Operations

Combined arms maneuver and wide area security.

Army Doctrine.

An Operation.

A Tactical Action.

Mission Command.

Combined Arms

Operational Art

The main effort is a designated subordinate unit whose mission at a given point in time is most critical to overall mission success. The supporting effort is a unit with missions that assist and enable the main effort.

The six mission variables.

ADP 3-0.

Mission, enemy, terrain, troops, time, and civil considerations.

A designated subordinate unit whose mission at a given point in time is most critical to overall mission success.

Units with missions that assist and enable the main effort.

Operations to defeat or destroy enemy forces and gain control of terrain, resources, and population centers.

Operations to defeat an enemy attack, gain time, economize forces, and develop conditions favorable for offensive or stability operations.

Military missions, tasks, and activities conducted outside the United States to establish or maintain a secure environment.

What are the six mission variables?

Mission, enemy, terrain, troops, time, and civil considerations.

Command and control, movement and maneuver, intelligence, fires, sustainment, and protection.

Military Decision-Making Process.

A series of related major operations aimed at achieving strategic and operational objectives within a given time and space.

A military action, consisting of two or more related tactical actions, designed to achieve a strategic objective, in whole or in part.

A battle or engagement is the employment of lethal or nonlethal actions, designed for a specific purpose relative to the enemy, the terrain, friendly forces, or another entity.

Area defense, mobile defense, and retrograde.