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100

Intelligence professionals use these three 'templates'—one for terrain, one for doctrine, and a final one for the enemy's actual situation—to predict the battlefield.

What are the MCOO, Threat Template, and SITTEMP?

100

These are the two distinct 8-step processes used by small-unit leaders: one for tactical mission planning and the other for planning and executing effective unit development.  

What are Troop Leading Procedures and the 8-Step Training Model  

100

Found within the Soldier’s Creed, these four specific 'I will' statements are known by what name?

What is the Warrior Ethos

100

This hand-held or tripod-mounted device used by scouts uses lasers to find the exact distance to a target.

What is a Rangefinder?

100

The acronym AOPORD stands for what 3 letter word?

What is Air Operations Order

200

The MI Document that is often the first document to be tucked away once the bullets start flying?

1 - OPORD

2 - Event Matrix

3 - WARNO 

4 - MCOO 

5 - SITTEMP

What is The MCOO shows permanent terrain (swamps, mountains). Once the commander understands where the tanks/units can go, they don't need to look at the "No-Go" terrain anymore—they focus entirely on the SITTEMP (where the enemy is) and the Event Matrix (when things are happening).

200

The official MI motto, meaning intelligence must be 1st place in the fight.

What is "Always Out Front!" 

200

What is the list referred to as: 

  • "I will guard everything within the limits of my post and quit my post only when properly relieved."

  • "I will obey my special _ _ _ _ _ and perform all my duties in a military manner."

  • "I will report all violations of my special  _ _ _ _ _ _, emergencies, and anything not covered in my instructions to the Commander of the Relief."

What is The Three General Orders 

200

This is the broad category for weapons like the AT-4 that are designed to be fired by a single soldier against armored vehicles like MBTs, Bradley (IFV), Stryker, or even Helicopters.

Max 4 words

What is an Anti-Tank (AT) Weapon?

Or RPG 

200

The Acronym ACVT stands for what in relation to MI?

What is describes the 4 characteristics of a sensor: Availability, Capability, Vulnerability, and Timeliness. 

300

This document is the 'final exam' of IPB; it is a map that places the enemy's textbook doctrine onto the actual terrain of the mission.

What is a SITTEMP (Situation Template)?

300

Bouns! In the army, we are known as battle buddies! Give the first and last names of every battle buddy in the room. 

Optional: Cement your win by adding the C.Cmdr or 1SG

Well.

300

What is the use of ASCOPE in MI?

What is the 6-letter acronym used by MI analysts to break down 'Civil Considerations,' ensuring the commander understands how Areas, Structures, and People affect the mission."

or

  • A — Terrain (Social)

  • S — Infrastructure

  • C — Services

  • O — Groups

  • P — Demographics

  • E — Activities

300

This is the "mobile office" (usually a truck or van) where MI soldiers sit to analyze data in the field. (we are looking for 3 words here).

What is a GCS (Ground Control Station)?

300

This Acronym for the final coordination "meeting" between ground and air commanders "freezes" the flight plan for a mission.

What is an AMB (Air Mission Brief)?

400

During Step 4 of MDMP, planners use this 8-letter acronym to ensure their Courses of Action are valid: they must be Distinguishable, Complete, Acceptable, Feasible, and Suitable.

What is DC FAS (or FAS-DC / Course of Action Screening Criteria)

400

List five dynamics of combat power

or 

The Nomenclature of where to find this information: Bill, Memorandum, Manual, Publication, or ADP... 

(pg 18)

Leadership, firepower, information, mobility, survivability 

or

FM-0 2-15

400

Fill in the blank U.S. _ _ _ _HEMTT Fuel Truck

(From Pg 18)

What is U.S. M978 HEMTT Fuel Truck

400

This 30mm area weapon system on the Apache is connected to the pilot’s helmet, meaning "where they look, it points."

What is the M230 Chain Gun?

400

If WARNO, OPORD, and FRAGO are the 3 main combat orders. Name 3 of the 5 Supplemental Order Acronyms.

Max of 5 can be named. 

Deployment Order, Execution Order, Planning Order, Alert Order, Movement Order

(EXORD, DEPORD, PLANORD, ALERTORD, MOOPORD, [ASO - Air Support Order, ATO - Air Tasking Order])

600

On page 61 of the MI student activity book, What is ASKODIR?

Min 7 words

AA, Schemes of Manuver, Kill (Where to), Obstacles, Direct fires (Where), Indirect fires (where), Rehearse 

600

What 5 Oaths and Creeds do these phrases originate from?

1- "The Sacred Trust."

2- "I am a technical expert and a dedicated professional."

3- "I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation." 

4- "No one is more professional than I."

5- "With my eyes and ears, I report the truth." 

What is the Army Aviation, Specialist, Officer’s "Oath", NCO, and Military Intelligence Creed 

600

Fill in the blank U.S. _ _ _ _ Grey Eagle UAS

What is U.S. MQ1C Grey Eagle UAS

600

MI uses this specific "Radar" technology to "see" through clouds and smoke to identify moving enemy vehicles.

What is SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar)

600

The terms A.S.V.A.B. and M.E.P.S., spelled out, are what 5-words and 4-words?

What is the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery and the Military Entrance Processing Station