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Deep Operations Overview 1 September 2016 ATP 3-94.2 1-3 subordinate AOs do not share a boundary. See Figure 1-1 as an example of deep, close, and support area framework. Figure 1-1. Example of deep, close, and support area framework 1-12. In linear operations, commanders direct and sustain combat power toward enemy forces in concert with adjacent units. Linear perspective refers primarily to the conduct of operations along lines of operations with identified forward lines of own troops. In linear operations, emphasis is placed on maintaining the position of maneuver units in relation to other friendly forces. This positioning usually results in contiguous operations where maneuver units share boundaries. Linear operations normally occur against a deeply arrayed, echeloned enemy force or when the threat to lines of communication (LOC) requires control of the terrain around those LOCs. In these circumstances, linear operations allow commanders to concentrate and integrate combat power more easily. 1-13. In nonlinear operations, forces orient on objectives without geographic reference to adjacent forces. Nonlinear operations can be conducted in contiguous or noncontiguous AOs. Nonlinear operations emphasize simultaneous operations along multiple lines of operation from selected bases. Activities orient more on lines of effort and designated objectives (for example, destroying an enemy force or seizing and