definition
Social groups
Norms, roles and statuses
Interrelated nature of culture
Taxonomy (influences, variations, manifestations)
Term
What are some elements of culture? there are a ton of them
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
Term
What are cultural variations? (3)
Definition
Behaviors, values, interests
Term
What are the two components of cultural capability?
Definition
Cross cultural capability & regional competence
Term
What are the 3 levels of cultural proficiency?
Definition
Cultural awareness, cultural understanding, cultural expertise
Term
Who wrote the 28 Articles?
Definition
LTC Kilcullen
Term
What are the 3 components of insurgency?
Definition
elements, strategy, and dynamics
Term
What are the 5 elements of insurgency?
Definition
Leaders, guerrillas, underground, auxiliary, and mass base
Term
What are the 8 dynamics of insurgencies?
Definition
Leadership, objective, ideology, environment & geography, external support, internal support, phasing & timing, and organizational & operational patterns
Term
What are the three steps of phasing and timing as stated in 3-24.3?
Definition
Phase I: latent and incipient
Phase II: Guerrilla warfare
Phase III: War of movement
Term
What are the 6 strategies of insurgency?
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
Term
What are the three phases to protracted popular war (Mao)?
Definition
In 3-24.2 latent and incipient, guerrilla war, war of movement
3-24: Strategic defensive, strategic stalemate, and strategic counteroffensive
Term
What are the two categories of insurgent tactics and what are a few examples of each?
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
Term
What is the definition of COIN?
Definition
Military, paramilitary, economic, psychological and civil actions taken by a government to defeat INS
Term
What is the goal of COIN?
Definition
End state of COIN ops is a legitimate HN government that can provide governance
Term
What are full spectrum operations?
Definition
Offensive ops, defensive ops, stability ops
Term
What are LOEs?
Definition
Lines of effort are used to visualize, describe, and direct operations IOT unify actions to a common purpose
Term
What are the step to COIN?
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
Term
Explain the clear-hold-build principle.
Definition
Clear: offense find and eliminate
Hold: defense, protecting the populace
build: rebuild the infra.
Used at tactical level
Term
Three phases of COIN
Definition
Initial response phase
Transformation phase
Fostering sustainability phase
Term
What is the Strategic Hamlet Program?
Definition
1962 Vietnam, build fortified hamlets, relocate population to the hamlets, train paramil forces,
Term
What are the five requirements for clear-hold-build?
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
Term
What is an LLO?
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
Term
Five element of INS as describes in 3-24
Definition
Movement leaders, combatants, political cadre, auxiliaries, mass base
Term
Dynamic of INS as described in 3-24
Definition
Leadership, objectives, ideology and narrative, environment and geography, external support and sanctuaries, phasing and timing
Term
Success requires military forces engaged in COIN (4 things)
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
Term
Who are the key participants in COIN?
Definition
US Mil, Multinational forces, US gov., other gov. agencies, NGOs, IGOs, multinational corps and contractors, HN civil and mil authorities
Term
What is a CMOC?
Definition
Civil Military Operations Center coordinate interaction b/t everyone
Term
Name and explain two targeting methodologies
Definition
D3A: decide, detect, deliver, asses
F3EAD: find, fix, finish, exploit, analyze, disseminate
Term
What IPB product is the starting point for targeting and what is on it?
Definition
Event template, which includes NAIs, time-phase lines, and decision points
Term
Which element in F3EAD methodology accounts for SSE?
Definition
Exploitation
Term
What is a strike operation?
Definition
Short in duration and offensive in nature, speed and surprise are imp.
Term
What are the 8 forces shaping our current operational environment?
Definition
Population explosion, urbanization, globalization, technology, religious fundamentalism, resource demand, climate change/natural disasters, proliferation of WMD/effects
Term
What are the three aspects of cult. variations in FM 3-24.2?
Definition
Behaviors, values, and interests
Term
Which step of IPB do you analyze how civil considerations may effect the population?
Definition
Step 2: Describe the effects of the operational environment
Term
Which step of IPB do you analyze how civil considerations may effect the population?
Definition
Step 2: Describe the effects of the operational environment
Term
Which products track patterns in time and activity?
Definition
Time event chart, pattern analysis plot sheet
Term
A link diagram is usually made from which two matrices?
Definition
Activities and association matrices
Term
What are the 4 steps of IPB?
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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