Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
25 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
What is the primary responsibility of army in reference to ADP? |
Conduct prompt and sustain land combat operations as a joint force |
|
What are unified land operations? |
Execution of offense, defense, stability and defense of civil authority |
|
How many streamers adorn the army flag? |
190 |
|
What is the first thing you do when handling a weapon? |
Make sure its clear |
|
What ADP covers the army ? |
ADP 1 |
|
Why does the army exist ? |
To defend the Nation and protect our Nation’s interests |
|
When did the Second Continental Congress establish the Continental Army, instituting the United States Army as the first Service of the Armed Forces of the United States? |
June 14, 1775 |
|
The Army accomplishes its mission by supporting the joint force in four strategic roles. What are these roles? |
(1) Shaping operational environments(2) Preventing conflict(3) Prevailing in large-scale ground combat operations (4) Consolidating gains |
|
How does the Army achieve readiness? |
Through sound doctrine, capable organizations, realistic training and education, modernized equipment, inspired leadership, disciplined Soldiers |
|
What enables the Army to serve America faithfully as an established military profession? |
The Army’s essential characteristics of trust, honorable service, military expertise, stewardship, ésprit de corps |
|
What are the 3 components of total army? |
Regular Army, the Army National Guard, and the Army Reserve |
|
Therefore, what is the most distinguishing characteristic of the land domain? |
The human element |
|
What produces enduring positive effects for regional stability and effective deterrence |
Partnership |
|
What systems allow the Army access to communications, positioning, navigation, and timing to deploy and employ rapidly and lethally? |
Space systems |
|
Victory rarely stems from a single, rapid strike. How are most wars and conflicts won? |
By committing land forces |
|
What is and will remain the U.S. Army’s first priority? |
Readiness to ground combat |
|
What clarifies the enduring reasons for which our Army is organized, trained, and equipped? |
The strategic roles |
|
These capabilities include special warfare and surgical strike operations in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive areas? |
Army special operations forces |
|
Through what operational concept do Army forces accomplish their missions? |
unified land operations |
|
What term depicts an approach that empowers subordinates and is necessary for success in complex and ambiguous environments? (2-36) |
Mission command |
|
What is the Army’s approach to command and control? |
Mission command |
|
Why is the Army’s mission vital to our nation? |
Because we are a Service capable of defeating enemy ground forces and indefinitely seizing and controlling those things an adversary prizes most—its land, its resources, and its population |
|
To achieve our Army’s vision, the Army must meet five objectives in the coming years. What are they? |
- Man- Organize- Train- Equip- Lead |
|
What war marked the first time the U.S. Army sent forces into combat outside North America? |
Spanish American War |
|
Why does the 6th of June 1944 remain one of the most important dates in the history of the U.S. Army? |
Invaded beaches of Normandy, France |