ADP 5-0 / ADRP 5-0 - The Operations Process Flashcards
What ADP/ADRP covers The Operations Process?
ADP/ADRP 5-0.
What is the Army’s framework for exercising mission command?
The operations process.
What are the major mission command activities performed during operations?
- Planning.
- Preparing.
- Executing.
- Continuously assessing the operation.
How do commanders drive the operations process?
Through understanding, visualizing, describing, directing, leading, and assessing operations.
What is a composite of the conditions, circumstances, and influences that affect the employment of capabilities and bear on the decisions of the commander?
An operational environment.
What is a Battle Rhythm?
A Battle rhythm is a deliberate daily cycle of command, staff, and unit activities intended to synchronize current and future operations.
What are the key components of a plan?
The unit’s task organization, mission statement, commander’s intent, concept of operations, tasks to subordinate units, coordinating instructions, and control measures are key components of a plan.
What guides aid in effective planning?
- Commanders focus planning.
- Develop simple, flexible plans through mission orders.
- Optimize available planning time.
- Continually refine the plan.
What is planning?
Planning is the art and science of understanding a situation, envisioning a desired future, and laying out effective ways of bringing that future about.
What do planning and plans help leaders do?
- Understand and develop solutions to problems.
- Anticipate events and adapt to changing circumstances.
- Task-organize the force and prioritize efforts.
What is the purpose of troop-leading procedures?
Company-level and smaller units lack formal staffs and use TLP to plan and prepare for operations.
What are troop-leading procedures?
Troop-leading procedures are a dynamic process used by small-unit leaders to analyze a mission, develop a plan, and prepare for an operation. TLP are used by commanders and leaders without a staff.
