…The targeting process ensures the collective and coordinated use of Army indirect fires, air and missile defense, and joint fires to gain and maintain fire superiority. Commanders use a variety of methods and assets to achieve…

…The effective assignment of Army forward observers, joint fires observers, and target acquisition assets to quick fire networks facilitates responsive fires. Quick fire networks allow the lead observers to communicate directly with specific field artillery or…

…The Army views the intelligence process as a model that describes how the intelligence warfighting function facilitates situational understanding and supports decision making. Commanders and staffs must understand the intelligence process. To be effective, collected data…

…This mission is normally accomplished within a joint theater-wide structure and requires integration and close coordination between Army air defense artillery forces and other counterair forces. 4-83. Freedom of movement is essential to a…

…The Army has five forms of maneuver—envelopment, frontal assault, infiltration, penetration, and turning movement. Combined arms organizations accomplish their missions by identifying when and where to execute these forms of maneuver. Commanders generally choose one…

…Tactical through strategic land operations depend on the ability of Army forces to affect the behavior and capabilities of enemies, adversaries, and the local population in their area of operations (AO). The ability to influence relevant…

…Commanders coordinate movements with affected organic and external Army aviation, fire support, air defense units, and ground maneuver units. As required, military police protect movements, prevent congestion, and respond to maneuver plan changes. Military police can…

…All three types of Army BCTs—armored, infantry, and Stryker—conduct security operations as part of their mission-essential task lists. Commanders ensure that subordinate units conduct security operations required by the situation. Habitual support relationships…

…A section is a tactical unit of the Army and Marine Corps smaller than a platoon and larger than a squad. A section may consist of the crews of two or more Army systems, such as…

…Simplicity and clarity are critical when organizing Army forces with multinational forces and other unified action partners. Degraded Communications 3-53. All units conducting offensive operations should expect to operate in a contested and degraded communications…

…Extreme weather conditions also restrict the mobility of Army aviation units.

…4-112 exploit the advantages of terrain, 4-51–4-54 exploitation, defined, 3-17 F field armies, 2-107 final coordination line, defined, 3-27 final protective fire, defined, 4-30 fire support coordination measure…

…The joint force land component commander, Army Service component command commander, or Army forces commander assigns subordinates AOs. Those subordinates further assign AOs from their assigned AO, down to the battalion or company echelon based on…

…Japanese Army troops evacuated Manila under pressure from advancing American forces, but the local Japanese naval commander independently decided to hold the city at all costs. Despite defending Manila with poorly trained and equipped personnel, the…

…The purpose of the defense is to create conditions for the offense that allows Army forces to regain the initiative. Other reasons for conducting the defense include—  Retaining decisive terrain or denying a vital area…

…concept of operations (Army) A statement that directs the manner in which subordinate units cooperate to accomplish the mission and establishes the sequence of actions the force will use to achieve the end state. (ADP 5…

…yet remain within the maximum range of the second unit’s weapons systems. (ADP 3-0) survivability (Army) A quality or capability of military forces which permits them to avoid or withstand hostile actions or environmental…

…available weapons and supporting systems. *exploitation (Army) A type of offensive operation that usually follows a successful attack and is designed to disorganize the enemy in depth. *field army An echelon of command that employs multiple…

…The elements facilitate Army forces accessing joint and multinational fires and assets. The Army collectively describes the last six elements as warfighting functions. Commanders win by initiating combat on their own terms—at a time and…

…92-4, April 92, Center for Army Lessons Learned, U.S. Army Combined Arms Command, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.) Other considerations include: a. Graphic control measures should be clearly defined and obvious. Examples include distinctive buildings, large…