infrastructure variable
comprises of the basic facilities, services, and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society
mission variables are
fundamental in developing a course of action (COA) of a given operation
based on information from higher headquarters and their own knowledge and judgment
leaders identify civil considerations that affect their mission
offensive tasks
impose the commanders will on the enemy
leaders analyze the higher headquarters warning order, operation order to determine
how their unit contributes to the higher headquarters mission.
physical environment
includes geography and man-made structure, as well as the climate and weather in the area of operations
five military aspects of terrain expressed in OAKOC
observation & fields of fire, avenue of approach, key terrain, obstacles, cover & concealment
commanders may analyze civil considerations using the six factors known as
ASCOPE
Depth
extension of operations in time, space, or purpose to achieve definitive results
stable governments require
free and responsible media, multiple political parties, and robust civil society
time variable
describes the timing and duration of activities, events, or conditions within an operation al environment. as well as how the timing and duration is perceived.
Fragile state
country that suffers from institutional weaknesses serious enough to threaten the stability of the central government
ASCOPE
areas, structures, capabilities, organizations, people, events
DODI 3000.05
emphasizes that many of the stability tasks executed in an operation are best performed by host nation, foreign, or USG civilian personnel, with military forces providing support
Mission command warfighting functions
integrates the other warfighting functions(movement and maneuver, intelligence, fires, sustainment, protection) into a coherent whole
PMESII-PT
political, military, economic, social, information, infrastructure, physical environment , time
transformation phase
represents the broad range of post conflict reconstruction, stabilization, and capacity building tasks
civil considerations are
the influence of manmade infrastructure, civilian institutions, and activities of the civilian leaders, populations and organizations within AO
A safe and secure environment is
one in which civilians can live their day to day lives without fear of being drawn into violent conflict and being victimized by criminals
Army's approach to mission command
to function effectively and have the greatest chance for mission accomplishment, commanders supported by their staffs, exercise mission command throughout the conduct of operations
METT-TC
Mission, enemy, terrain & weather, troops & support, Civil Considerations
fostering sustainability phase
encompasses long term efforts that capitalize on capacity building and reconstruction activities to establish conditions that enable sustainable development
Decisive action
continuous, simultaneous combinations of offensive, defensive, and stability or defense support of civil authorities tasks
Establishing effective rule of law typically requires
an international review of the host nation legal framework, a justice reform agenda, and general justice reform programs.
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