Combat operations area - process is undertaken by
armed forces during
military campaigns, major
operation
Operation or Operations may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
* ''Operation'' (game), a battery-operated board game that challenges dexterity
* Operation (music), a term used in musical set theory
* ''Operations'' (magazine), Multi-Ma ...
s,
battle
A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...
s, and
engagements to facilitate the setting of
objectives, direction of combat, and assessment of the
operation plan's success.
The basic model of the combat operations area process includes five
phases that seek to
acquire targets and
objectives, allocate and orient appropriate forces for successful
engagement of the enemy, make decisions about
doctrinal
Doctrine (from la, doctrina, meaning "teaching, instruction") is a codification of beliefs or a body of teachings or instructions, taught principles or positions, as the essence of teachings in a given branch of knowledge or in a belief system ...
approach to the engagement, execute the plan by engaging in
combat, and conduct post-combat intelligence assessment of the success or failure of the operation's plan.
References
Military operations
Military science
Military theory
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