SEJPME (Special Operations)

The unique unit that provides support to special operations forces personnel on a worldwide basis with specially equipped helicopters is the ________.

160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment

Special Operations Forces are a valuable asset for the joint planner; however, they comprise only a small part of the total force - a little over ________ percent of the total force.

2 %

The ________ is the premier light, airborne, infantry unit of the U.S. Army.

75th Ranger Regiment

Which one of the following is NOT a limitation of special operations forces? * Are a relatively small force * Possess minimal organic anti-armor & other heavy weapons * Cannot be regenerated rapidly in event of significant losses * Have little to no language or regional expertise

Have little to no language or regional expertise

When required, the joint task force commander may establish a ______, which is a temporary joint special operations forces command formed to conduct special operations in a specific joint operations area.

Joint Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF)

This MARSOC element trains, advises and assists friendly host nation forces - including naval and maritime military and paramilitary forces - to enable them to support their governments´ internal security and stability, to counter subversion, and to reduce the risk of violence from internal and external threats. It has the capability to form the nucleus of a Joint Special Operations Task Force.

Marine Special Operations Regiment (MSOR)

Which of the following is NOT one of the SOF Truths? * Humans are more important than hardware. * Quantity always beats quality. * SOF cannot be mass produced. * Competent SOF cannot be created after emergencies occur.

Quantity always beats quality.

The units manned by Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen who operate and maintain state-of-the-art surface craft to conduct coastal patrol and interdiction and support special operations missions are known as ________.

Special Boat Teams

The Air Force´s Battlefield Airmen or ________ Teams frequently operate with Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, and Special Forces in direct action, airfield seizure, and personnel recovery missions in hostile territory.

Special Tactics

Each geographic combatant command has a ________ to plan and control joint special operations forces in their areas of responsibility. It is a sub-unified command of the geographic combatant command and the source of expertise in all areas of special operations.

Theater Special Operations Command (TSOC)

Special operations forces are organized under the ________, a functional combatant command responsible for providing mission capable special operations forces to the geographic combatant commanders.

United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)

The 193rd Special Operations Wing of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard provides the only ________ platform in the Department of Defense with the EC-130 Commando Solo.

airborne psychological operations

The foundation of Army Special Forces is the basic unit, the Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA), also known as the "A-Team." The A-Team is capable of conducting operations in remote and hostile areas for extended periods of time; however, it has minimal ________.

anti-armor or other heavy weapons

The units that support military commanders by working with civil authorities and civilian populations in the area of operations are known as ________. These forces help minimize civilian interference with military operations, locate civilian resources to support military operations, and support national assistance activities.

civil affairs

Short-duration strikes and other small-scale offensive actions conducted as a special operation in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments and which employ specialized military capabilities to seize, destroy, capture, exploit, recover, or damage designated targets is called ________. It differs from conventional offensive actions in the level of physical and political risk, operational techniques, and the degree of discriminate and precise use of force to achieve specific objectives.

direct action

After the attacks of 9/11, U.S. Special Operations Command assumed an operational role in leading the DOD effort in ________.

global operations against terrorist networks

Military-political considerations frequently cast Special Operations into clandestine or covert environments; therefore, their activities normally involve oversight at the ________ level.

national

Most special operations forces are ________ oriented. This allows them to maintain a cultural awareness and a language capability for their assigned areas.

regionally

In joint SOF mission planning, a demanding full-up, real-time ________ can mitigate much of the inherent risks of many SOF missions. It is key to the success of complex joint SOF missions.

rehearsal

Actions conducted as a special operation in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments to collect or verify information of strategic or operational significance, employing military capabilities not normally found in conventional forces are called ________. These actions acquire information concerning the capabilities, intentions and activities of an enemy.

special reconnaissance

Special Operations involve the use of small units of specially trained personnel using specialized tactics and equipment to achieve ________ objectives.

strategic or operational

A broad spectrum of military and paramilitary operations, normally of long duration, predominantly conducted through, with, or by indigenous or surrogate forces who are organized, trained, equipped, supported, and directed in varying degrees by an external source are known as ________. It is a core activity of special operations forces.

unconventional warfare