UW Pocket Guide V1.0, 5 April 2016
- Conduct MISO and CA Support to UW
- Conduct JIPOE and continue R&S
- Synchronize Activities with IA Partners
- Establish Non-Standard Logistics (NSL) Stocks and Build Capacity to Support Irregular Forces
- Continue PR Analysis in Support of PR Mechanisms
UW Phase III: Infiltration
During infiltration, a pilot team clandestinely infiltrates the operational area to link up with the resistance force and to conduct or confirm a feasibility assessment. If the assessment is favorable, the pilot team coordinates to infiltrate and receive follow-on SF teams and supplies. MISO personnel, attached to follow-on SF teams, provide SFODAs with an early influence and information capability while developing an indigenous capability. As teams infiltrate the operational area and link up with their respective resistance-force counterparts, they begin their own operational assessment to confirm or deny the assumptions of the overarching UW campaign plan.
Activities
- Infiltrate Pilot Teams
- Conduct UW Area Assessment
- Establish Mission Command Infrastructure
- Minimize Risks to Force/Mission
- Continue PE: Civil, Military, Physical, Virtual Domains
- Conduct MISO and CA Support to UW
- Conduct JIPOE and Continue R&S
- Synchronize SOF, Resistance, and Interagency Activities
- Establish NSL Stocks and Plan Support to Irregular Forces
- Maintain Support Mechanisms
- Expand PR Infrastructure
UW Phase IV: Organization
Once U.S. advisors link up with resistance leadership, their objective is to determine and agree upon a plan to organize the resistance for expanded operations. In addition to physical preparations, this entails a confirmation of mutual objectives and prior agreements. This requires a period of rapport-building to develop trust and
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