What are the three range of military operations?

Civil-Military Operations and Levels of Warfare The three levels of warfare—strategic, operational, and tactical—link tactical actions to achievement of national objectives.

Is Operation Spartan Shield a combat deployment?

Army National Guard units from across the country have participated in the operation for the past several years and account for the bulk of combat forces supporting the mission. Operation Spartan Shield is a joint mission under the United States Central Command.

How does a military operation get its name?

In most cases, names were chosen by mid-level officers in charge of planning, but frequent interventions took place when tagging significant campaigns. NICKA, as the system is known, validates and stores all operational names. Each command of the U.S. military is given a series of two-letter prefixes.

What are the 7 joint functions?

In U.S. doctrine there are today seven joint functions: intelligence, movement and maneuver, fires, information, protec- tion, sustainment, and C2. For the rest of the NATO community, there are eight, since NATO doctrine also includes civil- military cooperation (CIMIC).

What is large scale combat operations?

Large-scale combat operations are intense, lethal, and brutal. Historically, commanders who did not accurately assess risk nor adapt to a rapidly changing environment experienced high casualty rates and mission failure. A tragic example was the U.S. II Corps during the 1943 battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia.

What is an example of risk management in the military?

Contingency planning, the use of a reserve, and economy-of-force operations are three examples of how commanders accept and account for tactical risk while maintaining flexibility of thought and action. Taking risk must be seen in relationship to an advantage for the unit.

What is “risk to mission” in the military?

Risk is more than enemy actions, health hazards, and disease vectors, although these are potent threats and hazards that tactical formations encounter. This is why a recognized calculation in considering losses, for training and warfare, is the non-battle injury rate. The risk to mission is the risk taken at all levels of war.

Are combat risks aligned with compensation?

Risk and Combat Compensation The divergence between the risks that military members face when deployed and the associated compensation can be brought into better alignment in a number of ways. The designation of combat zones is difficult to initiate and even more difficult to terminate.

How does a commander take risk in stability operations?

In stability operations a commander may take risk by allocating monies on a project that will be completed over the long term rather than projects generating immediate, short-term gains. Risk in both types of operation must be communicated to higher headquarters to ensure understanding—another form of risk mitigation.