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Term
The ___ is the document that actually tasks the air assets in a theater to execute the daily war
Definition
ATO
Term
The ____ is responsible for joint air ops planning and the development of a JAOP for integrating the joint forces and employing that portion of the air effort.
Definition
JFACC
Term
The JFACC carries out the employment of force responsibilities using the ______.
Definition
TACS (Theater air control system)
Term
The ____ is the JFACC's plan for integrating and coordinating joint air ops and encompasses air capabilities and forces supported by, and in support of, other joint force components
Definition
JAOP
Term
How many stages are there in the JAOP? What are they?
Definition
7; Initiation, Mission Analysis, COA development, COA analysis and Wargaming, COA comparison, COA approval, Plan of Order development
Term
In this JAOP stage, the JFACC and staff perform an assessment of the initiating directive to determine time available until mission execution, current status of intel products and other factors relevant to the specific planning situation. The JFACC may produce an initial msn statement during this step.
Definition
Initiation
Term
In this JAOP stage, IPB is initiated. Adversary and friendly centers of gravity are analyzed. The JFC's mission and guidance are analyzed to produce the JFACC's mission and intent statements and planning guidance. This step includes the who, what, when, where and why, but seldomly answers the how.
Definition
Mission Analysis
Term
In this JAOP stage, IPB is refined to include adversary COAs. Multiple COAs or one COA with significant branches or sequels are developed.
Definition
COA development
Term
In this JAOP stage, Friendly COAs are analyzed and wargamed against adversary COAs.
Definition
COA analysis and wargaming
Term
In this JAOP stage, Wargaming results are used to compare COAs against predetermined criteria.
Definition
COA comparison
Term
In this JAOP stage, The decision is briefed to the JFC with COA recommendation.
Definition
COA approval
Term
In this JAOP stage, the selected COA is developed into a JAOP and other orders as appropriate.
Definition
Plan or Order development
Term
A ____ is a source of power that provides moral or physical strength, freedom of action or will to act.
Definition
Center of Gravity
Term
In regards to the concentric COG rings, what is the most important class of COG?
Definition
Leadership
Term
What do the five COG concentric rings consist of?
Definition
Leadership, infrastructure, key production, population, fielded military forces
Term
A ____ represents a potential plan the JFACC could implement to accomplish the assigned mission.
Definition
COA
Term
COA analysis involves wargaming each COA against the most ______ and the most _____ COAs.
Definition
likely; dangerous
Term
T or F? The JAOP details how the joint force efforts supports the JFC's overall operation or campaign plan.
Definition
1
Term
Who prepares the ATO?
Definition
Combat plans
Term
Who executes the ATO?
Definition
Combat OPS
Term
How many ATO's are there usually at any one time? What stage of development are they in?
Definition
3{today's (execution), tomorrow's (production), and the next day's (planning)}
Term
The ATO directs ac commitments through which component parts? (Name some)
Definition
OCA/DCA, Interdiction, CAS, AR/REC, general remarks, *ACO (maybe separate)
Term
Because of its ever changing nature, the ____ may stand as a separate document which directly supports the ATO.
Definition
ACO
Term
What can be found in the ACO?
Definition
MRR, Engagement zones, Exclusion areas, ADIZ procedures, Orbits, Refueling anchors, HIDACZ, ROZ, Navaids, Airfield data
Term
The ATO has a ___ hour planning cycle.
Definition
48
Term
The ATO is normally executed at ____ zulu. How long is it good for?
Definition
0600Z, 24 hrs
Term
The key to break the ATO is located in the ___
Definition
Joint users handbook for message text formats (JUH-MTF)
Term
A partial extract of the ATO, that applies to a single unit is called a ____
Definition
fragmentary order (Frag)
Term
Where are the SPINS found in the ATO?
Definition
in the general remarks section
Term
The objective of ___ is to protect friendly forces and vital interests from enemy airborne attacks and is synonymous with air defense.
Definition
DCA
Term
___ is normally conducted over friendly territory, is reactive to the enemy and subject to the guidelines given by the AADC.
Definition
DCA
Term
DCA is composed of what two things?
Definition
Active air defense and passive measures
Term
What four mission types are most closely associated with active air defense operations?
Definition
Area defense, point defense, HVAA protection, Self-defense
Term
______ missions are conducted for the defense of a broad area using a combination of weapons systems.
Definition
Area defense
Term
____ missions are conducted for the protection of a limited area. Normally in defense of the vital elements of friendly forces and installations.
Definition
Point defense
Term
_______ uses fighter aircraft to protect critical airborne theater assets.
Definition
HVAA protection
Term
_______ is conducted by friendly forces to defend themselves against direct attack.
Definition
Self-Defense
Term
What are the four CAP types?
Definition
Roving, Point, Barrier CAP, Reset/Goalie CAP
Term
The ____ cap can be used in force protection or point/area defense missions.
Definition
Roving
Term
A ___ CAP is tied to a specific location to protect a geographical point.
Definition
Point
Term
A ______ protects against a threat from a known direction by putting a screen between the enemy threat and the friendly aircraft/position.
Definition
BARCAP
Term
The purpose of a ____ CAP is to mitigate vacated forward caps with reinforcements and where necessary, intercept leakers that pass through forward CAPS.
Definition
Reset/Goalie
Term
______ do not involve employing lethal weapons against enemy targets however they do increase survivability of friendly forces and reduce the effectiveness of enemy attacks.
Definition
Passive defense measures
Term
Name some examples of passive defense measures.
Definition
Detection and warning systems, CBRN defense, Hardening, Reconstitution, Redundancy, Dispersal, Mobility, ECM/IRCM, Stealth and LO
Term
What is the single most important factor influencing DCA?
Definition
DEZ
Term
What does HVAA stand for?
Definition
High Value Airborne Asset
Term
_____ missions, destroy, disrupt, or degrade enemy air capabilites ideally before they can be employed against friendly forces.
Definition
OCA
Term
If OCA is successful, it results in what two things?
Definition
Greater freedom from attack, enables increased freedom of action and frees assets for other ops
Term
T or F? OCA may take place over friendly or enemy territory.
Definition
1
Term
What are the four primary OCA mission types?
Definition
Sweep, Escort, SEAD, attack ops
Term
The goal of ______ missions is to disrupt, distract or destroy the enemy in contested airspace while sustaining no losses.
Definition
Sweep
Term
The difference between a sweep and an escort mission is that in an escort mission, ____.
Definition
there are other aircraft to support
Term
____ missions provide protection to friendly air to surface assets against enemy air/surface threats.
Definition
Escort
Term
____ missions remain within 10 NM of the strike package and is the least flexible OCA option
Definition
Close escort
Term
____ AC neutralize, destroy, or degrade enemy surface based air defenses by destructive or disruptive means.
Definition
SEAD
Term
What three primary categories encompass SEAD ops?
Definition
AOR/JOA air defense sup, localized suppression, opportune suppression
Term
______ consists of attack aircraft striking ground based tgts that support the enemy's counter air efforts such as, ac, missiles, ISR systems, C2 systems.
Definition
Attack ops
Term
What are some considerations of OCA
Definition
Enemy threat, location and capes, Friendly C2 capes, ROE, Weaponeering, Deconfliction, Environmental conditions, distance, timing and refueling
Term
What are the two types of escorts?
Definition
Screen and Close
Term
______ typically precedes the main body of the strike package by 10-15 NM to clear away the threats
Definition
Screens
Term
During what ops do friendly C2 ISR assets support by snaitizing a/s updating AOC taskings and provide threat warning information
Definition
Attack ops
Term
Typical OCA targets include:
Definition
EW capes, Airfield and op bases, AC, missiles and support infrastructure, C2 systems, Air Defense systems
Term
______ dictates the minimum amount of effort to achieve the maximum desired results
Definition
Economy of force
Term
______ takes assets allocated through economy of force and ensures that those assets provide the preponderance of destructive power at the decisive moment in battle.
Definition
Mass
Term
_____ deals with timing, positioning and freedom of action.
Definition
Maneuver
Term
What are the principles of war that concern strike package organization and employment procedures?
Definition
Objective, economy of force, mass, maneuver and surprise
Term
What are good examples of sweep assets?
Definition
F-22, F15C
Term
_____ are tied to the package and will not stray too far away.
Definition
Escort
Term
_____ are good examples of escort assets
Definition
F-15C, F-22, F-16, F-18, Tornado
Term
Assets that provide disruptive SEAD capes include:
Definition
EA-6B, Tornado ECR, Compass Call
Term
Assets that provide destructive SEAD capes include:_____.
Definition
F-16 CJ, FA-18, Tornado JR-1, B-52, B-1, F-16 C,
Term
Which assets utilize the HARM?
Definition
F-16 CJ and the FA-18
Term
Who employs the ALARM?
Definition
Tornado GR-1
Term
What ac are the core element of a strike package?
Definition
Interdiction a/c
Term
What is key for the controller when working with LO aircraft?
Definition
Strike routing knowledge
Term
According to the text, the four areas that impact strike operations and mission routing are:
Definition
Threats, threat location, terrain, friendly air defenses
Term
To help reduce ID errors and fratricide what A/S control measures have been developed?
Definition
Safe passage corridors, MRR, low-level transit levels
Term
What are the advantages of the single route gorilla?
Definition
establishment of mutual support, local area superiority of numbers, contentration of force and firepower, tgt are deconfliction, concentration of support assets.
Term
What are the disadvantages of the single route gorilla?
Definition
Predictable, Easily detected, Flow and deconfliction plan can be easily disrupted
Term
What are the advantages of using multiple package/ separate vector options?
Definition
Flexible, Unpredictable
Term
What are the disadvantages of using multiple package/ separate vector options?
Definition
Less control of the overall pkge, places more emphasis on timing and comm, Deconfliction is more difficult
Term
_____ is the key to making surprise a force multiplier.
Definition
Timing
Term
Who specifies SEAD objectives?
Definition
JFC
Term
What are the three categories of SEAD?
Definition
AOR/JOA air defense sup, localized suppression, opportune suppression
Term
What are the two means of executing sead?
Definition
Disruptive and destructive
Term
In regards to disruptive means of SEAD execution, what would encompass active means? Passive means?
Definition
EA, directed energy, jamming, chaf/ emcom, camo, IR shielding, warning receivers
Term
______ is conducted against specific enemy air defense systems throughout the AOR/JOA to degrade or destroy their major capes
Definition
AOR/JOA air defense sup
Term
Destruction of _____ has the most disruptive effect on an IADS.
Definition
C2 Nodes
Term
_____ suppression are normally confined to geographic areas associated with specific targets or transit routes for a specific time.
Definition
Localized
Term
What are the two types of localized suppression?
Definition
Planned and Immediate
Term
Which type of suppression is most similar to CAS?
Definition
Immediate localized suppression
Term
What suppression is unplanned and includes aircrew self defense and attack against surface - air air defense targets of opprotunity
Definition
Opprotune
Term
Enemy air defense systems detected by surface or airborne sensors or observers within range of available weapons and not yet targeted are?
Definition
SEAD Targets of opprotunity
Term
True or False? An AC has the inherant authority and is obligated to use all neccesary means available to defend themselves?
Definition
1
Term
True or False? ROE or spins can limit aircrew self defense?
Definition
0
Term
Who has the authority to request suppression for SEAD targets of Op?
Definition
Observers/Spotters/Controllers/Liason Officers from the diff componets
Term
What aircrews have aquired SEAD targets of opprotunity but have not engaged in they should immediately pass the targeting data to who?
Definition
Battle Manager / Operation Center of the force componet capable of targeting the threat
Term
What are examples of surface componet SEAD capablities?
Definition
Field Artillery, Mortars, Naval Surface fires, Attack Helo's, EW, SSM's
Term
To ensure unity of effort and conservation of force componets need to coordinate their SEAD activities within their AO's with the ________ to ensure they meet mission requirements.
Definition
JFACC
Term
What is required for effective surface suppression?
Definition
A rapid and free exchange of SEAD target information between the JFACC and other componet commanders
Term
Componet commanders will use their _________ to locate, ID, and attack SEAD targets within their AO's and areas of interest whenever possible, in many cases only the blank has assets needed for SEAD?
Definition
Organic assets / JFACC
Term
Blank dictates SEAD asset allocation?
Definition
Mission Requirements
Term
The following are benefits derived from personal recovery operations?
Definition
1. Morale, Coesion and fighting caps of friendies, 2. Preserves critical combat resources and influcences national and int'l polictics by denying the explotation of captured personnel.
Term
What is defined as the sum of military, diplomatic and civil efforts to effect the recovery and return of us military, dod civilians, and dod contractor personal, who are isolated or missing while participating in a US gov't sanctioned military activity or mission and uncertain or hostile enviro or as deterimed by the SecDef?
Definition
Personnel Recovery
Term
Blank are US military DOD cities or DOD contractors or other personnel designated by POTUS or SECDEF who have become seperated from their unit or ORG in an uncertain or hostile environment or denyed area requiring them to SERE?
Definition
IP
Term
The primary mission of AF PRO is to utilize a combo of what to recover any IP?
Definition
Specially trained airmen and Unique Equipment
Term
Blank is how the AF accomplished the PRO recovery task?
Definition
CSAR
Term
True or False? Each service is primarily responsible for the PR coverage of their own operations?
Definition
1
Term
What is the AF's prefered mechanism for personnel recovery, in uncertain or hostile environments and denied areas?
Definition
CSAR
Term
AF PRO concept is centered on 5 essential tasks? What are they?
Definition
Report / Locate / Support / Recover/ Reintegrate
Term
What are the two areas of Recover?
Definition
Alert and Deliberate
Term
When does the reintegration task begin?
Definition
When the recovery force relinquieses physical control
Term
What are the three CSAR components?
Definition
The Command control and coord node / Recovery Forces / and the isolated personnel.
Term
Which essential task maybe a long term endevor with no specific end date?
Definition
Integration
Term
What is the AF's PRO componet located in the JAOC?
Definition
PRCC
Term
What is the air equivalent to the JTAC on the ground?
Definition
FAC-A
Term
What is considered the premire RESCORT platform?
Definition
A-10
Term
What is the callsign of the rescue mission commander?
Definition
SANDY
Term
What is the most capable AMC platform due to it's extensive comm capablity, an ability to oversee the air picture?
Definition
E-3
Term
What training can enable interoperability and improve integration between air force PRO forces and their joint combined partners?
Definition
Joint and combined training
Term
blank weapons are normally employed in support of manuever forces?
Definition
SHORAD
Term
What are the 4 componets of SHORAD?
Definition
Stinger, Avenger, FADC3I, Sentinel Survellance Radar ANMPQ-64
Term
What type of missile is the Avenger employed?
Definition
Stinger
Term
The Stinger missile has three versions what are they?
Definition
RMP and RMP block 1
Term
What is the best Stinger missile?
Definition
RMP
Term
What type of fuse does the STINGER missile have?
Definition
Contact fuse
Term
Which of the following is not a sensor system for target acquisition for the AVENGER? FLIR/OPTICAL SIGHT/LRF/SNIPER
Definition
SNIPER
Term
Which IFF modes can the AVENGER interrogate?
Definition
3 & 4
Term
How does a STINGER seek it's targetr?
Definition
IR/NUV
Term
Mission of BLANK is to protect forces and selected GEO political assets from arial attack, missile attack and surveillance?
Definition
PATRIOT
Term
PATRIOT provides protection against what?
Definition
Theater Missiles, and Air Threats
Term
What is the primary threat to be countered by ARMY ADA?
Definition
Theater Missiles
Term
What is the C3 center of the PATRIOT battalion during AD operations?
Definition
ICC
Term
What does the ICC consist of?
Definition
Lightweight weather tight shelter mounted on 5 ton cargo truck
Term
The ICC can communicate directly with elements of the USAF tacs using what links?
Definition
11, 11b, 16, ATDL-1, PADIL, IBIS-I, SAT-J, J REAP B &C
Term
The PATRIOT only communicates through which Data link?
Definition
PADIL
Term
What type of warhead does the PAC 3 PATRIOT missile have?
Definition
No Warhead
Term
What are the 5 componets of a THAAD battery?
Definition
THAAD Fire control and comm (TFCC), Launcher, Missile-round, Radar, and peculiar support equipment
Term
The mission of the BLANK is to protect the homeland, deployed military forces, friends and allies from short and medium balistic missiles? They provide the upper tier in the army's two tier defense system?
Definition
THAAD
Term
The blank serve as a high alt defense against balistic missiles?
Definition
THAAD
Term
________ is capable of detecting and intercepting balistic missile threats in and above the atmosphere during their final or terminal phase of flight?
Definition
THAAD
Term
What Radar does the THAAD utilize?
Definition
AN/TPY2
Term
What system provides automated engagement operations, and force opperations capablities at the SHORAD Battalion?
Definition
FADC3I
Term
The Blank radar is a mobile compact modular multifunction phased array radar used by FAD units?
Definition
SENTINEL
Term
The sentinel radar can interrogate ________ IFF modes?
Definition
1,2,3A &4
Term
The BLANK is the principle facility deployed by the commander to control operations?
Definition
Command Post
Term
In General the CP is organized to perform the following functions?
Definition
provide a focal point for recipt and development for intel, provide situation info to higher headqtrs, monitor ADA engagement ops.
Term
What reflects the considerations dictated by different combat situations, weather during wartime or piece time, required different actions?
Definition
ROE
Term
________ are specific constraints applicatble to operation rela-world peacetime, wartime, or contingency mission employment?
Definition
ROE
Term
Are tactical rules of engagement classified or unclassified?
Definition
Classified
Term
Are standing rules of engagement classified or unclassified?
Definition
Unclassified
Term
what are the 2 elements of self defense
Definition
necesity and proportionality
Term
What allows US forces to pursue and engage a hostile force that has commited a hostile act or demonstrated hostile intent and that remains an imminent threat?
Definition
Immediate pursuit of hostile foreign forces
Term
What is an attack or other use of force by a foreign force or terrorist unit against the US, US forces, or other designated persons and property.
Definition
Hostile act
Term
What is the threat of imminent use of force by a foreign force or terrorist unit against the US, US forces, or other designated persons and property?
Definition
Hostile Intent
Term
What is a force or unit that has commited a hostile act, demonstrated hostile intent, or has been declared hostile?
Definition
Hostile force
Term
What is also known as an area of separation in some UN oiperations, the vertical limits that extend from ground level to infinity?
Definition
Buffer Zone
Term
What is the airspace above land territory, internal waters, and territorial waters is considered what?
Definition
Soverign or territorial airspace
Term
What is Territorial sea?
Definition
a belt of ocean space adjacent to and measured from the coastal state's baseline to max width of 12nm
Term
what is internal waters?
Definition
waters to the landward side of the low water mark.
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