text: Chapter 1
  TENETS OF OPERATIONS
  1-22. Tenets of operations are desirable attributes that should be built into all plans and operations, and they
  are related to how operations should be conducted. Commanders use the tenets of operations to inform and
  assess courses of action throughout the operations process. The tenets of operations are:
  • Agility.
  • Convergence.
  • Endurance.
  • Depth.
  AGILITY
  1-23. Agility is the ability to move forces and adjust their dispositions and activities more rapidly than the
  enemy (FM 3-0). Agility is integral to survivability during large-scale combat operations. Sustainment forces
  will be able to rapidly displace to avoid enemy detection. Sustainment forces must train and master the ability
  to expediently disaggregate and aggregate to increase capabilities at echelon and facilitate greater freedom
  of action and endurance. Sustainment forces must also train and master the ability to quickly change direction,
  task, or focus and reorganize and reintegrate as the operational situation dictates. Changes may come due to
  a transition between phases of an operation or the requirement to adapt to a new opportunity or hazard.
  CONVERGENCE
  1-24. Convergence is an outcome created by the concerted employment of capabilities from multiple domains
  and echelons against combinations of decisive points in any domain to create effects against a system,
  formation, decision maker, or in a specific geographic area (FM 3-0). Convergence occurs when a higher
  echelon and its subordinate echelons create effects from and in multiple domains in ways that defeat or disrupt
  enemy forces long enough for friendly forces to effectively exploit the opportunity. Sustainment units support
  convergence by setting conditions that enable deterrence, provide options during crisis, and enable success
  at the outset of armed conflict. Sustainment units set the theater, position forces, and establish agreements
  with allies and partners that facilitate situational understanding, decision making, and integration and
  synchronization of capabilities during armed conflict. Sustainment commanders at all levels must understand
  the concept of operations to anticipate sustainment requirements on a dynamic battlefield where convergence
  creates exploitable opportunities that enable freedom of action and mission accomplishment. For additional
  information on convergence, see FM 3-0.
  ENDURANCE
  1-25. Endurance is the ability to persevere over time throughout the depth of an operational environment
  (FM 3-0). Endurance is key to sustaining operations for as long as necessary to achieve the desired outcome.
  Sustainment units must anticipate requirements and support the force for as long as necessary, regardless of
  distance. Sustainment units must train to continuously operate and deliver sustainment using land, maritime,
  and air capabilities while making the most effective and efficient use of resources. When possible,
  sustainment units employ a space and cyberspace-enabled communications network to transmit sustainment
  requirements and coordinate the delivery of materiel or services. However, leaders must anticipate degraded
  communications and combine analog systems for communication with predictive analysis and disciplined
  initiative to ensure commanders can maintain acceptable tempo for as long as necessary.
  DEPTH
  1-26. Depth is the extension of operations in time, space, or purpose to achieve definitive results (ADP 3-0).
  Sustainment units create depth by improving the infrastructure for force projection and by improving
  interoperability with multinational forces to the degree required by operation plans (OPLANs) and
  contingency operations. Leaders describe the depth they can achieve in terms of operational reach.
  Operational reach is the distance and duration across which a force can successfully employ military
  capabilities (JP 3-0). Sustainment leaders must ensure they clearly articulate their units’ capabilities as
  sustainment determines the depth and limits on friendly operations.