The forms of warfare distinguish between warfare actions based on both the types of adversaries engaged in the war and their strategic objectives. Military commanders achieve these objectives by engaging in actions at different levels of warfare. These levels, the strategic level, operational level, and tactical level, are used to set loose boundaries around warfare at the appropriate echelons of command authority.

The strategic level of warfare addresses the national-level objectives of the war. It includes very broad goals, including both the national policy issues at stake and the strategies used to engage the enemy across an entire theater of operations.

The lowest level of warfare is the tactical level. Tactical activities include the specific use of military units that engage each other in battles and small-unit actions.

In between the strategic and tactical levels lies the operational level of warfare. At this level, commanders set the objectives for military campaigns and major operations.

WRITE A DETAILED ANSWER FOR THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:

1. Can a military action be both strategic and tactical? Why or why not?
2. Can a military action be strategic, tactical, and operational? Why or why not?