Section 112 USMC Ops

Question 1

What is OMFTS

Answer 1

Operational Maneuver From the Sea

Question 2

What are the three core precepts of OMFTS

Answer 2

• Maneuver of Naval Forces at the operational level
• Exploit significant enemy weaknesses
• Deal a decisive blow by neutralizing or degrading the enemy’s Center of Gravity

Question 3

What are the 6 OMFTS Concepts

Answer 3

“FUGPIE”

• Focus on the Operational Objective
• Use the sea as a maneuvering space
• Generate Overwhelmig OpTempo & Momentum
• Pit Strength against weakness
• Emphasize Intel, Deception, flexibility
• Integrate all Organic, Joint, & Combined assets

Question 4

What is an example of OMFTS?

Answer 4

Inchon, Korea

• Combined and joint forces under a single commander
• Focussed on key N. Korean vulnerability (LOCs running south)

Question 5

What are the benefits of OTH assault capability and what does it mean?

Answer 5

Over The Horizon

• Surprise and Tactical Flexibility
• Helps distract or pull focus from a landing
• Helos, Ospreys, LCACs have longer range and distract/force the enemy to spread out their forces to cover more area. Allowing slower vessels to move to the objective.
• Avoids buildup of forces on the beach head where they’re vulnerable.

Question 6

What is the purpose of Foreign HA Ops

Answer 6

Military forces provide a secure environment to allow humanitarian relief efforts to progress

• Reactive, disaster relief
• proactive, humanitarian and civic assistance
• LCE is frequently the Supported element

Question 7

What Governs HCA Operations what requirements does it include (4)

Answer 7

Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 401

• Must be carried out in conjunction with HN military and/or civil personnel
• Shall complement and may not duplicate any other form of social or economic assistance from another US Dept or agency
• May not provide (directly or indirectly) to any individual or group engaged in military or paramilitary activity
• Must be specifically approved by US DoS

Question 8

Characteristics of MOOTW

Answer 8

• Domestic or Foreign environments
• Combat or Non-Combat
• Can be conducted simultaneously with other military operations

Question 9

Examples of MOOTW

Answer 9

• NEO
• Strikes and raids
• Arms Control
• Enforcement of exclusion zones
• Peacekeeping
• Peace enforcement
• National Assistance
• HA/DR Assistance
• Protection of shipping
• Conter-piracy
• COIN
• VBSS
• Covert intel collection
• Train/Advise/Assist Missions

Question 10

What is MOUT

Answer 10

Military Operations in Urban Terrain

Question 11

Examples of MOUT

Answer 11

• Korea: Inchon-Seoul Campaign
• Vietnam: Tet Offensive/Hue City
• Somalia: Mogadishu
• OIF: Falluja
• OEF: Marjeh

Question 12

What is the purpose of ROEs

Answer 12

• Minimize civilian casualties and collateral damage
• Avoid alienating the local populace
• Reduce risk of adverse world opinion
• Preserve facilities for future use.
• Preserving Cultural facilities and grounds

Question 13

What are the benefits of MCPP

Answer 13

• Responsive and flexible
• Adapts to units of any size and any timetable
• Embodies maneuver warfare doctrine
• – Top down planning
• – Single-battle concept
• – Integrated planning

Question 14

What are the 6 Steps of MCPP

Answer 14

1) Problem Framing
2) COA Dev
3) COA Wargaming
4) COA comparison and decision
5) Orders development
6) Transition to Op Plan (future) or Op Ord (immediate)

Question 15

What are the 6 steps of the intelligence cycle

Answer 15

1) Planning & Direction
2) Collection: (HUMINT/SIGINT)
3) Processing and exploitation
4) Production
5) Dissemination
6) Utilization

Question 16

What is a CONPLAN

Answer 16

An operational plan in concept format

• Would require expansion or alteration to convert it into an OPLAN or OPORD
• Contains CO strategic concept and necessary annexes and appendices to complete training
• Detailed support requirements are not usually prepared

Question 17

What is SIOP

Answer 17

Single Integrated Operational Plan

Blueprint of how US Nuclear weapons would be used in event of WWIII

Question 18

What is a FUNCPLAN

Answer 18

Functional Plan
Plan for functional peacetime military operations in a permissive or non-hostile environment.
- Designed as a CONPLAN but without TPFDD

Question 19

What is a TPFDD

Answer 19

Time Phased Force and Deployment Data

Tells you What and Who are going where, how, and when

Question 20

What is JOPES and what does it contain

Answer 20

“Joint Operational Planning and Execution System”
- Time-Phased force data
- Non-unit related cargo and personnel data
- Movement Data
Used for TPFDD