SGTS COURSE SQUAD OPERATIONS FINAL PAPER 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Objective - ✔✔Objectives are clearly defined, decisive, and attainable goals that
should be included in every military operation.
✔✔Final Coordination Line - ✔✔The final coordination line is used to coordinate the
ceasing and shifting of supporting fires and the final deployment of the assault echelon
in preparation for launching an assault against an enemy position.
✔✔Assault Position - ✔✔A covered and concealed position short of the objective, from
which final preparations are made to assault the objective. (ADRP 3-90)
✔✔Line of Departure - ✔✔A phase line crossed at a prescribed time by troops initiating
an offensive operation.
✔✔Attack Position - ✔✔The last position an attacking force occupies or passes through
before crossing the line of departure.
✔✔Assembly Area - ✔✔An area a unit occupies to prepare for an operation.
✔✔From the list below, identify the correct formation used during movement to contact.
This formation is used if the likelihood of enemy contact changes from "contact is
remote" to "contact is possible." - ✔✔Tactical column
✔✔Identify the offensive phases of the attack. - ✔✔Preparation, conduct, and
exploitation
✔✔Which process establishes a base of fire to engage the enemy while another
element moves to an advantageous position? - ✔✔Fire and maneuver
✔✔FUNDAMENTALS OF IED DEFEAT FRAMEWORK - ✔✔Predict
Detect
Prevent
Avoid
Neutralize
Protect
✔✔5 C's of IED Defeat - ✔✔Confirm
Clear
Check
Cordon
Control
, ✔✔What are the two forms of maneuver for the rifle squad? - ✔✔Single envelopment
and frontal attack
✔✔Identify the primary methods the commander uses for the distribution of forces.
Select all that apply. - ✔✔Main effort,Reserve,Supporting effort
✔✔What types of offensive operations may occur in sequence, simultaneously, or
independently across the depth of the battlespace? - ✔✔Movement to contact, attack,
exploitation, and pursuit
✔✔Which of the following is considered the last covered and concealed position before
reaching the objective? - ✔✔Assault position
✔✔Units must understand the actions required when encountering a suspected IED.
Identify the keys for successful actions following a suspected IED attack from the list
below. Select all that apply. - ✔✔Adaptation,Information flow,Training,After-action
reviews
✔✔DEFENSIVE MISSION OF THE SQUAD - ✔✔Frontline Squad
Squad as a part of the reserves
Squad as a security element
✔✔THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE DEFENSE - ✔✔Preparation
Concentration
Flexibility
Maximum use of offensive action
Proper use of terrain
Mutual support
Defense in depth
Surprise
Knowledge of Enemy
✔✔What are the purposes for going into the defense? Select all that apply. - ✔✔To
retain or control terrain
To gain time, or to develop more favorable conditions for offensive action
To economize forces to allow the concentration of forces elsewhere
✔✔What is the mission of a Marine Corps rifle squad in the defense? - ✔✔To repel the
enemy assault by fire and close combat
✔✔SAFE - ✔✔Security, Automatic Weapons, Fields of Fire, Entrenchment
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Objective - ✔✔Objectives are clearly defined, decisive, and attainable goals that
should be included in every military operation.
✔✔Final Coordination Line - ✔✔The final coordination line is used to coordinate the
ceasing and shifting of supporting fires and the final deployment of the assault echelon
in preparation for launching an assault against an enemy position.
✔✔Assault Position - ✔✔A covered and concealed position short of the objective, from
which final preparations are made to assault the objective. (ADRP 3-90)
✔✔Line of Departure - ✔✔A phase line crossed at a prescribed time by troops initiating
an offensive operation.
✔✔Attack Position - ✔✔The last position an attacking force occupies or passes through
before crossing the line of departure.
✔✔Assembly Area - ✔✔An area a unit occupies to prepare for an operation.
✔✔From the list below, identify the correct formation used during movement to contact.
This formation is used if the likelihood of enemy contact changes from "contact is
remote" to "contact is possible." - ✔✔Tactical column
✔✔Identify the offensive phases of the attack. - ✔✔Preparation, conduct, and
exploitation
✔✔Which process establishes a base of fire to engage the enemy while another
element moves to an advantageous position? - ✔✔Fire and maneuver
✔✔FUNDAMENTALS OF IED DEFEAT FRAMEWORK - ✔✔Predict
Detect
Prevent
Avoid
Neutralize
Protect
✔✔5 C's of IED Defeat - ✔✔Confirm
Clear
Check
Cordon
Control
, ✔✔What are the two forms of maneuver for the rifle squad? - ✔✔Single envelopment
and frontal attack
✔✔Identify the primary methods the commander uses for the distribution of forces.
Select all that apply. - ✔✔Main effort,Reserve,Supporting effort
✔✔What types of offensive operations may occur in sequence, simultaneously, or
independently across the depth of the battlespace? - ✔✔Movement to contact, attack,
exploitation, and pursuit
✔✔Which of the following is considered the last covered and concealed position before
reaching the objective? - ✔✔Assault position
✔✔Units must understand the actions required when encountering a suspected IED.
Identify the keys for successful actions following a suspected IED attack from the list
below. Select all that apply. - ✔✔Adaptation,Information flow,Training,After-action
reviews
✔✔DEFENSIVE MISSION OF THE SQUAD - ✔✔Frontline Squad
Squad as a part of the reserves
Squad as a security element
✔✔THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE DEFENSE - ✔✔Preparation
Concentration
Flexibility
Maximum use of offensive action
Proper use of terrain
Mutual support
Defense in depth
Surprise
Knowledge of Enemy
✔✔What are the purposes for going into the defense? Select all that apply. - ✔✔To
retain or control terrain
To gain time, or to develop more favorable conditions for offensive action
To economize forces to allow the concentration of forces elsewhere
✔✔What is the mission of a Marine Corps rifle squad in the defense? - ✔✔To repel the
enemy assault by fire and close combat
✔✔SAFE - ✔✔Security, Automatic Weapons, Fields of Fire, Entrenchment
