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ADP 3-07
Stability
ADP 3-07 is the Army's doctrine for stability operations. It explains the stability operations tasks, how they relate to offense and defense, and how military efforts fit alongside civilian agencies and host-nation institutions. It matters most during consolidation of gains, when the fighting slows and the governing does not.
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- ADP
- Edition verified
- July 2019
- Used in
- Doctrine only
What to take from it
- Stability is one of the elements of decisive action, executed alongside offense and defense.
- Stability tasks support establishing civil security, civil control, and essential services.
- Army units are usually supporting, not leading, the interagency and host-nation effort.
- Provides the doctrinal basis for consolidating gains after large-scale combat.
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