O110 Doctrinal Foundations Flashcards
ADP
Army Doctrine Publications
16 of them
Detailed information on fundamentals
authoritative but requires judgment in application
FM
Field Manuals
64 of them
Tactics and Procedures
Main Body (max 200 pages)
ATP
Army Techniques Publications
259
Techniques
Non-prescriptive ways or methods used to perform missions, functions, or tasks
ULO
Unified Land Operations
The Army’s operational concept
Simultaneous execution of offense, defense, stability, and defense support of civil authorities across multiple domains to share operational environments, prevent conflict, prevail in large-scale ground combat, and consolidate gains as part of unified actions
Aspects of the Operational Environment
Human Context
Land Operations
ULO is executed through
Decisive Action (Tasks)
- Offense
- Defense
- Stability
- DSCA
ULO is guided by
Mission Command - Philosophy
Operational Environment Definition
a composite of the conditions, circumstances, and influences that affect the employment of capabilities and bear on the decisions of the commander
NOT the Area of Operations
Consolidate Gains
Activities to make enduring any temporary operational success and to set the conditions for a sustainable security environment, allowing for a transition of control to other legitimate authorities
Operations conducted outside the US
Simultaneously combine:
Offense
Defense
Stability
Operations conducted within the US
Simultaneously combine:
Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA)
Offense
Defense
Decisive Action
The continuous, simultaneous combinations of offensive, defensive, stability/DSCA tasks
Offensive Tasks
Conducted to DEFEAT and DESTROY enemy forces and SEIZE terrain, resources, and population centers
Movement to Contact
Attack
Exploitation
Pursuit
Defensive Tasks
Conducted to DEFEAT an enemy attack, gain time, economize forces, and develop conditions favorable for offensive and stability tasks
Mobile Defense
Area Defense
Retrograde
Stability Tasks
Missions, tasks, and activities OUTSIDE the US to maintain or reestablish a safe and secure environment
Establish Civil Security Establish Civil Control Restore Essential Services Support to Governance Support to Economic/Infrastructure Development
DSCA
Homeland defense and defense support of civil authorities for DOMESTIC emergencies, law enforcement support.
Support for Domestic Disasters
Support for Domestic CBRNE Incidents
Support for Domestic Civilian Law Enforcement
Mission Command
The Army’s approach to command and control. Empowers subordinate decision making and decentralized execution.
Provide a clear commander’s intent and use mission orders to assign tasks, allocate resources, and issue broad guidance
Tenets of Operations
Flexibility
Simultaneity
Depth
Synchronization
ADP 3-0
Principles of Operations
Mission Command Develop the Situation Through Action Combined Arms Adhere to Law of War Establish and Maintain Security Create Multiple Dilemmas for the Enemy
Operational Art
the cognitive approach to develop strategies, campaigns, and operations to organize and employ military forces by integrated ENDS, WAYS, and MEANS
NOT Associated with a specific echelon or formation
NOT Exclusive to theater and joint forces
HOW COMMANDERS BALANCE RISK AND OPPORTUNITY
Elements of Operational Art
- End state and conditions
- Center of gravity (COG)
- Decisive Points
- Lines of Operations/Effort
- Operational Reach
- Basing
- Tempo
- Phasing and Transitions
- Culmination
- Risk
LOO
Lines of Operation
a line that defines the directional orientation of a force in time and space in relation to the enemy and that links the force with its base of operations and objectives
LOE
Line of Effort
a line that links multiple tasks using the logic of purpose
COG
Center of Gravity
The hub of all power and movement, on which everything depends
