LESSON 2
PRACTICE EXERCISE
ANSWER KEY AND FEEDBACK
Item
Correct Answer and Feedback
1.
C.
Operations.
The BOS are the major functions occurring on the battlefield, performed by the
force to successfully execute operations (page 2-1, Introduction).
2.
C.
Combat service support.
The combat service support BOS is directed toward support to sustain forces
(page 2-3, para 2b(7)).
3.
B.
False.
These functions specify what the force does on the battlefield rather than how the
force does it or when (page 2-2, para 2a).
4.
B.
False.
The fire support BOS uses target acquisition data, indirect fire weapons, armed
aircraft (less attack helicopters) against ground targets in support of maneuver
forces (page 2-2, para 2b(2)).
5.
A.
True.
The intelligence BOS is directed toward acquiring knowledge of the enemy,
weather, and geographical features (page 2-3, para 2b(5)).
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