ATP-5-0-2-1 Staff Reference Guide Volume 1 Download
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Glossary 07 December 2020 ATP 5-0.2-1 387 guard A type of security operation done to protect the main body by fighting to gain time while preventing enemy ground observation of and direct fire against the main body. (ADP 3-90) hasty crossing The crossing of an inland water obstacle or other gap using the crossing means at hand or those readily available, and made without pausing for elaborate preparations. (ATP 3-90.4) H-hour 1. The specific hour on D-day at which a particular operation commences. (JP 5-0) 2. In amphibious operations, the time the first landing craft or amphibious vehicle of the waterborne wave lands or is scheduled to land on the beach and, in some cases, the commencement of countermine breaching operations. (JP 3-02) high-payoff target list A prioritized list of high-payoff targets by phase of the operation. (FM 3-09) high-value target A target the enemy commander requires for the successful completion of the mission. Also called HVT. (JP 3-60) implied task A task that must be performed to accomplish a specified task or mission but is not stated in the higher headquarters’ order. (FM 6-0) improvisation The ability to adapt sustainment operations to unexpected situations or circumstances affecting a mission. (ADP 4-0) indicator In the context of assessment, a specific piece of information that infers the condition, state, or existence of something, and provides a reliable means to ascertain performance or effectiveness. (JP 5-0) infiltration A form of maneuver in which an attacking force conducts undetected movement through or into an area occupied by enemy forces to occupy a position of advantage behind those enemy positions while exposing only small elements to enemy defensive fires. (FM 3-90-1) information collection An activity that synchronizes and integrates the planning and employment of sensors and assets as well as the processing, exploitation, and dissemination systems in direct support of current and future operations. (FM 3-55) information requirements In intelligence usage, those items of information regarding the adversary and other relevant aspects of the operational environment that need to be collected and processed in order to meet the intelligence requirements of a commander. Also called IR. (JP 2-0) integration Combining all of the sustainment elements within operations assuring unity of command and effort. (ADP 4-0) intelligence 1. The product resulting from the collection, processing, integration, evaluation, analysis, and interpretation of available information concerning foreign nations, hostile or potentially hostile forces or elements, or areas of actual or potential operations. 2. The activities that result in the product. 3. The organizations engaged in such activities. (JP 2-0)