ATP-5-0-2-1 Staff Reference Guide Volume 1 Download
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Glossary 07 December 2020 ATP 5-0.2-1 389 meeting engagement A combat action that occurs when a moving force, incompletely deployed for battle, engages an enemy at an unexpected time and place. (ADP 3-90) military decision-making process An iterative planning methodology to understand the situation and mission, develop a course of action, and produce an operation plan or order. (ADP 5-0) mission statement A short sentence or paragraph that describes the organization’s essential task(s), purpose, and action containing the elements of who, what, when, where, and why. (JP 5-0) mixing Using two or more different assets to collect against the same intelligence requirement. (FM 3-90-2) mobile defense A type of defensive operation that concentrates on the destruction or defeat of the enemy through a decisive attack by a striking force. (ADP 3-90) modified combined obstacle overlay A joint intelligence preparation of the operational environment product used to portray the militarily significant aspects of the operational environment, such as obstacles restricting military movement, key geography, and military objectives. (JP 2-01.3) motor transportation A ground support transportation function that includes moving and transferring units, personnel, equipment and supplies by vehicle to support the operations. (ATP 4-11) movement to contact A type of offensive operation designed to develop the situation and to establish or regain contact. (ADP 3-90) named area of interest A geospatial area or systems node or link against which information that will satisfy a specific information requirement can be collected, usually to capture indications of adversary courses of action. Also called NAI. (JP 2-01.3) neutralize A tactical mission task that results in rendering enemy personnel or materiel incapable of interfering with a particular operation. (FM 3-90-1) occupy A tactical mission task that involves moving a friendly force into an area so that it can control that area. Both the force’s movement to and occupation of the area occur without enemy opposition. (FM 3-90-1) offensive operation An operation to defeat or destroy enemy forces and gain control of terrain, resources, and population centers. (ADP 3-0) on-order mission A mission to be executed at an unspecified time. (FM 6-0) parallel planning Two or more echelons planning for the same operations nearly simultaneously facilitated by the use of warning orders by the higher headquarters. (ADP 5-0) penetration A form of maneuver in which an attacking force seeks to rupture enemy defenses on a narrow front to disrupt the defensive system. (FM 3-90-1)