# Combat operations process

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{{short description|Undertaken by armed forces}}
'''Combat operations area - process''' is undertaken by [armed forces](/source/armed_forces) during [military campaign](/source/military_campaign)s, major [operation](/source/Military_operation)s, [battle](/source/battle)s, and [engagement](/source/Engagement_(military))s to facilitate the setting of [objectives](/source/Goal), direction of combat, and assessment of the [operation plan's](/source/Military_operation_plan) success.

The basic model of the combat operations area process includes five [phases](/source/Phase_(combat))<ref>{{cite book |last=Orr |first=Major George E |title=Combat operations C3I: fundamentals and interactions |publisher=Airpower Research Institute |location=[Maxwell Air Force Base](/source/Maxwell_Air_Force_Base) |year=1983 |page=35}}</ref> that seek to [acquire targets](/source/Targeting_(warfare)) and [objectives](/source/Goal), allocate and orient appropriate forces for successful [engagement](/source/Engagement_(military)) of the enemy, make decisions about [doctrinal](/source/Military_doctrine) approach to the engagement, execute the plan by engaging in [combat](/source/combat), and conduct post-combat intelligence assessment of the success or failure of the operation's plan.<ref>{{cite book |last=Vego |first=Milan |chapter=Chapter 10: Operational Art and Doctrine |editor=McIvor, Anthony D |title=Rethinking the Principles of War |publisher=Naval Institute Press |year=2007 |page=174 |isbn=978-1-59114-482-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zvUAXd18pJkC}}</ref>

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