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What ADP/ADRP covers Stability? |
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Stabilization is a process in which personnel identify and mitigate underlying sources of instability to establish the conditions for long-term stability. |
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What is the focus of stability tasks? |
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• Identifying and targeting the root causes of instability. • Building the capacity of local institutions. |
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What are sources of instability? |
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• Decreased support for the government based on what locals actually expect of their government. • Increased support for anti-government elements. • The undermining of the normal functioning of society where the emphasis must be on a return to the established norms. |
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What are Stability tasks? |
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Stability tasks are tasks conducted as part of operations outside the US in coordination with other instruments of national power to maintain or reestablish a safe and secure environment and provide essential governmental services, emergency infrastructure reconstruction, and humanitarian relief. |
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What are the principles that lay the foundation for long-term stability? |
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• Conflict transformation. • Unity of effort. • Legitimacy and host-nation ownership. • Building partner capacity. |
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What is a line of effort? |
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A line of effort is a line that links multiple tasks using the logic of purpose rather than geographical reference to focus efforts toward establishing operational and strategic conditions. |
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What is a decisive point? |
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A decisive point is a geographic place, specific key event, critical factor, or function that, when acted upon, allows commanders to gain a marked advantage over an adversary or contribute materially to achieving success. |
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What is a stability mechanism? |
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A stability mechanism is the primary method through which friendly forces affect civilians in order to attain conditions that support establishing a lasting, stable peace. |
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What is a defeat mechanism? |
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A defeat mechanism is the method through which friendly forces accomplish their mission against enemy opposition. ADP 3-09 / ADRP 3-09 – Fires |
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