Defense Military Operations 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which type of military operation is primarily designed to compel an adversary to cease hostile actions through threatened or actual use of force short of full-scale war?
- Stability operation
- Coercive operation (Correct answer)
- Humanitarian assistance operation
- Peacekeeping operation
Correct answer: Coercive operation
Coercive operations use the threat or limited application of force to compel an adversary to change behavior without full-scale combat.
Question 2: In joint military operations, what does the acronym 'CONOP' stand for?
- Continental Operations Plan
- Concept of Operations (Correct answer)
- Combined Operational Notebook
- Counter-Operations Protocol
Correct answer: Concept of Operations
CONOP stands for Concept of Operations, a document that describes how a commander intends to accomplish the mission.
Question 3: What is the primary purpose of a 'screening' force in military operations?
- To destroy the main enemy force
- To provide early warning and protect the main body's flanks (Correct answer)
- To conduct deception operations
- To establish a forward logistics base
Correct answer: To provide early warning and protect the main body's flanks
A screening force provides early warning of enemy approach and protects the flanks and rear of the main body from observation and minor threats.
Question 4: Which operational concept involves attacking enemy command, control, and logistics simultaneously to deny coherent resistance?
- Attrition warfare
- Guerrilla warfare
- Paralysis strategy (Correct answer)
- Positional defense
Correct answer: Paralysis strategy
The paralysis strategy targets an enemy's ability to think and act coherently by striking C2 nodes and logistics simultaneously rather than grinding down forces.
Question 5: In the context of U.S. military operations, what is a 'Phase III' typically associated with in a campaign plan?
- Shaping
- Deterrence
- Dominate (decisive operations) (Correct answer)
- Stabilize
Correct answer: Dominate (decisive operations)
Phase III 'Dominate' encompasses the decisive operations phase where the joint force defeats the adversary's armed forces and establishes control.
Question 6: What term describes a military operation conducted by special operations forces behind enemy lines to gather intelligence and disrupt enemy operations without direct combat?
- Direct action
- Reconnaissance in force
- Unconventional warfare
- Special reconnaissance (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Special reconnaissance
Special reconnaissance (SR) involves clandestine collection of information about enemy activities behind the forward line without engaging in direct combat.
Question 7: Which principle of joint operations emphasizes concentrating combat power at decisive times and places to achieve decisive results?
- Economy of force
- Mass (Correct answer)
- Maneuver
- Unity of command
Correct answer: Mass
The principle of Mass requires concentrating the effects of combat power where it will have the most decisive impact on the adversary.
Defense Military Operations 2
Which type of military operation is primarily designed to compel an adversary to cease hostile actions through threatened or actual use of force short of full-scale war?