War Fighting Functions

Question 1

What is the war fighting functions?

Answer 1

A group of tasks and systems united by a common purpose that
commanders use to accomplish mission and training objectives.

Question 2

What are the six war fighting functions?

Answer 2

1. Mission Command
2. Movement and Maneuver
3. Intelligence
4. Fires
5. Sustainment
6. Protection.

Question 3

What is the Movement and Maneuver warfighting function?

Answer 3

The related tasks and systems that move and employ forces to
achieve a position of relative advantage over the enemy and
other threats

Question 4

What are the movement and maneuver warfighting function tasks?

Answer 4

1. Move
2. Maneuver
3. Employ direct fires
4. Conduct mobility and counter mobility.
5. Conduct reconnaissance and surveillance.
6. Employ battlefield obscuration.

Question 5

What is the intelligence warfighting function?

Answer 5

The related tasks and systems that facilitate understanding the
enemy, terrain, weather, civil considerations, and other
significant aspects of the operational environment

Question 6

What is the Fires war fighting functions?

Answer 6

The related tasks and systems that create and converge effects
in all domains against the adversary or enemy to enable
operations across the range of military operations

Question 7

What is the sustainment war fighting function?

Answer 7

The related tasks and systems that provide support and services
to ensure freedom of action, extended operational reach, and
prolong endurance

Question 8

What is the Protection war fighting function?

Answer 8

Related tasks and systems that preserve the force so the
commander can apply maximum combat power to accomplish
the mission.