ADP 3-13 — Information
ADP 3-13 governs how Army forces use, protect, and attack data and information to achieve objectives and affect threats.
- Publication number: ADP 3-13
- Title: INFORMATION
- Date: 11/27/2023
- Proponent: T2COM
- Status: ACTIVE
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It covers information advantage, multidomain operations, and the enable, protect, inform, influence, attack, and integration activities. It establishes how commanders and staffs integrate information activities into operations and how Army forces coordinate across joint and multinational contexts.
Applies to: ADP 3-13 is applicable to all members of the profession of arms: leaders, Soldiers, and Army Civilian professionals.
Topics covered
- Information advantage
- Multidomain operations
- Enable information activity
- Protect information activity
- Inform information activity
- Influence information activity
- Attack information activity
- Joint and multinational information advantage
Questions and answers
How must commanders integrate information activities into operations?
Commanders and staffs do not restrict their thinking to a select few specialized units or capabilities but consider all available capabilities in a combined arms approach to enable C2; protect data, information, and networks; and inform audiences, influence relevant actors, and attack threat C2. (paragraph 2-65)
What do commanders at every level require and use information for?
Commanders at every level require and use information to seize, retain, and exploit the initiative and achieve decisive results. (paragraph 2-66)
What is the OPSEC process designed to do?
The OPSEC process is designed to develop measures and countermeasures that balance risk with the highest possible protection while protecting essential elements of friendly information (EEFIs). (paragraph 8-60)
How do Army forces communicate information to gain an information advantage?
Army forces communicate accurate and timely information to internal and external audiences to gain an information advantage. (paragraph 5-2)
What are the tenets of operations?
The tenets of operations are Agility. Convergence. Endurance. Depth. (paragraph 2-49)