O110 Doctrinal Foundations Flashcards
ADP =
Army Doctrine Publication
- provide detailed information on FUNDAMENTALS**
- contains the fundamental principles by which the military forces or elements thereof guide their actions in support of national objectives
- approved authority = Chief of Staff of the Army** or Army Combined Army Center (CAC)
FM =
Field Manuals
- describe how the Army actually executes ops described in the ADP
- covers TACTICS (the employment and ordered arrangement of forces in relation to each other) and PROCEDURES (standard, detailed steps that prescribe how to perform specific tasks)**
- approval authority = CAC CG**
ATP =
Army Techniques Publications
- covers TECHNIQUES (non-prescriptive ways or methods used to perform mission, functions, or tasks)
- located on Wiki site
- approval authority = proponent
Basic doctrine hierarchy
Army Doctrine Publications —> Field Manuals —> Army Techniques Publications
Approval authority of ADPs
approved authority = Chief of Staff of the Army** or Army Combined Army Center (CAC)
Approval authority of field manuals
CAC CG
Approval authority of ATP
The proponent
What is a military symbol?
Graphic representation of a unit, equipment, installation, activity, control measure, or tactical task relevant to military operations that is used for planning or to represent the common operational picture on a map, display, or overlay
2 categories of military symbols**
1) Framed
2) Unframed
Framed military symbols include:
Unit, equipment, installation, and activity symbols
(Will look like rectangles, circles, diamonds, squares, etc.)
-the frame indicates the standard identity, physical domain (air, space, land, maritime), and status (whether an operational object exists at the location)
The color red is associated with:
Hostile or suspect
The color blue is associated with:
Friendly/assumed friend
The color green is associated with:
Neutral
The color yellow is associated with:
Unknown/pending
Unframed military symbols include:
Control measure, tactical, and mission task verb symbols
Ie. - assembly areas, objective, etc.