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C400T Tactics and Sustainment Exam

Instructions: This is a take-home, open book exam, worth 40% of your overall C400T grade. All work must be your own. Do not discuss this examination or your answers with anyone other than your instructor. You will turn in all exam sheets and any additional supporting paperwork. In the interest of academic integrity and fairness, do not provide this test information to inbound students

This exam has four sections:

Section #1 is worth 20 points and is comprised of 20 separate multiple choice, true-false answers. Each question is worth one point.

Section #2 is worth 40 points and based on a brigade level situation & sketch. You will be asked to write a brigade mission statement a commander's intent and depict your battlefield visualization on a sketch .

Section #3 is worth 15 points. You will be asked to answer three short questions on sustainment operations.

Section #4 is worth 25 points and is a short, one to two page essay that addresses Unified Land Operations.

You are authorized to use a computer for research and/or typing your answers. If you choose to type your answers, ensure that you print and turn-in all products. Clearly indicate the question number for each of your typed answers. Attach your products to the examination packet and turn in together. Consistent with CGSC standards, typed responses should be 12 pt. Times New Roman font and double-spaced.

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C400T Tactics and Sustainment Exam

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C400T Tactics and Sustainment Exam (Revised: 5 Sep 13)

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Section 1: Directions: For questions 1 through 20, circle the letter that best answers the question. Multiple Choice and True and False

Using ADRP 1-02, circle the letter that best describes the operational symbol or unit or that best answers the first two (2) questions.

1.

a. Anti-tank Infantry -- Hostile

b. Infantry -- Unknown

c. Rotary Wing Aviation -- Hostile

d. Infantry -- Hostile

2.

a. Tactical mission task of breach

b. Engineer intent of bypass

c. Engineer intent of block

d. Tactical mission task of block

3. According to ADP 3-0, Unified Land Operations (Oct 11), Army leaders use the Operational Framework to clearly articulate their concept of operations in time, space, purpose, and resources. Which of the following statements is false concerning the doctrinal application of Operational Framework:

a. A commander may use the deep-close-security framework to describe the operation in time and space.

b. The Decisive Operation is the unit that has the priority of resources.

c. A commander may use conceptual frameworks (deep-close-security, main-supporting efforts, decisive-shaping-sustaining operations) in combination to articulate their concept of the operation.

d. Security operations provide early warning of enemy operations, provide the force with time and maneuver space, protect the force from surprise, and help to develop the situation.

e. The Main Effort can shift one or more times during execution.

4. According to FM 2-01.3, Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB) (Oct 2010), in which step of IPB do planners identify threat capabilities?

a. Define the operational environment

b. Determine threat courses of action

c. Describe the environmental effects on operations

d. Evaluate the threat

5. Which of the following is used to develop the modified combined obstacles overlay?

a. METT-TC

b. OAKOC

c. Analysis of slope, soil, vegetation, and built-up areas

d. All of the above

6. Your guidance from your commander is to avoid the enemy's strength and attack to seize an objective close behind their current defensive positions. Which form of maneuver best describes your operation?

a. Encirclement

b. Turning movement

c. Envelopment

d. Flank attack

7. What are the four primary offensive tasks?

a. Attack, pursuit, movement to contact, and exploitation

b. Search and attack, hasty attack, deliberate attack, and spoiling attack

c. Raid, ambush, feint, and demonstration

d. Screen, guard, cover, and assault

8. Which of the following is not an element of the art of command?

a. Experience

b. Decisionmaking

c. Leadership

d. Authority

9. According to ADRP 3-28, Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) addresses the consequences of natural or man-made disasters, accidents, terrorist attacks, and incidents both foreign and domestic through force projection and immediate commander's response.

a. True

b. False

10. When reporting readiness to HQ/DA, the commander rates only the mission-essential tasks (METs) in the standardized DA directed METL even if changes were made by the commander based on designation as a Deployment Expeditionary Force (DEF).

a. True

b. False

11. According to FM 3-90 Volume 1, Offense and Defense (Aug 12), what are the three primary defensive tasks?

a. Block, fix, and disrupt

b. Withdrawal, delay, and retirement

c. Area, mobile, and retrograde

d. Disruption, positional, and mobile

12. Current U.S. Army doctrine defines mission command philosophy as?

a. The exercise of authority and direction by the commander using mission orders to enable disciplined initiative within the commander's intent to empower agile and adaptive leaders in the conduct of unified land operations

b. The exercise of authority and direction by the commander using mission orders to enable disciplined initiative within the commander's intent to mass combat power at the critical time and place to overwhelm enemy forces

c. The art and science of continuously leading and assessing soldiers against an adaptive enemy to accomplish the mission

d. Planning and executing operations through mission-style orders to achieve synergistic effects and enable disciplined initiative within the commander's intent

13. According to ADRP 3-07, which Army Stability Task is most closely associated with the Department of State's Stability Sector of Humanitarian Assistance and Social Well-Being?

a. Establish Civil Security

b. Restore Essential Services

c. Establish Civil Control

d. Support to Economic and Infrastructure Development

14. For Defense Support to Civil Authorities, the Department of the Defense does not lead any Emergency Support Function (ESF) but supports other governmental agencies in performing the 15 ESFs.

a. True

b. False

15. What are the components of the commander's intent?

a. End state and military conditions; center of gravity; decisive points and objectives; lines of operation; culminating point; operational reach, approach, and pauses; simultaneous and sequential operations; linear and nonlinear operations; and tempo.

b. Expanded purpose, key tasks, and end state.

c. Planning guidance and mission command.

d. Tempo; lines of effort; objectives; simultaneous and sequential operations; main effort; shaping effort; and end state.

16. Based on ADRP 6-0, Mission Command (May 12), which of the following is not a staff task to support the commander in understanding situations, decision-making, and implementing decisions?

a. Conduct information management

b. Conduct military deception

c. Conduct the operations process

d. Conduct inform and influence activities

17. According to ADP 3-0, Unified Land Operations (Oct 11), the ____ Operation leads directly to the accomplishment of a commander's purpose?

a. Shaping

b. Sustaining

c. Deception

d. Decisive

18. Your unit has been ordered to defend along a river to prevent enemy crossings for 48 hours. What form of defense doctrinally describes your task?

a. Delay

b. Reverse slope defense

c. Perimeter defense

d. Defense of a linear obstacle

19. The Organizational Inspection Program (OIP) is the commander's comprehensive plan to manage all inspections and audits within his or her command. The OIP consists of what three (3) inspection programs?

a. Initial Command Inspections, Command Inspections, and Inspector General Inspections

b. Command Inspections, Staff Inspections, and Inspector General Inspections

c. Staff Inspections, Staff Assistance Visits, and Command Inspections

d. Initial Command Inspections, Subsequent Command Inspections, and Inspector General Inspections

20. A Limit of Advance (LOA) is designated in which of the following operations?

a. Offensive

b. Defensive

c. Security

d. Reconnaissance

e. Both Offensive and Security

Section 2: Analyze and develop a doctrinal solution to a tactical problem.

*FOR THIS SECTION OF THE EXAM, YOU ARE THE 1/1 ABCT COMMANDER

THE SITUATION -- 30 minutes ago

1/1 ABCT is the lead element of the main body in the 1st Infantry Division's attack to seize OBJ FURY, a city 80 kilometers west of ROGERS. 1/1 ABCT as the division decisive operation was to seize OBJ FURY NLT H+12 in order to protect the II Corps main effort. The division's advance guard, 2/4 ABCT (attached to 1 ID), passed ROGERS without incident approximately two hours ago. In the period between 2/4's departure from ROGERS and 1/1's approach, the enemy quickly emplaced several obstacles (overturned vehicles and building materials) on RTE APPLE south of ROGERS to cause friendly forces to deploy assets early and disrupt movement. As lead elements of 1/1 ABCT approached ROGERS, they received consistent and accurate mortar and RPG fire from the city. The intensity of these fires increased as the brigade approached the outskirts of town. The remainder of the division's main body is approximately two hours behind your trail unit and will use RTE APPLE as well. The lead company of 1/1 ABCT took up hasty defensive positions near the bridge over the EAST RIVER on RTE APPLE while the 1/1 ABCT developed the situation around ROGERS.

Provide recommended location/employment of the MAIN & TAC Command Posts

The key terrain deals with the RTA Apple infrastructure. This is a key means to reaching the city effectively from both the west and the east. Other routes would encounter various enemy outposts. These could be overtaken, but the quickest and easiest way to the city is definitely via the RTA Apple.

The team must secure the bridge on the RTA Apple and set up a limit of advance so that they can position the rest of the forces in a secure location just south of the city.

The information that the south side defensive position may be attacked is a serious risk for the operation. The commander should send necessary backup for the defense to secure that position.

The command post should be set up on the west side of the RTA Apple at a safe distance from enemy fire.

* Continuation of scenario from Section 2 for Section 3.

Section 3: Sustainment

*FOR THIS SECTION OF THE EXAM, YOU ARE THE 1/1 ABCT BSB COMMANDER

Given that you are still in the early phase of planning, address the following:

24. Provide your vision for how the BSB will logistically support the ABCT's change of mission. Your answer must include a discussion of the planning considerations for Class III, V, Medical and Maintenance (35MM version). About a 1/2 typed page

The BSB will be able to support the ABCT's change of mission in many ways. One way is that it will be able to continue to collect intelligence and monitor the changing environment. Any changes then can quickly be relayed to headquarters in order alert them of the conditions on the ground. Other items in which the BSB will be able to handle in this particular mission is that the engineers may be able to quickly clear the road so that movement can proceed at an optimal progression. The reconnaissance team will also provide a valuable role as they can monitor the movements of the enemy forces to see if the intelligence that they got was credible and they should recalculate their strategy.

25. Depict on the sketch where you would locate the BSA and explain why.

[One to five sentences should be sufficient, a few more are acceptable)

I think the BSA should be positioned on the RTA Apple just west of the city. It should be far enough away that it is not in direct danger from enemy fire but close enough so that communication and intelligence can flow seamlessly.

26. Of the eight principles of sustainment, list the two principles you believe are most important for this mission and explain why. [Write one to five sentences]

The two principles of sustainment that I think are most important are logistics and responsiveness. Planning and executing the movement of forces is paramount to being able to launch an effective offensive mission. Furthermore, flexibility is also a key aspect of sustainment because hardly anything ever goes exactly as planned. Therefore, it is important to be responsive in a timely manner to the changes on the ground.

Section 4: Unified Land Operations Essay.

27. Referring to your operations as the 1/1 ABCT Commander, write a two-to-three-page essay describing your application of Unified Land Operations in your tactical solution. You must include a discussion of how the elements of Decisive Action, the Army Core Competencies, and Mission Command relate to your brigade in this scenario.

Note: Citing doctrine is NOT enough to get credit for this exam question. You must read the situation carefully, and then apply principles of doctrine. After you have analyzed the situation, write a meaningful response for your application of Unified Land Operations.

Unified land operations and mission command are the Army's operational concept. This concept has evolved over time so that control can be shared with the parties that have the best opportunity to make the decision.

The mission command philosophy of command is one of the foundations of unified land operations. Mission command is the exercise of authority and direction by the commander using mission orders to enable disciplined initiative within the commander's intent to empower agile and adaptive leaders in the conduct of unified land operations (ADP 6-0)

The exercise of sharing the decision making procedures is based on trust, shared understanding, and purpose. If everyone is on the same page in regard to the objectives of the mission, then there are many people who are capable of making a decision at any time based on the external environment and the way things always change. However, if there is any deviation from the operational command then they must be alerted immediately so that they understand what change was made and why. The unified command approach is complicated and can take a lot of practice and training to pull off effectively.

Another aspect of the unified command philosophy is that it is heavily grounded in trust. In the scenario provided, one of the most important roles will be recon to keep tabs on enemy movements while the forces move towards the offensive. The entire operation must trust these professionals to do their job correctly or the entire mission could be jeopardized. The engineering and logistical functions also have an equal amount of trust placed in them. They must be able to mobilize all of the necessary equipment, machinery, and gear to make the offensive effort functional. If there is something that does not work or shows up missing then again this could jeopardize the offensive mission. However, once trust is developed through experience and practice then the unit cannot operate as a team that performs seamlessly and can adapt quickly.

The same amount of trust extends to the exercise of discipline initiative. When a commander gives orders they are often given on a high level. Thus many individuals or units must translate these into tactile operations. These tactile operations are expected to be in line with commanding orders however there is a lot of subjective room to make personal judgments about how best to proceed. This gives the tactile units a lot of room to decipher the best course of action towards the mission's goals. There are even cases that a functional unit can violate orders if it puts men in significant risks of life or if the situation has changed so much that the original mission is virtually impossible to proceed effectively.

BSTB

II

II

II

II

II

II

1/1 ABCT

II

East River

East River

70 MT

60 MT

70 MT

MT = 2,240 lbs or 70 MT = 78.4 tons or short tons

Rogers

(pop 25k)

Stark

(pop 5k)

II

II

IRR

II

Chester

(pop 2k)

IRR

IRR

I

IRR

0 km

20 km

40 km

80 km

60 km

OBJ FURY 80km

RTE APPLE

xx

N

Checter Rd

Wayne

(pop 20k)

CFLCC

XXX

1 ID

1 ID 1/1 ABCT

In 3 hrs

(-)XX

Stark Rd

1/1 ABCT 1ID

xx

1/1 ABCT

XX

1 ID

East River

Kent

(pop 6k)

Kent Rd

Checter Rd

Urban Terrain

Restrictive (Forest)

Terrain