ATP-5-0-2-1 Staff Reference Guide Volume 1 Download
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07 December 2020 ATP 5-0.2-1 ix Preface ATP 5-0.2 Volumes I and II provide staff members with a reference guide to assess, plan, prepare, and execute operations in large-scale combat operations. The guide provides a consolidated location for key planning tools and example techniques to help staff members perform their duties. Most of this guide’s content is contained in other, more in-depth doctrinal publications, which are referenced within each topic. ATP 5-0.2 Volumes I and II are applicable to all members of the Army profession: leaders, Soldiers and Army Civilians. The principal audience for ATP 5-0.2 Volumes I and II are staff members serving on battalion, brigade, or division staffs. Trainers and educators throughout the Army will also use this publication. Commanders, staffs, and subordinates ensure that their decisions and actions comply with applicable United States, international, and in some cases host-nation laws and regulations. Commanders at all levels ensure their Soldiers operate in accordance with the law of war, rules of engagement (ROE), and moral and ethical principles inherent in the Army profession (see FM 6-27/MCTP 11-10C). To comprehend the doctrine contained in ATP 5-0.2 Volumes I and II, readers must first understand the fundamentals of unified land operations described in ADP 3-0 and FM 3-0. They must understand the fundamentals of the offense and defense and the language of tactics described in ADP 3-90, FM 3-90-1, and FM 3-90-2. They must be familiar with both ADP 5-0 and ADP 6-0 as well as FM 6-0, ADP 1-02, and AR 25-50. This publication references obsolete doctrine to provide context and data that is still relevant in large-scale combat operations. ATP 5-0.2 Volumes I and II uses joint terms where applicable. Selected joint and Army terms and definitions appear in both the glossary and the text. For definitions shown in the text, the term is italicized and the number of the proponent publication follows the definition. This publication is not the proponent for any Army terms and is distinct in its use of bold text to emphasize key points. This publication contains copyrighted material. This publication uses both metric and United States customary system measurements (see table J-1 on page 327 for conversions). While this publication is unclassified and distribution unlimited, Volume II: Appendix O is Distribution D (restricted to Department of Defense and contractors only) and should be treated as such. Volume II: Appendix O is found on the Army Publishing Directorate’s website and requires a common access card (CAC) to access. ATP 5-0.2 Volumes I and II applies to the Active Army, Army National Guard, Army National Guard of the United States, and United States Army Reserve unless otherwise stated. The proponent of ATP 5-0.2 Volumes I and II is the United States Army Combined Arms Center. The preparing agency is the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, United States Army Combined Arms Center. Send comments and recommendations on Department of the Army (DA) Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) to Commander, United States Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, ATTN: ATZL-MCD (ATP 5-0.2), 300 McPherson Avenue, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-2337; by e-mail to: usarmy.leavenworth.mccoe.mbx.cadd-org-mailbox@mail.mil; or submit an electronic DA Form 2028.