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V2. Self Test Questions 214-227
Unit 2. Planning a Close Air Support Mission
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What is the name of the method that focuses on targeting elements of high importance to the enemy in such a manner to place the enemy in a disadvantage?
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What is the name of the method that accomplishes the TTPs for the targeting elements of high importance to the enemy in such a manner to place the enemy in a disadvantage for the joint fight?
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Who is the supported commander for AI and uses the JFC priorities to plan and execute the theater-wide interdiction effort?
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How does AI support surface operations?
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What is the key factor in determining a CAS mission?
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For CAS to be effective on the battlefield, airborne platforms and ground personnel must do what?
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What can move faster than ground forces and for a limitied amount of time, can destroy, deny, or disrupt enemy attacks, help create breakthroughs, or help guard flanks?
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Where should CAS be used to be most successful?
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Which battlefield operation with CAS may require additional coordination to de-conflict with other mission, such as AI?
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Which designated unit does a maneuver force commander generally assign most of the CAS missions to?
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Which battlefield operation with CAS the potential for fratricide is high because of the larger number of support personnel and activities located there?
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Which battlefield operation with CAS can support specific forces in the security, main battle, or rear areas depending on whether forces are mobile or in fixed positions?
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What provides the participants of a preplanned CAS mission the opportunity to identify any shortfalls and identify airspace issues?
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For the purpose of planning a CAS mission, what does this planning simply identify?
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What key factor should the requesting forces remember when requesting a preplanned request for CAS?
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Where do approved and consolidated request go once they become the component commander's request for CAS?
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What type of preplanned request for CAS offers greater opportunity for effective coordination and provides a higher likelihood that the aircraft will have the proper weapons load?
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What type of preplanned request for CAS lets the requesting commander indicate a timeframe, probable target type, and place where the need for CAS is most likely?
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For what purpose does a ground commander use immediate CAS for besides protecting their forces?
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What channels does the requestor use to submit an immediate CAS request?
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As a minimum, what mission data should be on an immediate request?
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DD Form 1972, Joint Tactical Air Srike Request (JTAR) is mandatory unless what?
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What does the acronym METT-T stand for?
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Which consideration within the METT-T, identifies the different types of mission that CAS can support?
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Which consideration within the METT-T, talks about varying your IP to reduce the exposure of the CAS aircraft?
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Which consideration within the METT-T, answers the question who is going to conduct the CAS Mission?
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Who sets the priorities for CAS and the effects of CAS?
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Where can you find the TTPs pertaining to authentication procedures?
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What is the term used to announce the start of a synchronized clock for a CAS mission?
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When should you update all CAS assets on the current intelligence situation?
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For what type of aircraft would you use a standardized CAS briefing card, known as the nine-line?
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What do you not transmit when reading a CAS nine-line brief to the aircraft?
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Currently, how many separate map datums are used in map production around the world?
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Which two types of grid coordinates are based off meters, but each will give a different prefix/number that describes the same location?
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The standard for target location is a 6-digit grid coordinate, but some aircraft systems such as an F-18 require what type of coordinates?
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What is essential to maintain the proficiency skills and currency required for the CAS mission?
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Balanced use of airspace and FSCMs to integrate and employ assets effectively with minimal delay in support provided to ground forces is the goal of what?
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What can the requesting commander provide to improve the effectiveness of CAS?
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What must you tailor to achieve the desired level of destruction, neutralization, or suppression of enemy CAS targets for a desired result?
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What does the JFC use to establish airspace control measures?
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What are the two types of FSCM a ground commander will us in his/her AO?
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Who establishes FSCM based on the recommendations of the FSCOORD or FSC?
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Who controls all fires short of the FSCL?
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WHen an establishing headquarters approves fires within their restricted area on a mission-by-mission basis is one exception to which FSCM?
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What is the difference between a formal and informal ACA?
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What is the key to reducing the risk and potential of fratricide and increasing the safety and effectiveness of CAS?
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Misidentification of targets, target location errors, target locations incorrectly transmitted or received, and loss of situational awareness are causes of what?
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Who is responsible for the effective and safe execution of CAS?
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What defines some of the criteria in which CDE must meet before the ground commander approves a strike on the target?
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Intelligence fidelity and timeliness, operational considerations, and weapon reliability are just some reasons for differences between the CDE output and what?
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CDEs in its most basic form centers on how many simple questions?
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Which level of the CDE determines the PID of a target and ensures it is a valid military target?
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Which level of the CDE starts mitigation of CDE by selecting a weapon class to employ against a target?
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Which level of the CDE serves as the transition between measuring collateral damage and estimating civilian and noncombatant casualties?
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Which level of the CDE is the step to estimate casualties and collateral damage cannot be avoided?
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Using the risk-estimate distances in your J-FIRE (AFTTP (I)3-2.6) is a form what?
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What portion or element of the CDE process assumes weapons will function as designed to achieve the desired effects?
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What does CDE and other planning factors such as mission, objectives, end-state, and risk to friendly force do for the supported commander?
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List the three elements of CID
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If SA provides the data about objects in the environment, then what does TTPs provide?
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Training and education wuch as vehicle and aircraft recognition can be positive factors, but poor training can impair what?
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What was a key factor in many fratricide incidents?
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By studying the EoB and knowing your adversaries capabilities will help build your situation awareness and eliminate what?
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High-tempo operations can decrease SA therefore may lead to what?
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What may be confused with direct and indirect fires and detonations on the battlefield?
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Which type of target mark is most accurate when the operator can maintain line of sight with the target?
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Prepare to start laser designation in 10 seconds
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Call to shift laser energy from offset position next to target onto the target
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Cease laser designation
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Aircraft has acquired laser energy
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Designate the target with laser energy now
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What safety equipment must everyone use when operating or near an active laser?
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What type of munition would require you to designate a target with a laser longer than the standard 20 seconds?
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Which standard IR brevity term means the attack aircraft has positively identified the terminal controller's or friendly position?
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Which standard IR brevity term means acknowledges sighting of a specified reference point?
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Which standard IR brevity term means the enemy position/target is in sight?
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What is the limitation of using direct fires such as tanks to deliver a target mark?
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Which method of marking your position only allows the aircraft to see your marking device and not the enemy?
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Which method of marking your position can allow the enemy to see your marking device?
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A qualified and current JTAC is recognized as a capable and authorized service member to perform terminal attack control by whom?
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Which service member weighs the benefits and liabilities of authorizing a particular type of terminal attack based on a risk assessment?
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Which service member is certified and qualified to request, adjust, and control surface-to-surface fires, provide targeting information in support of Type 2 and 3 CAS terminal attack controls, and perform terminal guidance operations?
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WHich type of CAS control is used when the JTAC has eye on the attacking aircraft and the target for each attack?
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Which type of CAS control is used when the JTAC requires control of individual attacks but does not have eyes on the attacking aircraft OR the target at weapons release?
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Which type of CAS control is used when JTAC does not require eyes on the aircraft or the target, but all targeting information must be coordinated through the supported commander's battle staff?
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When passing corrections for a CAS attack, how do you pass corrections for direction?
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When making correction off the impacts from the aircrafts ordnances, which impact do you use?
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When should you brief the aircrew about the target and threat updates?
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Used to acknowledge the aircraft without providing clearance to drop
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Cleared to release ordnance on this pass
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Cease the attack or action
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Gives the aircrew approval to engage or expend ordnance within the parameters imposed bu the JTAC for Type 3 controls
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The aircrew can proceed with the attack run, but ordnance is NOT AUTHORIZED
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What word is ONLY used when ordnance is actually going to be delivered?
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How many times does the JTAC announce an abort call to call off an attack if the aircraft is not aligned on the correct target?
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How does the joint JTAC pass the BDA to the aircraft on their egress?
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