Warfighting functions

Question 1

warfighting functions

Answer 1

A warfighting function is a group of tasks and systems united by a common purpose that
commanders use to accomplish missions and training objectives. Warfighting functions are the physical
means that tactical commanders use to execute operations and accomplish missions assigned by superior
tactical- and operational-level commanders. The purpose of warfighting functions is to provide an intellectual
organization for common critical capabilities available to commanders and staffs at all echelons and levels
of warfare. Commanders integrate and synchronize these capabilities with other warfighting functions to
accomplish objectives and missions

Question 2

COMMAND AND CONTROL

Answer 2

The command and control warfighting function is the related tasks and a system that enable
commanders to synchronize and converge all elements of combat power. The primary purpose of the
command and control warfighting function is to assist commanders in integrating the other elements of
combat power (leadership, information, movement and maneuver, intelligence, fires, sustainment, and
protection) to achieve objectives and accomplish missions. The command and control warfighting function
consists of the command and control warfighting function tasks and the command and control system

Question 3

MOVEMENT AND MANEUVER

Answer 3

The movement and maneuver warfighting function is the related tasks and systems that move and
employ forces to achieve a position of relative advantage over the enemy and other threats. Direct fire
and close combat are inherent in maneuver. The movement and maneuver warfighting function includes tasks
associated with force projection. Movement is necessary to disperse and displace the force as a whole or in
part when maneuvering. Maneuver directly gains or exploits positions of relative advantage. Commanders
use maneuver for massing effects to achieve surprise, shock, and momentum. Effective maneuver requires
close coordination of fires and movement. Both tactical and operational maneuver require sustainment
support. The movement and maneuver warfighting function includes these tasks:
Move.
􀁺 Maneuver.
􀁺 Employ direct fires.
􀁺 Occupy an area.
Conduct mobility and countermobility.
􀁺 Conduct reconnaissance and surveillance.
􀁺 Employ battlefield obscuration

Question 4

INTELLIGENCE

Answer 4

The intelligence warfighting function is the related tasks and systems that facilitate
understanding the enemy, terrain, weather, civil considerations, and other significant aspects of the
operational environment. Other significant aspects of an operational environment include threats,
adversaries, and operational variables, which vary with the nature of operations. The intelligence warfighting
function synchronizes information collection with primary tactical tasks of reconnaissance, surveillance,
security, and intelligence operations. Intelligence is driven by commanders, and it involves analyzing
information from all sources and conducting operations to develop the situation. The Army executes
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance through operations and intelligence processes, with an
emphasis on intelligence analysis and information collection. The intelligence warfighting function includes
these tasks:
􀁺 Provide intelligence support to force generation.
􀁺 Provide support to situational understanding.
􀁺 Conduct information collection.
􀁺 Provide intelligence support to targeting and information capabilities

Question 5

FIRES WARFIGHTING FUNCTION

Answer 5

The fires warfighting function is the related tasks and systems that create and converge effects in
all domains against the adversary or enemy to enable operations across the range of military operations
(ADP 3-0). These tasks and systems create lethal and nonlethal effects delivered from both Army and joint
forces, as well as other unified action partners. The fires warfighting function does not wholly encompass,
nor is it wholly encompassed by, any particular branch or function. Many of the capabilities that contribute
to fires also contribute to other warfighting functions, often simultaneously. For example, an aviation unit
may simultaneously execute missions that contribute to the movement and maneuver, fires, intelligence,
sustainment, protection, and command and control warfighting functions.
5-18. Commanders must execute and integrate fires, in combination with the other elements of combat
power, to create and converge effects and achieve the desired end state. Fires tasks are those necessary actions
that must be conducted to create and converge effects in all domains to meet the commander’s objectives.
The tasks of the fires warfighting function are—
􀁺 Execute fires across the five domains and in the information environment, employing—
􀂃 Surface-to-surface fires.
􀂃 Air-to-surface fires.
􀂃 Surface-to-air fires.
􀂃 Cyberspace operations and electronic warfare.
Space operations.
􀂃 Multinational fires.
􀂃 Special operations.
􀂃 Information operations.
􀁺 Integrate Army, multinational, and joint fires though—
􀂃 Targeting.
􀂃 Operations process.
􀂃 Fire support planning.
􀂃 Airspace planning and management.
􀂃 Electromagnetic spectrum management.
􀂃 Multinational integration.
􀂃 Rehearsals.

Question 6

SUSTAINMENT WARFIGHTING FUNCTION

Answer 6

The sustainment warfighting function is one of the eight elements of combat power: leadership,
information, command and control, movement and maneuver, intelligence, fires, sustainment, and protection.
The sustainment warfighting function is the related tasks and systems that provide support and services
to ensure freedom of action, extended operational reach, and prolong endurance. Sustainment
determines the depth and duration of Army operations. Successful sustainment enables freedom of action by
increasing the number of options available to the commander. Sustainment is essential for retaining and
exploiting the initiative. The sustainment warfighting function consists of four elements:
􀁺 Logistics.
􀁺 Financial management.
􀁺 Personnel services.
􀁺 Health service support

Question 7

Protection Warfighting Function

Answer 7

The protection warfighting function is the related tasks and systems that preserve the force so the
commander can apply maximum combat power to accomplish the mission. Commanders incorporate
protection when they understand and visualize threats and hazards in an operational environment. This allows
them to synchronize and integrate all protection capabilities to safeguard bases, secure routes, and protect
forces. Preserving the force includes protecting personnel (combatants and noncombatants) and physical
assets of the United States, unified action partners, and host nations. The protection warfighting function
enables the commander to maintain the force’s integrity and combat power. Protection determines the degree
to which potential threats can disrupt operations to counter or mitigate those threats before they can act.
However, protection is not a linear activity—planning, preparing, executing, and assessing protection is a
continuous and enduring activity. Effective physical security measures, like any defensive measures, overlap
and deploy in depth. Prioritization of protection capabilities are situationally dependent and
resource-informed. Protection activities include developing and maintaining the protection prioritization list.

Question 8

The protection warfighting function includes these tasks:

Answer 8

􀁺 Conduct survivability operations.
􀁺 Provide force health protection.
􀁺 Conduct chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear operations.
􀁺 Provide explosive ordnance disposal support.
􀁺 Coordinate air and missile defense support.
􀁺 Conduct personnel recovery.
􀁺 Conduct detention operations.
􀁺 Conduct risk management.
􀁺 Implement physical security procedures.
􀁺 Apply antiterrorism measures.
􀁺 Conduct police operations.
􀁺 Conduct population and resource control.
􀁺 Conduct area security.
􀁺 Perform cyberspace security and defense.
􀁺 Conduct electromagnetic protection.
􀁺 Implement operations security.