Enabling Operations 31 July 2019 ADP 3-90 5-3  Guard is a type of security operation done to protect the main body by fighting to gain time while preventing enemy ground observation of and…

…They prevent defenders from massing effects against the friendly decisive operation. TYPES OF OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS 3-13. The fou…

… Cover is a type of security operation done independent of the main body to protect them by fighting to gain time while preventing enemy ground observation of and direct fire against the main body. Commanders…

…These assessments provide a list of preventive measures that can range from the use of obscurants, reconnaissance, mission-oriented protective posture, and other …

…Supporting distance is the distance between two units that can be traveled in time for one to come to the aid of the other and prevent its defeat by an enemy or ensure it regains control…

…The tempo of friendly operations must be fast enough to prevent effective enemy counteraction. Commanders maintain pressure by adjusting combinations of friendly capabilities to expl…

…Piecemeal commitment subjects the smaller committed forces to defeat in detail and prevents the massing and synchronizing of combat power with following maneuver and sustainment elements. However, piecemeal co…

…The assured mobility fundamentals of prediction, detection, prevention, avoidance, neutralization, and protection support framing staff planning of subordinate unit tasks and activities.…

…The least preferred technique, which involves cooking-off the grenade for two seconds then throwing it to prevent the enemy from grabbing the grenade and tossing it back, may be used by Marines, as appropriate, during…

…The least preferred technique, which involves cooking-off the grenade for two seconds then throwing it to prevent the enemy from grabbing the grenade and tossing it back, may be used by Marines, as appropriate, during…

…These create a “jail window” effect by preventing entry but allowing grenades or rifle fire to be placed behind the wall. Steel reinforcing rods are normally 3/4 of a…

…Small explosive rounds are effective, however, in suppressing snipers on rooftops and preventing roofs from being used by enemy observers. The 60-mm WP round is not normally a good screening round because of its s…

… services include, but are not limited to, the management of health services resources, such as manpower, monies, and facilities; preventive and curative health measures; evacuation of the wounded, injured, or sick; selection of the medically…

…Control of obstacle initiation is necessary to prevent the premature activation of minefields and emplacement of obstacles. (See ATP 3-90.8 for information on obstacle integ…

…In situations where casualties are low and displaced persons are high, preventive medicine measures will likely be the highest priority health services required (e.g., control of infectious or com…

…The entanglement of German forces at Stalingrad bought time for the Soviets to mobilize and prevent a major combined effort of two German Army Groups in the south. While Stalingrad resulted operationally in the destru…

…These positions provide as much built-in cover as possible to prevent penetration by incendiary ammunition. All unnecessary flammable materials are removed, including ammunition boxes, furn…

Supporting and Sustaining Activities V-13 save lives, prevent human suffering, or mitigate great property damage and is covered under the immediate response authority provision in …

… resources under their control, subject to any supplemental direction provided by higher headquarters, to save lives, prevent human suffering, or mitigate great property damage within the US. Immediate response authority is not an exception to…

…The strategy identifies critical areas that focus on preventing terrorist attacks, reducing the nation’s vulnerabilities, minimizing the damage, and recovering from attacks that…