MSLC - Unified Land Operations (ULO)
3 Dimensions of Operational Environment: - ✔✔✔Perspective of Population, Perspective of
Insurgency, Perspective of Counter-Insurgency
8 Dynamics of an Insurgency? - ✔✔✔Leadership, Ideology, Objectives, Environment & Geography,
External Support, Internal Support, Phasing and Timing, Organizational and Operational Patterns
A Decisive Operation is: - ✔✔✔the operation that directly accomplishes the mission
Decisive Action is: - ✔✔✔the continuous, simultaneous combinations of offensive, defensive, and
stability or defense support of civil authorities tasks. In unified land
operations, commanders seek to seize, retain, and exploit the initiative while synchronizing their actions
to achieve the best effects possible
Define Alliance: - ✔✔✔the relationship that results from a formal agreement between two or more
nations for
broad, long-term objectives that further the common interests of the members (JP 3-0).
Define Coalition: - ✔✔✔an arrangement between two or more nations for common action (JP 5-0).
Nations usually form coalitions for focused, short-term purposes
Define decisive action: - ✔✔✔continuous, simultaneous combinations of offensive, defensive, and
stability or defense support of civil authorities tasks
Define Multinational Operations: - ✔✔✔is a collective term to describe military actions conducted by
forces of two
or more nations, usually undertaken within the structure of a coalition or alliance (JP 3-16).
, Define Operational Framework: - ✔✔✔The character of the dominant major operation being
conducted at any time within a land force commander's area of operations
Doctrine Defined: - ✔✔✔A body of thought on how Army forces intend to
operate as an integral part of a joint force
Effective maneuver requires close coordination with? - ✔✔✔Fires
How many elements of Combat Power (Warfighting Functions) are there? - ✔✔✔6
Mission Command encourages the greatest possible freedom of action from who? - ✔✔✔Subordinates
Purpose of Defense? - ✔✔✔Allows Commanders choose to defend to create conditions for a
counteroffensive that allows Army forces to regain the initiative
Purpose of Offense? - ✔✔✔To defeat, destroy, or neutralize the enemy force.
Additionally, Commanders conduct offensive tasks to secure decisive terrain, to deprive the enemy of
resources, to gain information, to deceive and divert the enemy, to hold the enemy in position, to
disrupt the enemy's attack, and to set up the conditions for future successful operations.
Tactics include the ordered arrangement and maneuver of units in relation to? - ✔✔✔Each other,
Terrain, and the enemy
The Operational Environment is: - ✔✔✔the composite of the physical and human terrain. It includes
the variables many interrelated that are part of the Area of Interest and the Area of Operation.
What are defensive characteristics? - ✔✔✔preparation, security, disruption, massing effects and
flexibility
3 Dimensions of Operational Environment: - ✔✔✔Perspective of Population, Perspective of
Insurgency, Perspective of Counter-Insurgency
8 Dynamics of an Insurgency? - ✔✔✔Leadership, Ideology, Objectives, Environment & Geography,
External Support, Internal Support, Phasing and Timing, Organizational and Operational Patterns
A Decisive Operation is: - ✔✔✔the operation that directly accomplishes the mission
Decisive Action is: - ✔✔✔the continuous, simultaneous combinations of offensive, defensive, and
stability or defense support of civil authorities tasks. In unified land
operations, commanders seek to seize, retain, and exploit the initiative while synchronizing their actions
to achieve the best effects possible
Define Alliance: - ✔✔✔the relationship that results from a formal agreement between two or more
nations for
broad, long-term objectives that further the common interests of the members (JP 3-0).
Define Coalition: - ✔✔✔an arrangement between two or more nations for common action (JP 5-0).
Nations usually form coalitions for focused, short-term purposes
Define decisive action: - ✔✔✔continuous, simultaneous combinations of offensive, defensive, and
stability or defense support of civil authorities tasks
Define Multinational Operations: - ✔✔✔is a collective term to describe military actions conducted by
forces of two
or more nations, usually undertaken within the structure of a coalition or alliance (JP 3-16).
, Define Operational Framework: - ✔✔✔The character of the dominant major operation being
conducted at any time within a land force commander's area of operations
Doctrine Defined: - ✔✔✔A body of thought on how Army forces intend to
operate as an integral part of a joint force
Effective maneuver requires close coordination with? - ✔✔✔Fires
How many elements of Combat Power (Warfighting Functions) are there? - ✔✔✔6
Mission Command encourages the greatest possible freedom of action from who? - ✔✔✔Subordinates
Purpose of Defense? - ✔✔✔Allows Commanders choose to defend to create conditions for a
counteroffensive that allows Army forces to regain the initiative
Purpose of Offense? - ✔✔✔To defeat, destroy, or neutralize the enemy force.
Additionally, Commanders conduct offensive tasks to secure decisive terrain, to deprive the enemy of
resources, to gain information, to deceive and divert the enemy, to hold the enemy in position, to
disrupt the enemy's attack, and to set up the conditions for future successful operations.
Tactics include the ordered arrangement and maneuver of units in relation to? - ✔✔✔Each other,
Terrain, and the enemy
The Operational Environment is: - ✔✔✔the composite of the physical and human terrain. It includes
the variables many interrelated that are part of the Area of Interest and the Area of Operation.
What are defensive characteristics? - ✔✔✔preparation, security, disruption, massing effects and
flexibility
