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The ____ defines the rules governing the conduct of Soldiers during military operations.
Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC)
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What are the two sources that LOAC comes from?
- International Law
- Treaty Law
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Name the 3 treaties and years LOAC is based on.
- 1907 Hague Conventions
- 1949 Geneva Conventions
- 1977 Protocols to the Geneva Conventions
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Why do we need LOAC?
- Regulate use of force
- Prohibit unlawful conduct
- Protect against unnecessary suffering
- avoid excessive collateral damage
- promote humane treatment
- promote and sustain America values!!!
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What are the principles of LOAC?
- Military Necessity
- Distinction
- Proportionality
- Humanity (unnecessary suffering)
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______ means discriminating between lawful combatant targets and noncombatant targets.
Distinction
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_____ requires combat forces to engage in only those acts necessary to accomplish a legitimate miliarty objective.
Military Necessity
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______ offer a definite military advantage by their destruction, capture, or neutralization.
Valid Military Objective
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______ prohibits the use of any kind or degree of force that exceeds that needed to accomplish the military objective.
Proportionality
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_____ prohibits the employment of any kind or degree of force that is not necessary for the purpose of war, for the partial / complete submission of the enemy with the least possible expenditure of life, time and physical resources.
Humanity
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Who do we identify protected places / civilian objects?
- No-Strike List (NSL)
- Restricted Target List (RTL)
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Loss of civilian life and damage to civilian property must not be _____ in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage gained by an attack.
excessive
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______ is required prior to attack.
Collateral Damage Estimation (CDE)
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Killing the enemy by the most effective means does not cause ______ ______.
unnecessary suffering
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ROE provide guidance from the ________ and the _______ to deployed unites on the judicious use of force.
President, Secretary of Defense.
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____ is required to engagement.
PID (Positive Identification)
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PID is a _____ ______ that the object of attack is a legitimate military target.
reasonable certainty
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_______ designates group as "declared hostile forces". (DHF)
National Command Authority (NCA)
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Groups that are identified as DHF can be engaged at will, unless;_______, _______
- Surrendering
- Out of the fight due to wounds
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Protected persons: The use of force, up to an including deadly force, is authorized to protect which people? (hint: 4 types)
- 1. yourself, your unit, and other Coalition Forces.
- 2. Detainees must be protected
- 3. Civilians from crimes that are likely to cause death or serious bodily harm. (murder / rape)
- 4. Personnel designated by the on-scene commander(OSC) when such actions are necessary to restor oerder and security.
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Use ofr force, up to and including deadly force, is authorized to protect the following property;
- Property designated as vital to the execution of the mission.
- Property designated by the on-scene commander.
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CDRs have the authority and obligation to use all necessary means available and to take all appropriate actions to defend thier units and other US forces in the vicinity from a _____ __ or demonstration of _____ ____.
Hostile act, Hostile intent
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Self defense: Respond with wht _____ and _____ force to eliminate the threat.
necessary, proportional
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What document dictates when we must conduct CDE?
the Rules of Engagement (ROE)
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