ADP 3-0 Exam Prep
The Army's basic warfighting doctrine and the Army's contribution to unified action.
Describe the focus of security task
It is what the CAV forces are to protect and why. It describes the expected re
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ADP 3-0 Exam Prep
The Army's basic warfighting doctrine and the Army's contribution to unified action.
Describe the focus of security task
It is what the CAV forces are to protect and why. It describes the expected results of the security
operation.
How are offensive tasks characterized?
By surprise, concentration, tempo and audacity.
How can CDR and staff further focus RECON efforts?
By assigning specific RECON objectives.
How does attack differ from movement to contact?
In an attack the commanders knows part of the enemy's disposition.
How does the CDR establish the rear guard during retrograde operations?
1. The guarding force relieves other units in place as they move to the rear.
2. The guarding force establishes a position in depth behind the main body and passes those forces
through.
How does the guard force differ from a screen?
It differs in that the guard force contains sufficient combat power to defeat, cause to withdraw, or fix
lead threat elements before they can engage the protected force.
How long would CAV units man long duration OPs?
Greater than 12 hours
Operation
a sequence of tactical actions with a common purpose or unifying theme
Pertaining to screens, what decision point marks a transition fro security operations to offensive or
defensive operations?
Displacement of a screening unit.
Pertaining to security guidance, what does the CDR provides?
Clear security guidance that offers freedom of ACTION AND DIRECTION TO ENSURE THAT THEIR
ORGANIC CAV FORCES CAN ACCOMPLISH STATED OBJECTIVE WITHIN THE REQUIRED TIMEFRAME.
Tempo affects whether CAV units will employ short- or long duration OPs. How long would they man
short duration OP?
Periods less than 12 hours.