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Glossary Glossary-8 ADP 3-90 31 July 2019 mobility tasks Those combined arms activities that mitigate the effects of obstacles to enable freedom of movement and maneuver. (ATP 3-90.4) movement and maneuver warfighting function The related tasks and systems that move and employ forces to achieve a position of relative advantage over the enemy and other threats. (ADP 3-0) *movement The positioning of combat power to establish the conditions for maneuver. movement control (Army) The dual process of committing allocated transportation assets and regulating movements according to command priorities to synchronize distribution flow over lines of communications to sustain land forces. (ADP 4-0) *movement formation An ordered arrangement of forces for a specific purpose and describes the general configuration of a unit on the ground. *movement to contact (Army) A type of offensive operation designed to develop the situation and to establish or regain contact. mutual support That support which units render each other against an enemy, because of their assigned tasks, their position relative to each other and to the enemy, and their inherent capabilities. (JP 3-31) *objective (Army) A location used to orient operations, phase operations, facilitate changes of direction, and provide for unity of effort. *objective rally point An easily identifiable point where all elements of the infiltrating unit assemble and prepare to attack the objective. obscurant Material that decreases the level of energy available for the functions of seekers, trackers, and vision enhancement devices. (ATP 3-11.50) operational framework A cognitive tool used to assist commanders and staffs in clearly visualizing and describing the application of combat power in time, space, purpose, and resources in the concept of operations. (ADP 1-01) operation A sequence of tactical actions with a common purpose and a unifying theme. (JP 1) *operations in depth The simultaneous application of combat power throughout an area of operations. passage of lines An operation in which a force moves forward or rearward through another force’s combat positions with the intention of moving into or out of contact with the enemy. (JP 3-18 ) *piecemeal commitment The immediate employment of units in combat as they become available instead of waiting for larger aggregations of units to ensure mass, or the unsynchronized employment of available forces so that their combat power is not employed effectively.