Name the necessary characteristics of a resistance movement for US partnership:
- Willingness to cooperate with the US
- Compatible objectives and ideology
- Compatible resistance leadership
Internal logistic sources used by a resistance during a UW campaign:
- Battlefield recovery
- Purchase
- Levy
- Barter
- Production
- Confiscation (to be avoided, last option only)
Two main categories of US supply to a resistance operation:
- Accompanying Supply (what the ODA brings with them)
- External Supply (automatic, emergency, on-call)
Name the 8 insurgent support networks:
(FLIRT-MIC)
Financial Logistical Intelligence & Propaganda Recruitment Transportation - Medical Information Communications
Name the 7 dynamics common to most insurgencies:
(POLIO-EE) Phasing and Timing Objectives Leadership Ideology Organizational and operational patterns - Environment and Geography External Support
Mao Tse-Tung’s typical phases of an insurgency:
- Latent or Incipient Phase
- Guerrilla Warfare Phase
- War of Movement Phase
Three kinds of US support to a resistance or insurgency:
- Direct Support (general war scenario)
- Indirect Support (limited war scenario)
- Combat Support
Name the conditions for US sponsorship of a resistance or insurgency:
- Weakened or unconsolidated government or occupying power
- Will of the population
- Favorable Terrain
3 main factors describing the feasibility for US sponsorship of a resistance or insurgency:
- Feasibility
- Adequacy
- Acceptability
Core resistance activities:
- Subversion
- Sabotage
- Escape & Evasion network
- Guerrilla Warfare
- Intelligence Operations
Name the 7 Phases of UW:
- Preparation
- Initial Contact
- Infiltration
- Organization
- Build-up
- Employment
- Transition
Name the three components of an insurgency:
- Underground
- Auxiliary
- Guerrillas
Logistics planning considerations
(CLASS-MTSG)
CASEVAC Local food supply Agriculture Size of Force Storage (Current & Future) - Medical Supplies & Equipment Transportation of Supplies Small vs. Large Operations Geographic Location
