(RATED A+)
Differentiate between combat recon vehicles, armored fighting vehicles, and light
armored fighting vehicles - ANSWERCombat recon is for ops at or beyond FLOT,
not made to initiate contact but survive if engaged
Armored fighting is tanks made to initiate
Light armored fighing vehicles are made to carry soldier
Define the major mission command activities of the ops process - ANSWERPlan,
Prepare, Execute, Asses
Describe the purpose of warning orders, ops orders and Frag orders -
ANSWERWARNORD-preliminary notice of actions or order that are to follow
OPORD-used to direct unit ops in support of the mission
FRAGORD- provide tinely changes
Describe the responsibilities of Brigade staff - ANSWERS3-Ops
S2-Intel
FSO-Plans/ executes all fires
ALO-advise commander on air assets
BAE- airspace integrator
ADAM- coordinates AS control for air and missle deffense
Explain the 7 steps of Military decision making process - ANSWERReceipt of
Mission, Mission Analysis, COA Development, COA Analysis, COA Comparison,
COA Approval, Orders Production and Dissemination.
Recall the info contained in each of the 5 paragraphs of an Op Order -
ANSWERSituation, Mission, Execution, Sustainment, Command and Signal
Define what the tactical risk assessment is and who accomplishes it - ANSWERDoes
the risk of CAS out weigh the risk of friendly fire, level of asseptavle risk, fround
commander assesses risk
ID the three types of control - ANSWER123
, ID two Army rehearsals involving a TACP * - ANSWERManeuver rehearsal (CAR)
and fire support rehearsal
Describe each element of CAS target engagement - ANSWERJTAC provides all info
except AC checkin.
ID specific info contained within the 9 line * - ANSWERRemarks and Restrictions
4 - target elevation
6 - target location
Recognize correct terms used during CAS - ANSWER
ID the definition of IPB - ANSWERIs the systematic process of analyzing the mission
variables of enemy , terrain, weather, and civil considerations in an area of interest to
determine effects.
ID the four steps in the IPB process - ANSWERDefine Operational Environment/
Battlespace Environment, Area of Operation, Area of Interest, Named Area of
interest
ID the impact of environmental conditions on Joint fires planning - ANSWER
ID the purpose of the Threat/adversary, situation and event templates - ANSWER
ID the purpose of the targeting process - ANSWERIntegrate/Synchronize Fires into
joint operations by utilizing available capabilities to generate a specific lethal and non
lethal Non Lethal effect
Define Target - ANSWERA target is an entity (person, place, thing) considered for
possible engagement or action to alter the function it performs for the adversary.
Define High Value Target - ANSWERTarget the enemy requires for the completion
os the mission
Define High Payoff target - ANSWERTarget whos loss to the enemy will significatly
contribute to the success of the friedly course of action
ID the primary personnel in the BCT target board - ANSWERXO, S2, S3...
ID the steps of the targeting process - ANSWERDecide
Detect
Deliver
Assess
ID the types of systems used to detect/track targets - ANSWERFire support teams
Forward observers
SOF