Leading, Planning & Conducting Military Operations
Announcing the new fifth revised edition of The Battle Staff SMARTbook (BSS5) — at 344 pages it’s completely updated with the latest doctrine and features our new “lay-flat” binding with spine (in place of plastic comb)! In addition to the current editions of ADRP 5-0 (The Operations Process) and ADRP 6-0 (Mission Command), BSS5 incorporates the full scope of new material from FM 6-0 (w/change 1), 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).
BSS5: The Battle Staff SMARTbook, 5th Ed.
The Battle Staff SMARTbook covers 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
Download a free PDF sample and learn more at: BSS5: The Battle Staff SMARTbook, 5th Ed. (Leading, Planning & Conducting Military Operations).
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