ADP 3-0

Question 1

What does ADP 3-0 cover?

Answer 1

Operations

Question 2

What do Operational Variables of PMESII-PT consist of?

Answer 2

Political, Military, Economic, Social, Information, Infrastructure, Physical Environment, Time

Question 3

What is the Operational Environment?

Answer 3

A Composite of the Conditions, Circumstances, and Influences that affect the Employment of Capabilities and Bear on the decisions of the Commander

Question 4

What do Mission Variables (METT-TC) consist of?

Answer 4

Mission, Enemy, Terrain and Weather, Troops and Support available, Time available, Civil Considerations

Question 5

What is the philosophy of Mission Command?

Answer 5

The Exercise of Authority and Direction by the Commander using Mission Orders to enable disciplined initiative within the Commander’s Intent

Question 6

What are offensive operations?

Answer 6

Operations conducted to Defeat and Destroy Enemy Forces and Seize terrain, Resources, and Population Centers (Movement to Contact, Attack, Exploitation, Pursuit)

Question 7

What are defensive operations?

Answer 7

Operations conducted to defeat an Enemy Attack, Gain time, Economize forces, and develop conditions favorable for Offensive and Stability tasks (Mobile defense, area defense, retrograde)

Question 8

What are Stability Operations?

Answer 8

Military Missions, Tasks, and Activities conducted outside the United States to maintain or Reestablish a Safe and Secure Environment and to provide Essential Governmental Services, Emergency Infrastructure Reconstruction, and Humanitarian Relief

Question 9

What are the five tasks for Stability operations?

Answer 9

1. Establish Civil Security
2. Establish Civil Control
3. Restore Essential Services
4. Support to Governance
   ​5. Support to Economic and Infrastructure Development

Question 10

What are the characteristics of an Army operation?

Answer 10

1. Flexibility
2. Integration
3. Lethality
4. Adaptability
5. Depth
6. Synchronization

Question 11

What are the Warfighting Functions?

Answer 11

Mission Command; Movement and Maneuver; Intelligence; Fires; Sustainment; Protection

Question 12

What is the Warfighting Function?

Answer 12

A group of Tasks and Systems (people, organizations, information, and processes) united by a Common Purpose that Commanders use to accomplish Missions

Question 13

What is the Mission Command Warfighting Function?

Answer 13

Develops and Integrates those activities enabling a Commander to balance the Art of Command and the Science of Control

Question 14

What is the Movement and Maneuver Warfighting Function?

Answer 14

The related tasks and systems that Move and Employ Forces to achieve a position of relative advantage over the Enemy and other Threats

Question 15

What is the Intelligence Warfighting Function?

Answer 15

The related Tasks and Systems that facilitate understanding the Enemy, Terrain, and Civil Considerations

Question 16

What is the Fires Warfighting Function?

Answer 16

The related Task and Systems that provide Collective and Coordinated use of Army Indirect Fires, Air and Missile Defense, and Joint Fires through the Targeting Process

Question 17

What is the Sustainment Warfighting Function?

Answer 17

The related Tasks and Systems that provide Support and Services to Ensure Freedom of Action, extend Operational reach, and prolong Endurance

Question 18

What is the Protection Warfighting Function?

Answer 18

The related Tasks and Systems that Preserve the Force so the Commander can apply Maximum Combat Power to accomplish the Mission