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Geographic Location Key terrain Town Port Facilities Air Base

Decisive Point. Definition. Examples. Decisive point. A geographic place, specific key event, critical factor, or function that, when acted upon, allows commanders to gain a marked advantage over an adversary or contribute materially to achieving success . JP5.

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Geographic Location Key terrain Town Port Facilities Air Base

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  1. Decisive Point Definition Examples Decisive point. A geographic place, specific key event, critical factor, or function that, when acted upon, allows commanders to gain a marked advantage over an adversary or contribute materially to achieving success. JP5 Decisive points enable commanders to seize, retain, or exploit the initiative. • Geographic Location • Key terrain • Town • Port Facilities • Air Base • Key Event • Attainment of air/sea superiority • Opening of supply route (HA) • Constricted Sea lane A characteristic is its importance to the Center of Gravity Loss of decisive point weakens the Center of Gravity Tactical and Operational Level Elements of Operational Art Decisive Point COG • Critical Factor/Function • Communication • Intelligence nodes • Loss of capabilities (WMD) CDR’s identify the decisive points that offer the greatest physical, temporal, Or psychological advantage against COGs Elements of Operational Design

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