…a willingness to act under conditions of uncertainty, which demands balancing risks with taking advantage of opportunities. No amount of intelligence can eliminate all uncertainties and inherent risks of tactical operations. Commanders will never have absolute…

…Restrictive FSCMs are the no-fire area, restrictive fire area, restrictive fire line, fire support area and fire support station, and zone of fire. There are additional target acquisition control measures and airspace coordinating measures that…

…All the Army’s other regiments have no tactical function. Instead, they are intended to perpetuate regimental history, espirit de corps, and traditions for Soldiers affiliated with a regiment. Many of the Army’s branches contain…

…A division headquarters is a self-contained organization with a command group and a fully functional staff that requires no staff support from subordinate units to provide capabilities for its primary role. The Army organizes each…

…Conducting pattern analysis is an analytical technique that aids intelligence personnel in determining possible enemy future actions when there is little or no near real-time information available concerning enemy location, disposition, movement, or objectives. For…

…Restrictive FSCMs include the airspace coordination area, no fire area, restrictive fire area, and restrictive fire lines. (See FM 3-90-1 and FM 3-09 for discussions

…Maintaining tactical pressure causes enemy forces to react continuously and affords them no chance to recover. Pressure provides friendly forces opportunities to exploit while enemy forces become increasingly unable to mount effective resistance, which can lead…

…into a hasty defense while the other force attacks before its opponent can organize an effective defense. No matter how the force makes contact, seizing the initiative is the overriding imperative. Prompt execution of battle drills…

…It is typically near the infiltrating unit’s objective; however, there is no standard distance from the objective to the objective rally point. It should be far enough away from the objective so that enemy forces…

…They wander into side issues that may be intellectually satisfying to discuss but have no bearing on the issue or question. © Standard 5—Depth. We think deeply when we get beneath the surface of an issue…

…Because enemy forces change and adapt to friendly moves during operations, there is no guarantee that the current plan remains valid throughout a single operation. Creative and Flexible Application of Means 1-13. The first aspect…

… Administrative movement is a movement in which troops and vehicles are arranged to expedite their movement and conserve time and energy when no enemy ground interference is anticipated. Commanders only conduct administrative movements in secure…

…The analyst must be careful not to assume that events following earlier events are caused by the earlier events; there may be no causal relationship involved. The value of this tool can be reduced if the…

…Exploitations seek to disintegrate enemy forces to the point where they have no alternative but to surrender or retreat. Exploitations take advantage of tactical opportunities. Division and higher echelon headquarters normally plan exploitations as branches or…

… Never censor an analyst’s ideas no matter how unconventional they might sound.  Find out what prompted the thought, as it might contain the seeds of an important connection between the topic and an…

…However, altering the course of an airborne sensor from an approved collection track to loiter over suspected criminal activities would no longer be incidental collection and could result in a PCA violation unless specifically approved in…

…Some of the simple rules to be followed include—  Never censor an analyst’s ideas no matter how unconventional they might sound.  Find out what prompted the thought, as it might contain the seeds…

…Like other contrarian methods, “what if” analysis must begin by stating the conventional analytic line and then stepping back to consider what alternative outcomes are too important to dismiss, no matter how unlikely.

…Observe Observation and cataloging of the effect on the target, simply data collection, no assessment or analysis. SUPPORT FUNCTION—When determining what type of activities may take place, consider: Domestic Support Local populace support and supporting…

…For additional information on NSLs and CDE methodology reference CJCSI 3160.01, No Strike and the Collateral Damage Estimation Methodology. Joint force targeting during such situations is driven by the principle of proportionality, so that otherwise…