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Concept: Military-Task

Superconcept: Action

Definition: the tasks that Military-Units can perform to achieve offensive, defensive, and security objectives
Comment: These military tasks are defined in FM 3-90

ACTIONS BY FRIENDLY FORCES

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Attack-by-Fire Attack-by-Fire uses direct fires, supported by indirect fires, to engage an enemy without closing with him to destroy, suppress, fix, or deceive him
Bypass Bypass is a military action by friendly forces in which a unit maneuvers around an obstacle
Clear Clear is a tactical mission task to remove enemy forces within an assigned area
Follow-and-Assume Follow-and-Assume is a tactical mission task to follow a force conducting an offensive operation and to continue the mission if the lead force is disabled
Follow-and-Support Follow-and-Support is a tactical mission task to follow and support a lead force conducting an offensive operation
Occupy Occupy is a tactical mission task to move a friendly force into an area and to control it
Reconstitute-Unit Reconstitute-Unit is a tactical mission task in which a military unit restores the full combat-strength of another unit
Retain Retain is a tactical mission task to ensure a terrain remains free of enemy occupation or use
Seize Seize is a tactical mission task to take possession of a designated area
Support-by-Fire Support-by-Fire is a tactical mission task in which a maneuver force moves to a position where it can engage the enemy by direct fire in support of another maneuvering force

EFFECTS ON ENEMY FORCES

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Annihilate-Unit Annihilate-Unit is a tactical mission task in which one military unit annihilates another
Block-Avenue-of-Approach Block-Avenue-of-Approach is a tactical mission task that prevents an enemy's advance along an avenue of approach
Canalize Canalize is a tactical mission task in which a military unit restricts enemy movement to a narrow zone
Contain Contain is a tactical mission task in which a military unit stops, holds, or surrounds enemy forces
Defeat-Unit Defeat-Unit is a tactical mission task in which one military unit defeats another (i.e. reduces its combat-strength to defeated)
Destroy-Unit Destroy-Unit is a tactical mission task in which one military unit destroys the combat-strength of another military unit
Disrupt Disrupt is a tactical mission task to upset an enemy action
Fix Fix is a tactical mission task to prevent the enemy from moving
Interdict Interdict is a tactical mission task to prevent, disrupt, or delay the enemy's use of an area or route
Neutralize-Unit Neutralize-Unit is a tactical mission task in which one military unit neutralizes the combat-strength of another military unit
Suppress Suppress is a tactical mission task to degrade the performance of a force or weapon system temporarily

SECURITY OPERATIONS

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Guard Guard is also a security action. Guard means to fix an enemy ground force before it can engage the main body.
Screen Screen is also a security action. Screen primarily provides early warning to a protected force.