AVCCC Mid-Term Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
_____________ are those that directly influence mission accomplishment. They include
events that trigger significant actions or decisions, complicated actions requiring
detailed study, and the essential tasks. - ANSWER-Critical events
__________________ are pieces of information that the unit must protect from the
enemy in order to continue the operation. These should be managed by the protection
officer. - ANSWER-Essential Elements of Friendly Information (EEFI)
__________________ is a global domain within the information environment consisting
of the interdependent networks of information technology infrastructures and resident
data. - ANSWER-Cyberspace
_____________________ are those points in space and time when the commander or
staff anticipates making a key decision concerning a specific course of action. -
ANSWER-Decision points
_____________________ is the art and science of understanding a situation,
envisioning a desired future, and laying out a desired way to bring that future about. -
ANSWER-Planning
__________is how commanders balance risk and opportunity to create and maintain
the conditions necessary to seize, retain, and exploit the initiative and gain a position of
relative advantage while linking tactical actions to reach a strategic objective.
a. Operational picture
b. Mission command
c. Risk assessment
d. Operational art - ANSWER-d. Operational Art
1. Normally during TLPs, an initial WARNORD issued below battalion level includes-
a. Detailed information of sustainment
b. The mission or nature of the operation
c. Specific information of command control nodes
d. Completed products for unit situational awareness - ANSWER-b. The mission or
nature of the operation
1. What does the IPB process identify?
a. Friendly requirements on the Battlefield
b. Sustainment Issues
c. NGOs (Non-governmental organizations) and their scope
d. Critical gaps in the commander's knowledge of an operational environment -
ANSWER-d. Critical gaps in the commander's knowledge of an operational environment
,1. Which of the following is not an output of Mission Analysis?
a. Assumptions
b. Problem Statement
c. Mission Statement
d. Potential Decision Points - ANSWER-d. Potential Decision Points
A ____________ is a mission assigned to a unit that might be executed.
a. On-order mission
b. Be-prepared mission
c. Specified task
d. Implied task - ANSWER-b. Be-prepared mission
A _______________ is a geographic place, specific key event, critical factor, or function
that, when acted upon, allows commanders to gain a marked advantage over an
adversary or contribute materially to achieving success. - ANSWER-decisive point
A __________________________ is the continuous assessment of the current situation
used to determine if the current operation is proceeding according to the commander's
intent and if planned future operations are supportable. - ANSWER-running estimate
A form of reconnaissance in which the boundaries of the recon are permissive in
nature?
a. Area
b. Zone
c. Recon in Force
d. Route - ANSWER-a. Area
A form of reconnaissance which the boundaries of the recon are restrictive in nature?
a. Zone
b. Area
c. Recon in force
d. Route - ANSWER-a. Zone
A form of security in which friendly forces are protected from both direct and indirect
fires
a. Recon in Force
b. Cover
c. Screen
d. Guard - ANSWER-b) Cover
A RQ7B(V2) can provide how many hours of coverage? - ANSWER-9
A Shadow Platoon has X number of Shadows, X number of Ground Control Stations,
and 1 PGCS? - ANSWER-4 Shadows, 2 Ground Control Stations
, According to FM 3-99, who should "run" the Air Mission Coordination meeting?
a. Air Assault Task Force (AATF) S-3
b. The Brigade Aviation Element (BAE)
c. Ground Tactical Commander (GTC)
d. Aviation Task Force (ATF) S-3 - ANSWER-b. The Brigade Aviation Element (BAE)
All of the following are Wargaming Methods except:
a. Belt
b. Box
c. Avenue in depth
d. Brick - ANSWER-d. Brick
An air cavalry troop has an MTOE of how many RQ7B's?
a. 3
b. 12
c. 4
d. 6 - ANSWER-c. 4
An Attack Company has how many AH-64?
a. Ten
b. Four
c. Six
d. Eight - ANSWER-d. Eight
Army Aviation cannot independently conduct the following form of security
a. Screen
b. Guard
c. Local security
d. Recon in force - ANSWER-b. Guard
At a minimum, what should a confirmation brief consist of? - ANSWER-a) The higher
commander's intent, mission, and concept of operations
b) Subordinate unit's specified tasks and associated purposes
c) The relationship between mission and other units of the operation
Commanders Recon Guidance includes the following (select the most complete
answer):
a. Focus, Tempo, Engagement/Disengagement Criteria, Displacement Criteria
b. Tempo, Engagement Criteria, Bypass Criteria
c. Focus, Tempo, Displacement Criteria
d. Focus, Engagement Criteria, Disengagement Criteria, Displacement - ANSWER-a.
Focus, Tempo, Engagement/Disengagement Criteria, Displacement Criteria
Course of Action Evaluation Criteria do all of the following except:
a. Address factors that affect success and those that can cause failure
b. Allow commanders to wargame during COA development
Complete Solutions
_____________ are those that directly influence mission accomplishment. They include
events that trigger significant actions or decisions, complicated actions requiring
detailed study, and the essential tasks. - ANSWER-Critical events
__________________ are pieces of information that the unit must protect from the
enemy in order to continue the operation. These should be managed by the protection
officer. - ANSWER-Essential Elements of Friendly Information (EEFI)
__________________ is a global domain within the information environment consisting
of the interdependent networks of information technology infrastructures and resident
data. - ANSWER-Cyberspace
_____________________ are those points in space and time when the commander or
staff anticipates making a key decision concerning a specific course of action. -
ANSWER-Decision points
_____________________ is the art and science of understanding a situation,
envisioning a desired future, and laying out a desired way to bring that future about. -
ANSWER-Planning
__________is how commanders balance risk and opportunity to create and maintain
the conditions necessary to seize, retain, and exploit the initiative and gain a position of
relative advantage while linking tactical actions to reach a strategic objective.
a. Operational picture
b. Mission command
c. Risk assessment
d. Operational art - ANSWER-d. Operational Art
1. Normally during TLPs, an initial WARNORD issued below battalion level includes-
a. Detailed information of sustainment
b. The mission or nature of the operation
c. Specific information of command control nodes
d. Completed products for unit situational awareness - ANSWER-b. The mission or
nature of the operation
1. What does the IPB process identify?
a. Friendly requirements on the Battlefield
b. Sustainment Issues
c. NGOs (Non-governmental organizations) and their scope
d. Critical gaps in the commander's knowledge of an operational environment -
ANSWER-d. Critical gaps in the commander's knowledge of an operational environment
,1. Which of the following is not an output of Mission Analysis?
a. Assumptions
b. Problem Statement
c. Mission Statement
d. Potential Decision Points - ANSWER-d. Potential Decision Points
A ____________ is a mission assigned to a unit that might be executed.
a. On-order mission
b. Be-prepared mission
c. Specified task
d. Implied task - ANSWER-b. Be-prepared mission
A _______________ is a geographic place, specific key event, critical factor, or function
that, when acted upon, allows commanders to gain a marked advantage over an
adversary or contribute materially to achieving success. - ANSWER-decisive point
A __________________________ is the continuous assessment of the current situation
used to determine if the current operation is proceeding according to the commander's
intent and if planned future operations are supportable. - ANSWER-running estimate
A form of reconnaissance in which the boundaries of the recon are permissive in
nature?
a. Area
b. Zone
c. Recon in Force
d. Route - ANSWER-a. Area
A form of reconnaissance which the boundaries of the recon are restrictive in nature?
a. Zone
b. Area
c. Recon in force
d. Route - ANSWER-a. Zone
A form of security in which friendly forces are protected from both direct and indirect
fires
a. Recon in Force
b. Cover
c. Screen
d. Guard - ANSWER-b) Cover
A RQ7B(V2) can provide how many hours of coverage? - ANSWER-9
A Shadow Platoon has X number of Shadows, X number of Ground Control Stations,
and 1 PGCS? - ANSWER-4 Shadows, 2 Ground Control Stations
, According to FM 3-99, who should "run" the Air Mission Coordination meeting?
a. Air Assault Task Force (AATF) S-3
b. The Brigade Aviation Element (BAE)
c. Ground Tactical Commander (GTC)
d. Aviation Task Force (ATF) S-3 - ANSWER-b. The Brigade Aviation Element (BAE)
All of the following are Wargaming Methods except:
a. Belt
b. Box
c. Avenue in depth
d. Brick - ANSWER-d. Brick
An air cavalry troop has an MTOE of how many RQ7B's?
a. 3
b. 12
c. 4
d. 6 - ANSWER-c. 4
An Attack Company has how many AH-64?
a. Ten
b. Four
c. Six
d. Eight - ANSWER-d. Eight
Army Aviation cannot independently conduct the following form of security
a. Screen
b. Guard
c. Local security
d. Recon in force - ANSWER-b. Guard
At a minimum, what should a confirmation brief consist of? - ANSWER-a) The higher
commander's intent, mission, and concept of operations
b) Subordinate unit's specified tasks and associated purposes
c) The relationship between mission and other units of the operation
Commanders Recon Guidance includes the following (select the most complete
answer):
a. Focus, Tempo, Engagement/Disengagement Criteria, Displacement Criteria
b. Tempo, Engagement Criteria, Bypass Criteria
c. Focus, Tempo, Displacement Criteria
d. Focus, Engagement Criteria, Disengagement Criteria, Displacement - ANSWER-a.
Focus, Tempo, Engagement/Disengagement Criteria, Displacement Criteria
Course of Action Evaluation Criteria do all of the following except:
a. Address factors that affect success and those that can cause failure
b. Allow commanders to wargame during COA development
