ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
5 categories of enemy Artillery - ANSWER-1) Command and Reconaissance, 2)
Cannon, 3) Self-propelled cannons, 4) MLRS, 5) Mortars
Combat Reconaisannace Vehicles (CRVs) - ANSWER-Designed for operations at or
beyond the FLOT, not to initiate contact but to survive if engaged.
Reconaisannace vs Surveillance - ANSWER-Surveillance requires more time than
Reconaisannce.
Intelligence Prepration of the Battlefield (IPB) - ANSWER-IPB is the systematic process
of analyzing the mission variables of enemy, terrain, weather and civil considerations in
an area of interest to determine their effect on operations.
4 Steps of IPB - ANSWER-1) Define the operating environment/battle-space
environment, 2) Describe the environment effects on operations/describe the battle-
space effects , 3) Evaluate the threat, 4) Determine the threat
The steps of the targeting process - ANSWER-D3A - Decide, Detect, Deliver, Assess
High Payoff Target - ANSWER-A target loss whose to the enemy will significantly
contribute to the success of the FRIENDLY course of action.
High Value Target - ANSWER-A target the ENEMY commander requires for the
successful completion of the mission.
Target - ANSWER-A target is an entity (person, place, or thing) considered for possible
engage,net or action to alter or neutralize the function it performs for the adversary.
7 steps of the MDMP process - ANSWER-1) Receipt of Mission
2) Mission Analysis
3) COA Development
4) COA Analysis
5) COA Comparison
6) COA Approval
7) Orders Production, Dissemination, Transition
3 types of Army orders - ANSWER-OPORD, WARNORD, FRAGORD
5 paragraphs in the OPORD - ANSWER-1) Situation
2) Mission
, 3) Execution
4) Service Support
5) Command and Signal
4 types of Rehearsals - ANSWER-1) Back brief / Confirmation brief
2) Combined Arms Rehearsal
3) Suppory Rehearsal
4) Battle Drill / SOP Rehearsal
Fires Annex in an Operations Order - ANSWER-Annex D
Air Appendix in an Operations Order - ANSWER-Appendix 5, Annex D
Goal of airspace control - ANSWER-The primary goal of airspace control is to enhance
the effectiveness of joint and multinational air operations.
2 methods of airspace control - ANSWER-1) Positive Control - relies on surveillance,
accurate identification, and effective communication.
2) Procedural Control - relies upon previously agreed to and distributed airspace control
procedures and measures.
Permissive FSCMs - ANSWER-FSCL, CFL, BCL (USMC ONLY), FFA, Kill Box (Purple
and Blue),
Mandatory CAS 9-Line Readback Items - ANSWER-Line 4 (Target Elevation), Line 6
(Target Location), and Restrictions
Who conducts the CAS Fighter Check-in - ANSWER-Aircraft (pilot) transmits Fighter
Check-in to controller (JTAC); the JTAC gives all the other information in a 9-line
3 Types of Illumination - ANSWER-Ambient (the moon is the most sifnificant factor),
Cultural (street lights, car head lights, etc.), Artificial (man-made, illumination rounds)
3 characteristics of an Urban Environment - ANSWER-1) A complex man-made
physical terrain
2) A population of significant size and density
3) An infrastructure upon which the area depends
Conditions for effective Urban CAS - ANSWER-*1) Effective training and proficiency
2) Planning and integration
*3) Command and Control (comms)
4) Air Superiority
*5) Target Marking (Acquisition)
6) Streamlined and Flexible procedures
*7) Appropriate Ordnance
8) Favorable environmental conditions