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…Withdrawing units, whether all or part of a committed force, voluntarily disengage from an enemy force to preserve the withdrawing force or release it for a new mission.  A retirement is when a force out…

…The mission variables have many combinations that make each new tactical situation unique. Because enemy forces change and adapt to friendly moves during operations, there is no guarantee that the current plan remains valid throughout a…

…Modern surveillance and warning systems, the availability of commercial space-based imagery products, and global commercial news and social networks make surprise more difficult to achieve than in the past. Commanders deceive an enemy force as…

…Commanders can echelon sustainment assets forward to establish a new echelon support area. 3-119. Commanders who anticipate a transition from offensive operations to defensive operations prepare orders to address when it occurs, what subordinate units…

…Route reconnaissance provides new or updated information on route conditions, such as obstacles and bridge classifications, and enemy, adversary, and civilian activity along the route.  Special reconnaissance is reconnaissance and surveillance actions conducted as a…

…Commanders maintain this momentum by following up attacks quickly to deny enemy forces any opportunity to adjust or adapt to the new situation. The tempo of friendly operations must be fast enough to prevent effective enemy…

…A town, village, or city may become a military objective, even if it does not contain military objectives, if its seizure is necessary (e.g., to protect a vital line of communications) or for other legitimate…

…The introductory table highlights new terms or modified definitions in this edition.

…Since memory is more readily available, it is easy to rely on memory instead of seeking new information to support analysis. © Acceptance of new intelligence. Often new intelligence is viewed subjectively; either valued as having more…

…Analogical reasoning is a method of processing information that compares the similarities between new concepts and understood concepts; then those similarities are used to gain an understanding of the new concept. Consider the following two incidents…

…The solution to any specific problem is a unique combination of these fundamentals, current TTP, and the creation of new TTP based on an evaluation of the situation. Commanders determine acceptable solutions by mastering doctrine and…

…If an enemy is defending and the attacking force finds itself isolated, it may continue the attack toward its assigned objective or a new objective located on more favorable defensive terrain. LINKUP 4-115. A linkup…

…It was the first time Americans could and watch an ongoing battle from their living room on the evening news. Hue was a television bonanza for almost a month. When North Vietnamese leadership directed that Hue…

…In World War II, it was common for a battalion fighting in a city to use more than 500 hand grenades each day. a. Employment. Smoke and riot-control grenades have similar employment techniques. Fragmentation grenades…

…They should select an entry point before moving toward the building; avoid windows and doors; use smoke to conceal their advance to the building; use demolitions, tank rounds, and so on to make new entrances; precede…

…of Defense news conference on Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, 22 March 2003

…For example a power grid that supports an enemy airbase, but also supports civilian cities/towns is dual-use, but might be considered a legitimate military target. A target such as this would need to be…

…This option is preferred when the defender lacks requisite strength to staff organized, in-depth, defensive positions (See the highly successful Egyptian defense of Suez City example in Chapter 1). It requires the preparation of a…

…Care must be taken to coordinate any expansion of existing contracts or development of new supply contracts in the operational area so they do not adversely impact other federal, state, local, territorial, or tribal contracting efforts…

…Bush Jackson Square, New Orleans, Louisiana September 15, 2005