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…Defending commanders exploit the advantages of occupying the terrain where an engagement will occur. A defending force engages an attacker from locations that give that defending force an advantage. Defensive positions in the MBA make use…

…Assured mobility is a framework—of processes, actions, and capabilities—that assures the ability of a force to deploy, move, and maneuver where and when desired, to achieve the commander’s intent (ATP 3-90.4…

…This ensures that the commander controlling the AO knows what units are in the AO and where they are located. This allows commanders to synchronize efforts. As tenants of an AO, units are required to coordinate…

…Marines should look for targets in areas where they are most likely to be employed. c. Target acquisition should be continuous, whether halted or moving. Built-up areas provide both the attacker and defender with good…

…Armored vehicles are vulnerable in built-up areas where streets and alleys provide ready-made fire lanes for defenders. Motorized traffic is greatly restricted, canalized, and vulnerable to ambush and close-range fire. Tanks are at…

…The platoon or squad leaders move where they can best control their units. If a squad is conducting the advance/patrol along the street, the trail fire team is never split. (a) Sectors of Responsibility. Every…

…These engagements are targeted against the most vulnerable parts of tanks and can entrap tanks in situations where they are unable to counterfire. Elevated firing positions increase the first-round hit probability. Firing down at an…

…Encirclement operations are operations where one force loses its freedom of maneuver because an opposing force is able to isolate it by controlling all ground lines of communications and reinforcement. A unit can conduct offensive encirclement…

… Controlling ground for limited periods where a commander does not wish to irrevocably commit ground forces; for example, forward of an executed obstacle.  Countering enemy penetrations.  Closing gaps in a defensive plan before…

…Attacking may allow an encircled unit to move to a location where it can be extracted by other ground, naval, or air forces. Attacking deeper is only feasible if a unit can sustain itself while isolated…

…However, their availability and light weight make them well suited to augment heavy machine gun fire, to be used in areas where .50-caliber machine guns cannot be positioned, or as a substitute when heavy machine…

…The FIOPs describe the CONOPS to integrate and synchronize existing national-level federal capabilities to support state, local, territorial, tribal, and federal plans and are supported by federal, department-level operational plans, where appropriate. In addition…

…Military operations on urbanized terrain (MOUT) is defined as all military actions planned and conducted on a topographical complex and its adjacent terrain where manmade construction is the dominant feature. It includes combat in cities, which…

…No longer are the strategic, operational, and tactical levels overlap, creating the situation where tactical actions can have operational and possibly strategic repercussions (MCDP 1-1, Strategy, and MCDP 1-2, Campaigning). ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MCWP 3-35.3…