The Battle Staff SMARTbook, 4th Rev. Ed.

This is the fourth revised edition of The Battle Staff SMARTbook, incorporating the full scope of new material from Change 1 (ADRP 5-0/6-0/1-02 SMARTupdate), along with complete and comprehensive “Army Doctrine 2015” reference citation, terminology and material changes from ATTP 5-0.1, ADRP 2-0 and 3-09!

Change 1 (ADRP 5-0/6-0/1-02 SMARTupdate) to BSS3 updates/replaces material in the third edition Battle Staff SMARTbook (ISBN 978-0-9824859-4-1) with new material from the Army’s new “Doctrine 2015” publications; along with “pen and ink” reference citation and terminology changes from ATTP 5-0.1, ADRP 2-0 and 3-09. Readers of the 3rd Rev. Ed. Battle Staff SMARTbook (ISBN 978-0-9824859-4-1) can obtain Change 1 (ADRP 5-0/6-0/1-02 SMARTupdate) to BSS3 online at: www.TheLightningPress.com/SMARTupdates/

What’s Inside: The Battle Staff SMARTbook covers the operations process (ADRP 5-0); commander’s activities (Understand, Visualize, Describe, Direct, Lead, Assess); the military decisionmaking process and troop leading procedures (MDMP & TLP); integrating processes and continuing activities (intel, IPB, fires and targeting) ; plans and orders (ATTP 5-0.1: WARNOs/FRAGOs/OPORDs); mission command, command posts, liaison (ADRP 6-0); rehearsals & after action reviews; and operational terms and military symbols (ADRP 1-02)!