Operations ADP 3-0

Question 1

What ADP/ADRP covers unified land operations?

Answer 1

ADP/ADRP 3-0.

Question 2

What is the Army’s warfighting doctrine?

Answer 2

Unified land operations.

Question 3

What is the description of unified land operations?

Answer 3

Unified land operations describes how the Army seizes and retains a position in sustained land operations through simultaneous offensive and defensive operations in order to prevent or deter conflict, prevail in war, and create the conditions for favorable conflict resolution.

Question 4

What is the goal of unified land operations?

Answer 4

The goal of unified land operations is to apply land power as part of unified action to defeat the enemy and achieve the joint force commander’s end state.

Question 5

What is unified action?

Answer 5

Unified action is the synchronization and coordination of governmental and nongovernmental entities with military operations to achieve unity of effort.

Question 6

What are the operational variables?

Answer 6

The operational variables consist of political, military, economic, social, information, infrastructure, physical environment, time (known as PMESII-PT).

Question 7

What are the mission variables?

Answer 7

The mission variables consist of mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support available, time available, civil considerations (known as METT-TC).

Question 8

What is the purpose of Troop leading procedures?

Answer 8

Troop leading procedures are a dynamic process used by small-unit leaders to analyze a mission, develop a plan, and prepare for an operation.

Question 9

What are the Troop Leading Procedures?

Answer 9

Step 1. Receive the Mission
Step 2. Issue a warning order
Step 3. Make a tentative plan
Step 4. Start necessary movement
Step 5. Reconnoiter
Step 6. Complete the plan
Step 7. Issue the complete order
Step 8. Supervise
(1.) Rehearsals.
(2.) Inspections.

Question 10

What is a series of related major operations aimed at achieving strategic and operational objectives within a given time and space?

Answer 10

A campaign.

Question 11

What is a military action, consisting of two of more related tactical actions, designed to achieve a strategic objective, in whole or in part?

Answer 11

An operation.

Question 12

What is a battle or engagement, employing lethal or nonlethal actions, designed for a specific purpose relative to the enemy, the terrain, friendly forces, or other entity?

Answer 12

A tactical action.

Question 13

How are Army operations characterized?

Answer 13

Army operations are characterized by flexibility, integration, lethality, adaptability, depth, and synchronization.

Question 14

What is Operational Art?

Answer 14

Operational art is the pursuit of strategic objectives, in whole or in part, through the arrangement of tactical actions in time, space, and purpose.

Question 15

What is MDMP?

Answer 15

The military decision-making process.

Question 16

How do Army forces demonstrate their core competencies of combined arms maneuver and wide area Security?

Answer 16

By combining offensive, defensive, and stability or defense support of civil authorities tasks simultaneously.

Question 17

What are the six fundamental principles of mission command?

Answer 17

• Build cohesive teams through mutual trust.
• Create shared understanding.
• Provide a clear commander’s intent.
• Exercise disciplined initiative.
• Use mission orders.
• Accept prudent risk.