ADP 1 The Army Flashcards
What ADP covers the Army?
ADP 1
In which domains do US forces operate
Air, Land, Maritime, Space, and Cyberspace
What are the 5 essential characteristics of our profession?
Trust, Military Expertise, Honorable Service, Espirit de Corps, and Stewardship
What are the 11 Primary Missions of the US Armed forces?
The answer can be found in ADP 1
- Counter terrorism/irregular warfare
- Deter and defeat aggression
- Project power despite access denial challenges
- Counter weapons of mass destruction
- Operate effectively in cyberspace
- Operate effectively in space
- Maintain a safe, secure, and effective nuclear deterrent
- Defend the homeland and provide DSCA
- Provide a stabilizing presence
- Conduct stability and counterinsurgency operations
- Conduct humanitarian, disaster relief, and other operations
What is the most important determinant of combat power?
Leadership
What is the US Army’s greatest strategic asset; providing depth, versatility, and unmatched experience to the joint force?
The all volunteer force
Title 10, USC, establishes the basic structure of the Army. What forces make up the Army?
The regular Army
Army Reserve
Army National Guard
with the Army Civilians supporting all three components
What is the function of the operating force?
Operating forces consist of units organized, trained, and equipped to deploy and fight
What is the function of the Generating Force
The generating force mans, trains, equips, deploys, and ensures the readiness of all Army forces
What 5 sets of characteristics will enhance the Army’s operational Adaptability
The answer can be found in ADP 1
- Depth and Versatility
- Adaptive and Innovative
- Flexibility and Agility
- Integrated and Synchronized
- Lethal and Discriminate
What are the ranges of missions which the Army has been involved in?
Regular and irregular warfare, humanitarian assistance, allied training, support to civil authorities
What is the Army’s mission?
The mission of the United States Army is to fight and win the Nation’s wars through prompt and sustained land combat as part of the joint force.
What is our fundamental principle?
can be found in ADP 1
Responsiveness to combatant commanders as part of the joint force while rapidly dominating any operational environment across the range of military operations
When was the Army established?
14 June 1775
What is authority?
The legitimate power of leaders to direct soldiers or to take action within the scope of their position
What are the three strategic roles of the Army
- Prevention of conflict
- Shaping of the international environment
- Winning Decisively
Why is the land domain the most complex
It addresses humanity,
it’s cultures, ethnicity’s, religions, and politices.
Land domain is the usually the determinate of a victor in wars
What is the distinguishing factor of the land domain?
Humans in large numbers
What is trust?
Assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something
What are the basic premises of unified land operations?
Can be found in ADP 1
Army forces combine offensive tasks, defensive tasks, stability tasks, and defense support of civil authorities (DSCA) in concert with joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational partners.
What are the core competencies?
- Combined arms maneuvers
- Wide area security
What are the enabling competencies?
Can be found in ADP 1
- Support security cooperation
- Tailor forces for the combatant commander
- Conduct entry operations
- Provide flexible mission command
- Support joint and Army Forces
- Support domestic civil authorities
- Mobilize/Integrate the Reserve Components
What is land power?
The ability- by threat, force, or occupation- to gain, sustain and exploit control over land, resources and people
Functionally how is the Army divided?
Operating force and generating force
