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A set of questions and answers related to military tactics and operations, specifically covering topics such as forms of maneuver, offensive and defensive operations, movement techniques, detainee operations, convoy security, gap crossings, reconnaissance, and legal considerations for homeland security. Detailed explanations and definitions for various military concepts and procedures, making it a potentially valuable resource for military personnel or students studying these topics. The level of detail and the range of topics covered suggest that this document could be useful as study notes, lecture notes, or a summary for an exam or course related to military tactics and operations.
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What is a Turning Movement? - Answer✅ Attempts to avoid the enemy's main defenses and seize OBJ's to the enemy's rear and cause them to move out of their current position. What is an Infiltration? - Answer✅ A covert movement where the attacker sneaks through enemy lines and seizes advantageous positions while exposing a minimal number of elements.
What are the five forms of maneuver - Answer✅ Envelopment Turning Movement Infiltration Penetration Frontal Attack What is an envelopment? - Answer✅ Seeks to avoid the enemy's main defenses by seizing OBJ's to the enemy's rear and then destroy them in their current position. What is a Penetration? - Answer✅ Where the attacking force seeks to rupture enemy defenses on a narrow front and mass all available fires upon that point. What is a Frontal Attack? - Answer✅ A form of maneuver where an attacking force seeks to destroy a weaker enemy over a broad front. It is the most costly. What are the four types of Offensive Operations? - Answer✅ Movement to Contact Attack Exploitation Pursuit
What are the three types of Defensive Operations? - Answer✅ Area Mobile Retrograde What are the four Characteristics of the Offense? - Answer✅ Surprise Tempo Audacity Concentration What are the three different Movement Techniques? - Answer✅ Traveling Traveling Overwatch Bounding Overwatch What are the four S's for Raids? - Answer✅ Speed Security Safeguard Specific Targeting What are you doing in an Area Defense? - Answer✅ Retaining terrain What are you doing in a Mobile Defense? - Answer✅ Focusing on the destruction of the enemy What are you doing in a retrograde defense? - Answer✅ Organized movement away (buying time) What is a level 1 Threat? - Answer✅ Terrorists, Rioters, etc. What is a level 2 Threat? - Answer✅ Guerilla Forces
What is a Battle Handover? - Answer✅ A coordinated operation executed to sustain continuity of the combined-arms fight and to protect the combat potential of both forces involved What form is the capture tag on? - Answer✅ DA Form 2745 What is a DD Form 2713? - Answer✅ Observation Report What is a DD Form 2714 - Answer✅ Disciplinary Report What is a forward passage of lines? - Answer✅ Where the rear element moves forward and assumes control over the battle once through the passage point What is a rearward passage of lines? - Answer✅ Where the forward element moves backwards and relinquishes control once 2/3 through the passage point. What is a Battle Handover Zone? - Answer✅ Where the handover actually takes place Where might MP's be located during passages of lines? - Answer✅ At TCP's What are the 6 steps to a dismounted defense in an urban environment? - Answer✅ Establish Security Select buildings to defend Prepare fighting positions Select alternate fighting positions Report, engage, and maintain Terminate What are some important aspects of Dismount Point Operations? - Answer✅ Cover and Concealment Walking distance to the CP
The ability to collect stragglers What are important elements of Convoy security operations? - Answer✅ Communications PCCs/PCIs Briefing important info What is the difference between a Cordon and "Knock" vs a Cordon and "Kick" - Answer✅ Knock
What level CP's are considered Critical Sites? - Answer✅ Brigade level or higher Name 3 legal considerations for Homeland Security? - Answer✅ Posse Comitatus Stafford Act Insurrection Act What does DSCA stand for? - Answer✅ Defense Support of Civil Authorities What is homeland defense? - Answer✅ Actions against external threats and aggresion When can a unit leave when dropping off prisoners? - Answer✅ After in-processing is complete