MCDP 6
What is the fundamental challenge of command and control?
The tension between coping with uncertainty and racing against time
What does DO WAR stand for?
Demonstrations, other (amphibious support), withdrawals, assault, raids
What are the elements of the MAGTF?
Command element
Ground element
Air element
Logistics element
What are the five levels of the urban environment?
Supersurface level
Surface level
Subsurface level
Air level
Maritime level
What are the three sequential phases?
Reconnaissance and isolation
Attack
Consolidation and reorganization
What are the four classes of information?
Raw data, Processed data, Knowledge, Understanding
What does PERMA stand for?
Planning, embarkation, rehearsal, movement, action
What type of MAGTF can self-sustain for 30 days?
Marine expeditionary brigade
What does ASCOPE stand for?
Areas
Structures
Capabilities
Organization
People
Events
What is the structure of a block?
A city block may include 1-2 buildings of interest, open ground between streets, civilians and vehicles creating cluttered terrain
What are the two types of leadership theory?
Authoritarian and persuasive
What is the sequencing of a Naval Campaign?
What type of MAGTF is formed for specific missions for which a standing MAGTF or other force is either inappropriate for or unavailable?
Special purpose MAGTF (SPMAGTF)
What is in the task organization for urban warfare?
Security unit
Support unit
Assault unit
What are the three key tactics in block war?
Bounding overwatch
Breaching walls
Clearing operations
What are the two basic communication principles?
Supply - push
Demand - pull
What class amphibious assault ship is the largest amphibious ship in the world?
Wasp class
Where is 3 MEF based out of?
Japan and Hawaii
What does RIGS-C stand for?
Reconnoiter the objective
Isolate the objective
Gain the foothold
Seize the objective
Consolidate / reorganize
What are the three types of search operations?
Hasty search
Deliberate search
Forceful entry
What are the two decision - making theories?
Traditional view and intuitive decision making
What amphibious assault ship resembles a small aircraft carrier?
America class
With which MEF is the third air wing ?
1 MEF
What does SOSRA stand for?
Suppress, Obscure, Secure, Reduce, Assault
What are the three considerations in block war?
Civilian presence, Coordination between outer cordon, inner cordon, and search elements must be tight, and detainee handling