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METT-T. CAPT MULVANEY. MISSION. What is required by the tactical task given to you?. TACTICAL TASKS & PURPOSE. WRT TERRAIN Seize Secure Clear Occupy Retain Recon Control Reconnoiter. WRT ENEMY Attack by Fire Breach Cover Exploit Guard Protect Reconnoiter

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METT-T

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  1. METT-T CAPT MULVANEY

  2. MISSION What is required by the tactical task given to you?

  3. TACTICAL TASKS & PURPOSE • WRT TERRAIN • Seize • Secure • Clear • Occupy • Retain • Recon • Control • Reconnoiter • WRT ENEMY • Attack by Fire • Breach • Cover • Exploit • Guard • Protect • Reconnoiter • Rupture • Screen • Support by fire • WRT ENEMY • Disrupt • Defeat • Destroy • Block • Contain • Fix • Canalize • Delay • Interdict • Isolate • Penetrate • Suppress • Neutralize • Feint • Demonstrate • Ambush • Bypass • WRT FRIENDLY FORCES • Screen • Guard • Cover • Withdraw • Retire • Follow and support • Breach • Disengage • Exfiltrate • Infiltrate • Support by fire • Attack by fire • Displace • Counter Reconnaissance • Follow and Assume • Link up • Follow • IOT: • Allow • Attrit • Cause • Create • Deceive • Deny • Enable • Influence • Locate • Open • Prevent • Protect • Support • Surprise

  4. TYPES & FORMS OF OPERATIONS • Security Ops • Screen • Guard • Cover • Other Tactical Ops • Breach • Passage of Lines • Relief in Place • River Crossing • Retrograde • Attacks • Spoiling ATK • Counter ATK • Raid • Feint • Demonstration • Search and ATK • Types of Offensive Ops • Movement to Contact • Attack • Exploitation • Pursuit • Types of Def Ops • Mobile Defense • Position Defense • Delay • Withdrawal • Retirement • Organ. of the Defense • Security Area • Main Battle Area • Rear Area • Forms of Maneuver • Penetration • Frontal ATK • Flanking ATK • Envelopment • Turning Movement • Infiltration

  5. Enemy Composition, Disposition, and Strength: Unit Description – What does that tell you ? Taliban versus Chechen foreign fighters ? - SALUTE format still remains – detail of articulation and communication is the difference. What does “Soviet-style small arms” tell that Marine… Not much, but the delineation between a 7.62 x 39 and a 7.62 x 54 weapon system may tell him a great deal.

  6. Enemy • Capabilities and Limitiations Simply penciling out DRAW-D is no longer and an acceptable action - Defend – Where and why? Where will he concentrate his fires? Why and how is he utilizing the terrain? - Reinforce – What unit, the size and how; route to the position, what will they bring to the fight and why? You are the one charged with this analysis and the descision.

  7. Terrain and Weather • As assets, capabilities, and situation becomes more complicated, we need to look deeper. - Optics - Motorized Assets - What effects on friendly enemy forces • You will see this enter the DM process in greater force.

  8. Troops and Fire Support Technical and Tactical Analysis • Technical - Understanding in whole the effects of our weapons systems - Ranges, Anti-Armor Capabilities, limitations of optics, understanding our attachments. - Have a distinct understanding of how the enemies weapons systems can effect us.

  9. Troops and Fire Support Tactical - How to kill him not if we can. • Capabilities of our Marines – Experience, leadership, training. • Human Factors – Fatigue, Morale. • Ensure every capability / piece of support is maximized…Set Conditions

  10. TIME • In regards to planning… • In regards to our support… - What fires are supporting me… - What is the air window… • In regards to execution… Are my actions required for another phase on the battlefield • What has to happen before I execute…

  11. Anything Else… Space…. • A leader must know and understand his area of operation (AO), adjacent units, etc.. • Identify and develop Tactical Control Measures (TCM), • Develop a plan to de-conflict converging forces and geometry of fires. Logistics • Ammunition – Supplies – CASEVAC support ?

  12. What is the End-State • MLCOA / MDCOA – What is that • Identify CG - CV - Systematically and Individually • Begin assembly of Exploitation, which is essentially a concept of your…

  13. SUMMARY • At what point does this action take place ? - What was the first thing you did at the BOC when an order was issued? - Continual process throughout • Is this process unique to you ? - Once tasked subordinates need to be able to execute same process...The appreciation for this will grow with your time here.

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