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Study Guide. Link up

1. What phase of a US sponsored insurgency is the Link Up a part?
a. Combat employment

2. What is the purpose of a Link Up operation?
a. To transfer operational control of the UW forces to the Conventional Forces Commander – usually at Corps level.

3. How does the Corps Headquarters normally control the UW force?
a. Through a Special Forces Liaison Team (SFLT)

4. Who is responsible for providing the SFLT?
a. The Group Commander

5. What are the three methods of providing liaison?
a. 1 SFLT to Corps, 2 SF plus Resistance member to Corps, 3 Corps/SFLT infiltrate into the G/UWOA

6. When should you NOT attempt a link up?
a. During the assault Phase

7. When does planning for the Link Up begin?
a. In Isolation

8. What are the key considerations when planning a Link Up?
a. 1 Contact Points, 2 Scheme of Maneuver, 3 Fire Support coordination, 5 Communications

9. After the Link up what are possible/probable mission for the guerrillas?
a. Reconnaissance, counter-guerrillas operations, rear area protection, civilian support

10. What are the three types (methods) of Link up?
a. 1 Physical juncture, 2 Communication Link up, 3 Marked Route

11. What is a Physical Juncture Link up?
a. It is a face-to-face meeting. It is the most difficult and dangerous

12. What is a Communication Link up?
a. The conventional forces contact the unconventional forces.

13. What is a Marked Route Link up?
a. Conventional forces move along corridors marked and secured by the guerrillas.

14. What are the two conditions of a Link up?
a. Temporary and permanent