MCRP 3-10A.2 — Infantry Company Operations

MCRP 3-10A.2 governs infantry company operations involving the operational environment, adversaries, courses of action, and objectives.

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  • Publication number: MCRP 3-10A.2
  • Title: INFANTRY COMPANY OPERATIONS
  • Date: 25 Jul 2024
  • Proponent: 03000 Operations & Readiness
  • Status: Current

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It covers defining the operational environment, describing effects on operations, evaluating the adversary, determining adversary courses of action, and seizing the objective. The publication provides a foundation for infantry company commanders and staffs in planning, execution, and assessment of company level operations.

Applies to: This publication is intended for the infantry platoon and company commanders and their staffs.

Topics covered

  • Operational environment definition
  • Effects of weather and terrain on operations
  • Adversary threat models
  • Adversary templates
  • Situation templates
  • Adversary courses of action
  • Objective seizure

Questions and answers

Who is responsible for evaluating terrain at the company level?

The company commander is responsible for continuing terrain evaluation at the company level. (paragraph 4-2)

Who determines how weather affects friendly and enemy operations?

While HHQ provides weather forecasts, companies are responsible for determining their own assessments of how weather impacts friendly and enemy operations. (paragraph 4-1)

What does the IPB process produce for evaluating the adversary?

Following the IPB process automatically produces adversary threat models with greater and greater detail, which is important to company commanders because planning time is always at a premium and it is impossible to plan for every contingency. (paragraph 4-3)

How does a company intelligence specialist develop an adversary profile?

The company’s intelligence specialist collects data from enemy activities, assesses trends and patterns, and creates a common profile. (paragraph 4-3)

What produces situation templates?

Combining adversary templates with the effects of terrain and weather produces situation templates. (paragraph 4-3)

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