Battle Staff SMARTbook, 4th Rev. Ed Guide to Designing, Planning and Conducting Military Operations

by Norman M. Wade

The Battle Staff SMARTbook, 5th Ed. incorporates the full scope of new material from FM 6-0 (w/change 2), Commander and Staff Organization and Operations (May ‘15); ATP 2-01.3/MCRP 2-3A, Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield/Battlespace (Nov '14); ADRP 1-02, Operational Terms and Military Symbols (Feb ‘15); FM 3-09, Field Artillery Operations and Fire Support (Apr ‘14); ATP 3-60, Targeting (May ‘15); and ATP 5-19 (w/change 1), Risk Management (Apr ‘14). Chapters and topics include the operations process (ADRP 5-0); commander’s activities (Understand, Visualize, Describe, Direct, Lead, Assess); the military decisionmaking process and troop leading procedures (FM 6-0: MDMP & TLP); integrating processes and continuing activities (IPB, targeting, risk management); plans and orders (WARNOs/FRAGOs/OPORDs); mission command, command posts, liaison (ADRP 6-0); rehearsals & after action reviews; and operational terms and military symbols (ADRP 1-02). * This is the third p

Genres: Military Fiction

320 pages, Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Cliff Howell]

Great tool at CCC. Sat on my shelf for several years and I regret not taking a look at it earlier.

[Bogdan Skaskiv]

Incredibly helpful book containing lots of needed and useful information about staff processes, all in one place.