Unified Land Operations Flashcards
What publication covers Unified Land Operations?
ADP/ADRP 3-0
What are operational variables? List them.
Factors that differ from one OE to another.
Political, military, economic, information, infrastructure, social, physical environment, time (PMEIIS-PT)
What are the mission variables?
Mission, Enemy, Terrain, Troops and Support available, Time available, Civil considerations (METT-TC)
Give several descriptions of Unified Land Operations.
-the Army’s war fighting doctrine
-the Army’s operational concept
“the simultaneous execution of offense, defense, stability, and defense support of civil authorities across multiple domains to shape operational environments, prevent conflict, prevail in large-scale ground combat, and consolidate gains as part of unified action”
What is a campaign?
“A series of related major operations or tactical actions aimed at achieving strategic operational objectives within a given time and space”
- always a joint operation
- the Army’s primary contribution is through landpower
What serves as the basis for unified land operations? Explain that concept.
Landpower - the ability—by threat, force, or occupation—to gain, sustain, and exploit control over land, resources, and people.
How does Unified Land Operations relate to Unified Action?
Unified Land Operations is the Army’s Contribution to Unified Action
What is an operation?
A military action consisting of two or more related tactical actions designed to achieve a strategic objective
What are the 4 tenants of Army Operations?
flexibility, depth, simultaneity, synchronization
What is Operational Art?
A cognitive approach to the pursuit of strategic objectives through the arrangement of tactical actions in time, space and purpose.
What are the steps to the MDMP?
1- Receive the mission 2-Mission analysis 3- COA development 4-COA analysis 5-COA Comparison 6-COA approval 7 dissemination of orders
What regulation explains the MDMP?
ADP/ADRP 5-0
What is the MDMP?
The Military Decision Making Process is an iterate planning method that integrates the command and staff with subordinate headquarters and partners to understand the situation and mission, developanalyyze and compare COAs, choose a COA, and produce an order
What is decisive action?
The continuous, simultaneous execution of offensive, defensive, and stability operations or defense support of civil authority tasks
What is a tactical action?
A deliberate tactical contact (battle or engagement) designed for a specific purpose relative to the enemy, terrain, friendly forces, or another entity.
