ADRP 1-02 Operational Terms and Symbols

Question 1

approach march

Answer 1

“The advance of a combat unit when direct contact with the enemy is intended.”

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Question 2

ammunition transfer holding point (ATHP)

Answer 2

“designated site operated by a brigade support battalion distribution company where ammunition is received, transferred, or temporarily stored to supported units within a brigade combat team.”

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Question 3

area of influence

Answer 3

“(DOD) A geographical area wherein a commander is directly capable of influencing operations by maneuver or fire support systems normally under the commander’s command or control”

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Question 4

area support

Answer 4

“Method of logistics, medical support, and personnel services in which support relationships are determined by the location of the units requiring support. Sustainment units provide support to units located in or passing through their assigned areas. (ATP 4-90)”

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Question 5

Army design methodology

Answer 5

“A methodology for applying critical and creative thinking to understand, visualize, and describe unfamiliar problems in approaches to solving them. (ADP 5-0)”

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Question 6

Army ethic

Answer 6

“The evolving set of laws, values, and beliefs, deeply embedded within the core of the Army culture and practiced by all members of the Army Profession to motivate and guide the appropriate conduct of individual members bound together in common moral purpose. (ADRP 1)”

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Question 7

art of command

Answer 7

“The creative and skillful exercise of authority through timely decisionmaking and leadership. (ADP 6-0)”

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Question 8

assessment

Answer 8

“Determination of the progress toward accomplishing a task, creating a condition, or achieving an objective.”

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Question 9

assembly area

Answer 9

“(Army) An area a unit occupies to prepare for an operation.”

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Question 10

asset visibility

Answer 10

“(DOD) Provides users with information on the location, movement, status, and identity of units, personnel, equipment, and supplies, which facilitates the capability to act upon that information to improve overall performance of the Department of Defense’s logistics practices. Also called AV.”

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Question 11

assault position

Answer 11

“A covered and concealed position short of the objective, from which final preparations are made to assault the objective. (ADRP 3-90)”

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Question 12

attack position

Answer 12

“(Army) The last position an attacking force occupies or passes through before crossing the line of departure. (ADRP 3-90)”

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Question 13

available-to-load date

Answer 13

“(DOD) A date specified for each unit in a time-phased force and deployment data indicating when that unit will be ready to load at the point of embarkation. Also called ALD. (JP 5-0) See FM 4-01.”

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Question 14

avenue of approach

Answer 14

“Army) The air or ground route leading to an objective (or key terrain in its path) that an attacking force can use. (ADRP 3-90)”

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Question 15

axis of advance

Answer 15

“Army) The general area through which the bulk of a unit’s combat power must move.”

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Question 16

battle

Answer 16

“A set of related engagements that lasts longer and involves larger forces than an engagement. (ADRP 3-90)”

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Question 17

battle management

Answer 17

“(DOD) The management activities within the operational environment based on the commands, direction, and guidance given by appropriate authority. Also called BM”

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Question 18

be-prepared mission

Answer 18

“A mission assigned to a unit that might be executed”

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Question 19

brigade combat team

Answer 19

“(Army) A combined arms organization consisting of a brigade headquarters, at least two maneuver battalions, and necessary supporting functional capabilities”

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Question 20

casualty

Answer 20

“(DOD) Any person who is lost to the organization by having been declared dead, duty status – whereabouts unknown, missing, ill, or injured. (JP 4-02) See ATP 4-02.2.”

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Question 21

casualty operations

Answer 21

“The process of recording, reporting, verifying, and processing casualty information from unit level to Headquarters, Department of the Army; notifying appropriate individuals and agencies; and providing casualty notification and assistance to the primary next of kin. (ATP 1-0.2)”

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Question 22

character

Answer 22

“An Army professional’s dedication and adherence to the Army Values and the profession’s ethic as consistently and faithfully demonstrated in decisions and actions. (ADRP 1)”

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Question 23

catastrophic event

Answer 23

“(DOD) Any natural or man-made incident, including terrorism, which results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting “the population, infrastructure, environment, economy, national morale, and/or government functions. (JP 3-28) See ADRP 3-28.”

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Question 24

civil assistance

Answer 24

“Assistance, based on a commander’s decision, in which life-sustaining services are provided, order is maintained, and/or goods and “services are distributed within the commander’s assigned area of operations. (FM 3-57)”

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Question 25

classes of supply

Answer 25

“(DOD) The ten categories into which supplies are grouped in order to facilitate supply management and planning. I. Rations and gratuitous issue of health, morale, and welfare items. II. Clothing, individual equipment, tentage, tool sets, and administrative and housekeeping supplies and equipment. III. Petroleum, oils, and lubricants. IV. Construction materials. V. Ammunition. VI. Personal demand items. VII. Major end items, including tanks, helicopters, and radios. VIII. Medical. IX. Repair parts and components for equipment maintenance. X. Nonstandard items to sup“support nonmilitary programs such as agriculture and economic development. (JP 4-09) [Note: Army doctrine also includes a miscellaneous category comprising water, captured enemy material, and salvage material.] See ADRP 4-0.”

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Question 26

close area

Answer 26

“In contiguous areas of operations, an area assigned to a maneuver force that extends from its subordinates’ rear boundaries to its own forward boundary. (ADRP 3-0)”

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Question 27

collaborative planning

Answer 27

“Commanders, subordinate commanders, staffs, and other partners sharing information, knowledge, perceptions, ideas, and concepts regardless of physical location throughout the planning process. (ADRP 5-0)”

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Question 28

collection point(s) (patient or casualty)

Answer 28

“A specific location where casualties are assembled to be transported to a medical treatment facility. It is usually predesignated and may or may not be staffed. (FM 4-02)”

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Question 29

combatant command

Answer 29

“(DOD) A unified or specified command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander established and so designated by the President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Also called CCMD. (JP 1) See ATP 3-05.11.”

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