Dated 7 December 2020

Includes both Volume 1 and 2

462 pages.

ATP 5-0.2 Volume I and 2 provides staff members with a reference guide to assess, plan, prepare, and execute operations in large-scale combat operations. The guide provides a consolidated location for key planning tools and example techniques to help staff members perform their duties. 

ATP 5-0.2 Volume I and 2 is applicable to all members of the Army profession: leaders, Soldiers and Army Civilians. The principal audience for ATP 5-0.2 Volume I is staff members serving on battalion, brigade, or division staffs. Trainers and educators throughout the Army will also use this publication.

ATP 5-0.2 Volume I and 2 applies to the Active Army, Army National Guard, Army National Guard of the United States, and United States Army Reserve unless otherwise stated.

Introduction

The staffs’ role is to assist commanders with understanding situations, making and implementing decisions, controlling operations, and assessing progress all while keeping units and organizations outside the headquarters continuously informed. Successfully accomplishing these actions is difficult even for a well-trained staff that has long worked together, let alone a newly formed staff working together for the first time.  To comprehend how the various warfighting functions work together, leaders must read and understand the breadth of doctrine.

Chapter 1 overviews assessments, describes how the Army conducts assessments from the tactical to the strategic level, and provides examples and discussions on topics such as the after action review.

Chapter 2 overviews planning and provides techniques and resources for Army design methodology, the military decision-making process, intelligence preparation of the battlefield, information collection, and the targeting process.

Chapter 3 overviews preparation, discusses various techniques to prepare for future operations, describes the transition from planning to operations, and how to conduct rehearsals.

Chapter 4 overviews execution and offers techniques on creating shared understanding, developing a battle rhythm, and conducting the rapid decision-making and synchronization process.

Appendix A through Appendix C provide tactics, techniques, procedures, and considerations for offensive, defensive, and enabling operations.

Appendix D through Appendix I encompass the warfighting functions and provide detailed planning factors for each.

This book is the BIG size (the size of a regular sheet of paper).  Also on this website is the popular mini size (half the size of a regular sheet of paper). 

The binding is with coil, allowing easy flipping of pages without jamming.

The color covers are laminated for weather protection with black and white inside printing.