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…Concentration of mass toward one or both flanks within the forward area. May indicate intent for single or double envelopment, particularly if massing units are armor heavy. Increased patrolling or ground reconnaissance. May indicate efforts to…

…Mass (1) The purpose of mass is to concentrate the effects of combat power at the most advantageous place and time to produce decisive results. (2) In order to achieve mass, appropriate joint force capabilities are…

…JP 3-40, Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction. ff. JP 3-52, Joint Airspace Control. gg. JP 4-0, Joint Logistics. hh. JP 5-0, Joint Operation Planning. 3. Multi-Service Publications a. FM 3-09…

…restricted target list SA situational awareness SCC-WMD United States Strategic Command Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction SecDef Secretary of Defense SIGINT signals intelligence SJA staff judge advocate SME subject matter expert SOF special…

…Successful massing of indirect fires, cyberspace effects, and joint fixed-wing attacks requires a fires cell that is proficient in tracking friendly indirect fire asset positions and knows weapons employment requirements. It also requires a tactical…

…Tactical obstacles deny the ability of a force to move, mass, and reinforce; therefore, they affect the tempo of operations. There are three types of tactical obstacles: directed, situational, and reserved. Commanders employ protective obstacles to…

…An engagement area is an area where the commander intends to contain and destroy an enemy force with the massed effects of all available weapons and supporting systems. In the defense commanders shape the enemy approach…

…Doing so allows the massing of effects against selected enemy units in vulnerable locations. Maintaining the initiative allows a commander to shift the decisive operation to exploit opportunities as they arise. Commanders seize, retain, and exploit…

…Maneuver creates and exposes enemy vulnerabilities to the massed effects of friendly combat power. A commander employs elements of combat power in symmetrical and asymmetrical ways to attain positional advantages over an enemy force and then…

…The purpose of these positions is to mass the effects of direct fire systems from one or multiple locations on the enemy. An attack by fire position does not indicate the specific site. An attack by…

…Commanders position forces and installations to avoid congestion, but they do not disperse them to the extent that there is a risk of defeat in detail by an enemy employing conventional munitions or weapons of mass…

…They prevent defenders from massing effects against the friendly decisive operation. TYPES OF OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS 3-13. The four types of offensive operations are movement to contact, attack, exploitation, and pursuit. The types of offensive operations…

…To determine the appropriate formation, commanders consider the advantages and disadvantages of each formation in the areas of command, control, maintenance, firepower orientation, ability to mass fires, and flexibility. All movement formations use one or more…

…Combined with mass, offensive action, economy of force, and surprise, maneuver provides favorable conditions for closing with the enemy. Maneuver contributes significantly to sustaining the initiative, exploiting success, preserving freedom of action, and reducing vulnerability. It…

…For example, a commander can mass overwhelming combat power effects against an enemy element outside the supporting distance of the rest of the enemy force to defeat the enemy element before it can be reinforced. ECONOMY…

…Therefore a careful balance must be struck, allowing for some com- munications to be completely public (for the masses to consume), while other communications methods are only shared with trusted users, or those who have a…

…Commanders can also mass effects by committing the reserve. Commanders use economy of force measures in areas that do not involve the decisive operation. Armored and Stryker Forces 4-57. When most of a defending force…

…Reprisals, mass punishments, hostage taking, corporal punishment, pillaging, or indiscriminate destruction of property are prohibited. (4) The law of land warfare lets the commander control the civil population under the conditions already described using his/her…

…Requirements such as massing fires and call for fire must be carefully planned and adapted to meet the requirements of MCWP 3-35 .3 4-4