Maneuver, Fires, Airborne and Aviation
Movement and Maneuver Warfighting Function classes
Movement and maneuver is the related tasks and systems that move and employ forces to achieve a position of relative advantage over the enemy and other threats. Direct fire and close combat are inherent in maneuver. The movement and maneuver warfighting function includes tasks associated with force projection related to gaining a position of advantage over the enemy. Movement is necessary to disperse and displace the force as a whole or in part when maneuvering. Maneuver is the employment of forces in the operational area. It works through movement and with fires to achieve a position of advantage relative to the enemy to accomplish the mission. Commanders use maneuver for massing the effects of combat power to achieve surprise, shock, and momentum. Effective maneuver requires close coordination with fires.
Army aviation’s greatest contribution to the battlefield is providing the ground maneuver commander the ability to apply decisive combat power at critical times virtually anywhere on the battlefield. This combat power may be in the form of direct fire support from aviation maneuver units or the insertion of Infantry forces or artillery fires delivered via air assault. This versatility gives the maneuver commander a decisive advantage on the battlefield. However, Army aviation support has limitations that must be considered when planning and executing operations; the most significant being limitations due to weather conditions and enemy air defense capability.
The fires warfighting function is the related tasks and systems that provide collective and coordinated use of Army indirect fires, air and missile defense, and joint fires through the targeting process. Army fires systems deliver fires in support of offensive and defensive tasks to create specific lethal and nonlethal effects on a target.
- Battle Drills and Intro to Offensive Operations
- Caution and Warnings, TH-67, 298kbs
- CAS Brevity Terms, 681kbs
- CH-47 Phase Plan, 402kbs
- DZO Jumpmaster, 871kbs
- FOD Training, 315kbs
- Fire Commands and Engagement techniques, 175kbs
- Infantry Squad/Team, 406kbs
- M1 Tank Capabilities and Employment, 854kbs
- Master Gunner Update, 1,338kbs
- Production Control (Aviation), 1,752kbs
- Screen (Cavalry), 1653kbs
- Sling Load Ops, 288kbs
- Tandem Rotors history, 1,069kbs
- UAV Aircrew Coordination, 4,164kbs
