WHAT
IS PROTECTION?
Along with maneuver, firepower, and leadership, protection is an element of combat power. When effectively applied, it provides a commander the use of the unit's full measure of combat power. It is defined as follows:
"PROTECTION CONSERVES THE FIGHTING POTENTIAL OF A FORCE SO COMMANDERS CAN APPLY IT AT THE DECISIVE TIME AND PLACE." --FM 100-5, Operations
In addition to safety, protection includes tactical survivability, industrial hygiene, environmental protection, occupational health, and fratricide prevention. Although safety responsibilities overlap the other elements of protection, saftey is the largest part of protection.
Introduction
What
is the safety component of protection?|
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