Not a decisive action task?

Not a decisive action task?

• A. Move to Contact
• B. Offensive Operations
• C. Stability Operations
• D. Wide Area Security

Answer: (D)

Decisive action tasks are the major ways Army forces shape the battle and achieve a decisive result: offensive operations to seize the initiative and defeat the enemy, defensive operations to deny enemy gains, and stability operations (including defense support of civil authorities) to create a safe and stable environment for follow-on actions. Move to contact and offensive operations clearly fit within offensive actions. Stability operations also fall under decisive actions because they establish conditions for success and enable other tasks. Wide Area Security, while a critical security activity used during stability operations to protect people and infrastructure over a broad area, is not itself categorized as a decisive action task; it’s a security effort that supports decisive actions rather than being one of them.

Decisive action tasks are the major ways Army forces shape the battle and achieve a decisive result: offensive operations to seize the initiative and defeat the enemy, defensive operations to deny enemy gains, and stability operations (including defense support of civil authorities) to create a safe and stable environment for follow-on actions. Move to contact and offensive operations clearly fit within offensive actions. Stability operations also fall under decisive actions because they establish conditions for success and enable other tasks. Wide Area Security, while a critical security activity used during stability operations to protect people and infrastructure over a broad area, is not itself categorized as a decisive action task; it’s a security effort that supports decisive actions rather than being one of them.