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…Synchronizing and integrating task-organized elements results in more effective employment of available combat power. 4-47. An enemy force often attacks along the boundaries of defending units to break through the MBA. Therefore, it is…

…When you are groggily standing in your living room, listening to the war inching closer, it would be preferable to be combat effective, instead of the only option being running for one’s life. Having a…

107 GLOSSARY Abbreviations and Acronyms AAC Air Armaments Center ACC Air Combat Command ACFT analysis, correlation, and fusion team ACO airspace coordination order AETC Air Education and Training Command AFB Air Force base AFDD Air Force…

… Exploit initial penetrations of enemy defensive positions to the maximum extent possible. (Overrunning enemy artillery systems, command and control nodes, and sustainment assets will seriously degrade a defending enemy force’s combat power.) The method…

…Although individual Services may accomplish tasks and missions in support of Department of Defense (DOD) objectives, the primary way DOD employs two or more Services (from two Military Departments) in a single operation, particularly in combat…

…Both surveillance and reconnaissance produce combat information that meets one or more of the commander’s critical information requirements or intelligence requirements. (See chapter 5 for additional information on reconnaissance operations. See FM 3-90-2…

The Offense 31 July 2019 ADP 3-90 3-5 passing unit in the supporting range of the forward combat elements of the stationary unit until the passage of lines is complete. The area between the…

…They then concentrate overwhelming combat power in a focused area to defeat an enemy attack. The seven steps of engagement area development are identify all likely enemy avenues of approach, determine likely enemy schemes of maneuver…

…When possible, commanders select an LD that provides cover for the unit’s deployment into a combat formation before crossing the LD. In many cases, an LD is also a line of contact because the unit…

…combatant commander CCIR commander’s critical information requirement CCMD combatant command CD counterdrug CDRUSSOCOM Commander, United States Special Operations Command CDRUSSTRATCOM Commander, United States Strategic Command C-IED counter-improvised explosive device CI counterintelligence CID combat…

…The stabilize phase is typically characterized by a shift in focus from sustained combat operations to stability operations. These operations help reestablish a safe and secure environment and provide essential government services, emergency infrastructure reconstruction, and…

…All types of offensive operations that do not achieve complete victory reach a culminating point when the balance of combat power shifts from the attacking force to the defending force. Units conducting offensive operations lose momentum…

…The commander needs to know whether the threat is conducting an actual combat operation or a deception operation.  Look for indicators based on the principle of mass. The enemy can be expected to conduct deception…

…Company-size combat units can fight together or as subordinate platoons. Cavalry troops frequently operate with their platoons in separate areas. In combined arms battalions, companies either fight as organic units, or they are task-organized…

…In most cases, it is best to establish criteria for engaging such targets in as much detail as possible during planning, before combat commences. These considerations are covered further in Chapter Two.

…Command authority that may be exercised by commanders at any echelon at or below the level of combatant command. Operational control is inherent in combatant command (command authority) and may be delegated within the command. When…

…basic encyclopedia C2 command and control CA combat assessment CCDR combatant commander CDE collateral damage estimation CDRUSSTRATCOM Commander, United States Strategic Command CIA Central Intelligence Agency CID combat identification CJCS Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of…

…These are extended-duration, large-scale operations that usually involve combat. Strategic Guidance A combatant commander is the vital link between those who determine national security policy and strategy and the military forces or subordinate joint…

… Complete attack preparations, such as pre-combat checks and inspections.  Move to an LD or a point of departure. Commanders designate the time of attack in orders. This is generally when the main body…