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Concept: Follow-and-Assume

Superconcept: Military-Task

Superconcept: Follow

Definition: a tactical mission task to follow a force conducting an offensive operation and to continue the mission if the lead force is disabled

Required Relationships:

agent: the Military-Unit that is following the lead force (i.e. following the base)
base: the Military-Unit that is the lead force (i.e. the force being followed by the agent)
path: the path that the agent is following

Neighboring Concepts:

Similar to...But different because...
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-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