Which ADP covers Unified Land Operations?

• A. ADP 4-0
• B. FM 3-0
• C. ADP 3-0
• D. ADP 3-80

Answer: (C)

Unified Land Operations describes how the Army fights by weaving offensive, defensive, and stability tasks into a single, synchronized campaign. The publication that codifies this approach for land forces is ADP 3-0, the authority on operations. It explains how commanders plan, prepare, execute, and assess operations across the full spectrum, guided by mission command and integrated with joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational partners. It also outlines the concept of decisive action—combining offense, defense, and shaping and sustaining operations—to seize, retain, and exploit the initiative to achieve mission goals. The other documents cover different topics (such as sustainment or older wartime doctrines) and do not define Unified Land Operations. So the best answer is the publication that explicitly covers Unified Land Operations.