ADRP 3-0 Unified Land Operations
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ADRP 3-0 OPERATIONS OCTOBER 2017 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. This publication supersedes ADRP 3-0, dated 11 November 2016. HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY This publication is available at the Army Publishing Directorate site (http://www.apd.army.mil) and the Central Army Registry site (https://atiam.train.army.mil/catalog/dashboard). *ADRP 3-0 Army Doctrine Reference Publication Headquarters No. 3-0 Department of the Army Washington, DC, 6 October 2017 OPERATIONS Contents Page PREFACE.................................................................................................................... iii INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... v Chapter 1 MILITARY OPERATIONs ......................................................................................... 1-1 An Operational Environment ..................................................................................... 1-1 War As A Human Endeavor ...................................................................................... 1-4 Unified Action ............................................................................................................ 1-4 Land Operations ........................................................................................................ 1-7 Readiness Through Training ................................................................................... 1-10 Chapter 2 OPERATIONAL ART ................................................................................................ 2-1 The Application of Operational Art ............................................................................ 2-1 Defeat and Stability Mechanisms .............................................................................. 2-3 The Elements of Operational Art ............................................................................... 2-4 Chapter 3 THE ARMY’S OPERATIONAL CONCEPT .............................................................. 3-1 The Goal of Unified Land Operations ........................................................................ 3-1 Decisive Action .......................................................................................................... 3-1 Seize, Retain, and Exploit the Initiative ..................................................................... 3-6 Consolidate Gains ..................................................................................................... 3-7 Principles of Unified Land Operations ....................................................................... 3-8 Tenets of Unified Land Operations .......................................................................... 3-13 Successful Execution of Unified Land Operations .................................................. 3-14 Chapter 4 OPERATIONS STRUCTURE.................................................................................... 4-1 Construct for Operations Structure ............................................................................ 4-1 Operations Process ................................................................................................... 4-1 The Warfighting Functions ......................................................................................... 4-3 Army Operational Framework ................................................................................... 4-4 Chapter 5 COMBAT POWER .................................................................................................... 5-1 The Elements of Combat Power ............................................................................... 5-1 The Six Warfighting Functions .................................................................................. 5-2 Organizing Combat Power ........................................................................................ 5-7 GLOSSARY ................................................................................................ Glossary-1 REFERENCES ........................................................................................ References-1 INDEX ................................................................................................................ Index-1 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: This manual is approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. *This publication supersedes ADRP 3-0, dated 11 November 2016. i Contents Figures Introductory figure. ADRP 3-0 unified logic chart ............................................................................. vi Figure 2-1. Army design methodology ........................................................................................... 2-2 Figure 2-2. Operational approach .................................................................................................. 2-3 Figure 3-1. Decisive action ............................................................................................................ 3-3 Figure 3-2. Example of combining the tasks of decisive action across the joint phases ............... 3-6 Figure 4-1. Example corps contiguous area defense .................................................................... 4-5 Figure 4-2. Example corps noncontiguous area defense .............................................................. 4-5 Figure 5-1. The elements of combat power ................................................................................... 5-1 Tables Introductory table 1. New, modified, and rescinded Army terms ..................................................... vii Table 2-1. Principles of joint operations ......................................................................................... 2-2 Table 2-2. Elements of operational art ........................................................................................... 2-4 Table 3-1. Decisive action ............................................................................................................. 3-2 Table 3-2. The Soldier’s rules ..................................................................................................... 3-12 ii ADRP 3-0 6 October 2017 Preface ADRP 3-0 supports land operations doctrine established in ADP 3-0, Operations, and is supported by FM 3-0, Operations. This publication expands the overarching guidance on unified land operations. It accounts for the uncertainty of operations and recognizes that a military operation is a human undertaking. It constitutes the Army’s view of how to conduct prompt and sustained operations on land and sets the foundation for developing other principles, tactics, techniques, and procedures detailed in subordinate doctrine publications. ADP 3-0 and ADRP 3-0 articulate the Army’s operational concept for unified land operations. Additionally, this publication is the foundation for training and Army education system curricula on unified land operations. The principal audience for ADRP 3-0 is all members of the profession of arms. Commanders and staffs of Army headquarters serving as joint task force or multinational headquarters should also refer to applicable joint or multinational doctrine concerning the range of military operations and joint or multinational forces. Trainers and educators throughout the Army will use this publication as well. 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 that their Service members operate in accordance with the law of war and the rules of engagement. (See FM 27-10.) ADRP 3-0 uses joint terms where applicable. Selected joint and Army terms and definitions appear in both the glossary and the text. Terms for which ADRP 3-0 is the proponent publication (the authority) are marked with an asterisk (*) in the glossary. Definitions for which ADRP 3-0 is the proponent publication are boldfaced in the text. For other definitions shown in the text, the term is italicized and the number of the proponent publication follows the definition. ADRP 3-0 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 ADRP 3-0 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 a DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) to Commander, United States Army Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, ATTN: ATZL-MCD (ADRP 3-0), 300 McPherson Avenue, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-2337; by e-mail to [email protected]; or submit an electronic DA Form 2028. 6 October 2017 ADRP 3-0 iii This page intentionally left blank. Introduction An operation is a sequence of tactical actions with a common purpose or unifying theme. ADRP 3-0 discusses operations by expanding on the foundations, tenets, and doctrine of unified land operations found in ADP 3-0. ADRP 3-0 provides a common perspective on the nature of warfare and a common reference for solving military problems. ADRP 3-0 describes how the Army conducts operations as a unified action partner by establishing the Army’s operational concept—a fundamental statement that frames how Army forces, operating as part of a joint force, conduct operations (ADP 1-01). The Army’s operational concept of unified