SEJPME (Special Operations) Questions and Answers 100% Accurate(GRADED A+)

Special Operations involve the use of small units of specially trained personnel using specialized tactics and equipment to achieve ________ objectives. - ANSWER-strategic or operational Short-duration strikes and other small-scale offensive actions conducted as a special operation in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments and which employ specialized military capabilities to seize, destroy, capture, exploit, recover, or damage designated targets is called ________. It differs from conventional offensive actions in the level of physical and political risk, operational techniques, and the degree of discriminate and precise use of force to achieve specific objectives. - ANSWER-direct action Special operations forces are organized under the ________, a functional combatant command responsible for providing mission capable special operations forces to the geographic combatant commanders. - ANSWER-United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Actions conducted as a special operation in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments to collect or verify information of strategic or operational significance, employing military capabilities not normally found in conventional forces are called ________. These actions acquire information concerning the capabilities, intentions and activities of an enemy. - ANSWER-special reconnaissance After the attacks of 9/11, U.S. Special Operations Command assumed an operational role in leading the DOD effort in ________. - ANSWER-global operations against terrorist networks Most special operations forces are ________ oriented. This allows them to maintain a cultural awareness and a language capability for their assigned areas. - ANSWER-regionally A broad spectrum of military and paramilitary operations, normally of long duration, predominantly conducted through, with, or by indigenous or surrogate forces who are organized, trained, equipped, supported, and directed in varying degrees by an external source are known as ________. It is a core activity of special operations forces. - ANSWER-unconventional warfare