ADP 5-0 The Operations Process Flashcards
What publication covers the Operations Process?
ADP 5-0
What does ADP 5-0 cover?
The Operations Process
What is the operations process?
The Army’s framework for organizing and putting command and control into action.
What are the steps of the Operations Process?
Plan, Prepare, Execute, continuously assessing.
What is the nature of military operations?
They are human endeavors, conducted in dynamic and uncertain environments, designed to achieve a political purpose.
What are the principles of mission command?
Competence, shared understanding, mutual trust, mission orders, commander’s intent, disciplined initiative, risk acceptance.
What is the operational environment?
Composite of the conditions, circumstances, and influences that affect the employment of capabilities and bear on the decisions of the commander.
What is MDMP?
Military decision making process. An iterative planning methodology to understand the mission, develop a course of action, and develop a course of action.
What are troop leading procedures?
Dynamic process used by small unit leaders to analyze a mission, develop a plan, and prepare for an operation.
What are the steps of the military decision making process?
Receipt of mission. Mission analysis. COA development. COA analysis. COA comparison. COA approval. Orders production, dissemination, and transition.
What are the steps of Troop Leading Procedures?
Receive the mission. Issue a warning order. Make a tentative plan. Initiate movement. Conduct reconnaissance. Complete the plan. Issue the order. Supervise and refine.
What are the key components of a plan?
Mission statement, commander’s intent, and concept of operations.
What is the Army’s framework for exercising mission command?
Operations process
What is the commander’s intent?
Clear and concise expression of the purpose of the operation and the desired military end state.
What are the three Army planning methodologies?
Army design methodology. Military decision making process. Troop leading procedures.
