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1. policy "what needs to be done," a document that may change due to changes in national
leadership, political considerations, or for fiscal reasons.
2. strategy a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim.
3. area of consen- fundamental national goals the U.S. should be seeking in order to establish our
sus national security; security, prosperity, and values
4. national security a document approved by the president that expresses vision, what the U.S. stands
strategy (nss) for, and sensing of how the instruments of national power will be arrayed.
5. national defense a document that outlines the DoD approach to implement the NSS
strategy (nds)
6. national military a document approved by the CJCS for distributing and applying military power to
strategy (nms) attain NSS and NDS objectives
7. doctrine fundamental principles by which the military forces or elements guide their
actions in support of national objectives; it is authoritative but requires judgment
in application
8. joint doctrine fundamental principles that guide the employment of the U.S. military forces in
coordinated action towards a common objective
9. operational art the application of creative imagination to design strategies, campaigns, and major
operations to organize and employ military forces; headed by the commander
10. operational art logistics and technology, commander has some degree of control
elements
11. contextual ele- elements the commander has little or no control over, but must take into account
ments when devising a strategy
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12. operational de- the conception and construction of the intellectual framework that underpins joint
sign operations plans and their subsequent execution
13. military engage- ongoing routine activities that establish, shape, maintain, and refine relations with
ment, security other nations
cooperation, and
deterrence
14. crisis response small scale, limited duration operations such as strikes, raids, and peace enforce-
and limited con- ment; conduct operations individually or in conjunction with major operation or
tingency opera- campaign
tions
15. major operations extended duration, large scale operations that usually involve combat such as
and campaigns battles, engagements, and strike (major operations) | series of related major
operations (campaigns)
16. instruments of diplomatic, informational, military, and economic (DIME)
national power
17. diplomatic principal instrument for engaging with other states and foreign groups to ad-
vance U.S. values, interests, and objectives; credible threat of force = deterrence
and enables the democratic process
18. informational information is freely exchanged with minimal government controls; information
readily available from multiple sources; support via IO and PA
19. military fight and win the nation's war, must ensure adherence to US values; used both
domestically and internationally
20. economic government's financial management ways and means; facilitates production, dis-
tribution and consumption of worldwide goods and services
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21. traditional war- confrontation between nation-states or coalitions/alliances of nation-states; typ-
fare ically involves force-on-force military operations
22. irregular warfare violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence
over the relevant populations; may employ full range of military
23. tactical actions battles, engagements, and/or strikes conducted by combat forces; coordinated in
time and place; both a science and an art
24. interagency co- the coordination that occurs between agencies of the United States government,
ordination including the DoD, for accomplishing an objective.
25. interorganiza- the interaction that occurs among elements of the DOD; engaged U.S. Govern-
tional ment agencies; state, territorial, local, and tribal agencies, foreign military forces
coordination and
government agencies; IGOs, NGOs, and the private sector
26. unity of effort coordination and cooperation toward common objectives, even if the participants
are not of the same command organization (product of unified action)
27. levels of warfare strategic, operational, and tactical
28. strategic level of determines national or multinational strategic objectives and guidance to develop
warfare and use national resources to achieve these objectives; WHY and WITH WHAT we
will fight and WHY the enemy fights against us
29. operational level links the tactical employment of forces to national and military strategic objectives;
of warfare WHAT we will affect, with WHAT courses of action, in WHAT order, for WHAT
duration, and with WHAT RESOURCES
30. tactical level of the employment and ordered arrangement of forces in relation to each other;
warfare HOW we fight