Operations Process Flashcards
What does ADP 5-0 cover?
Operations Process
What does the Operations Process constitute for the Army?
Army’s view on planning, preparing, executing and assessing operations
What does the Operations Process account for?
Complex, ever-changing and uncertain nature of operations
What is the Army’s framework for exercising mission command?
The Operations Process
What are the Major Command activities performed during operations?
- Planning
- Preparing
- Executing
- Continuously assessing the operation
What is planning?
Art and science of understanding a situation, envisioning a desired future, and laying out effective ways of bringing that future about
What is execution?
Activities performed by units and soldiers to improve their ability to execute an operation
What is assessing?
Continuous determination of the progress toward accomplishing a task, creating an effect, or achieving an objective
How do Commanders use the Operations Process?
Through the support of their staff
What are the four principles that guide the Operations Process?
- Commanders drive the Operations Process
- Apply critical and creative thinking
- Build and maintain situational understanding
- Encourage collaboration and dialog
What are the major mission command activities performed during operations?
- Planning
- Preparing
- Executing
- Assessing the Operation
What happens upon completion of the initial order?
Planning continues as leaders revise the plan based on changing circumstances
What ATTP discusses the duties and responsibilities of the staff in detail?
ATTP 5-0.1
What does the philosophy of Mission Command do?
Guides commanders, staffs, and subordinates as they plan, prepare, execute and assess operations
How do Commanders drive the operations process?
Through understanding, visualizing, describing, leading and assessing operations
What does it mean to understand something?
Grasp its nature and significance
What is an Operational Environment?
Influences that affect the employment of capabilities and bear on the decisions of the Commander
What is the Commanders Intent?
Clear and concise expression of the purpose of the operation and the desired military end state
What does EEFI stand for?
Essential elements of friendly information
What does EEFI identify?
Elements of friendly force information that, if compromised, would jeopardize mission success
What does PMESII-PT stand for?
Political Military Economic Social Information Infrastructure Physical environment Time
What does METT- TC stand for?
Mission Enemy Terrain and weather Troops and support available Time available Civil considerations
What does MDMP stand for?
Military Decision Making Process
What does TLP stand for?
Troop Leading Procedures
What is the Military Decision Making Process(MDMP)?
Methodology to understand the situation and mission, develop a course of action, and produce an operation plan or order
What are the steps of MDMP?
- Receipt of mission
- Mission analysis
- Development
- Analysis
- Comparison
- Approval
- Order production, dissemination and transition
What are the eight Troop Leading Procedures?
- Receive the mission
- Issue the warning order
- Make a tentative plan
- Initiate movement
- Conduct reconnaissance
- Complete the plan
- Issue the order
- Supervise and refine the plan
